Lake Mead

**Lake Mead**
	reservoir on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona in the United States Satellite imagery
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Instance of	reservoir;
Named after	Elwood Mead;
Located in protected area	Lake Mead National Recreation Area;
Location	Clark County; Mohave County; United States;
Inception	1964;
Length	180 km;
Area	640 ±1 km²;
Elevation above sea level	372 m;
Inflows	Virgin River; Colorado River;
Outflows	Colorado River;
Drainage basin	Colorado River drainage basin;
Basin country	United States;
Created by dam	Hoover Dam;
	36° 15′ 00″ N, 114° 23′ 24″ W
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	Q654515; VIAF cluster ID: 233911835; GND ID: 7533439-2; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85082665; NL CR AUT ID: ge1149072; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10041359; J9U ID: 987007558277805171
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1943 map
Satellite imagery from Landsat 8 of Lake Mead in July 2022 during the 2020–23 North American drought
Aerial view in August 2010
Lake Mead from space in November 1985: North is facing downward to the right. The Colorado River can be seen leading southward away from the lake on the top left. The Hoover Dam is located where the river meets the lake.
Sediment-laden water from the Colorado River flowing into Lake Mead in March 2013.
Lake Mead in October 2021, as seen from the Hoover Dam with the white band showing the high water level
Recreation Area, South of the Hoover Dam
Elwood Mead