Las Vegas Water Tour

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Mojave Desert – Explore the waterways of southern Nevada and the self-defined fabulous city of Las Vegas, aka The Meadows, translated from Spanish. Additional headlines and resources are indexed on the Vegas Water Links and Water pages.

One of the most interesting case studies in water conservation, recreation, and management, the Las Vegas Water Tour, includes visits to Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and less visited places including the Wetlands Park, Cornerstone, Horizon Crest, and the Old Fort.

Vegas Water FYI

• June 2021: Lake Mead is currently at 1,079.46 feet.

2021
Record Drought Shrivels Lake Mead With No Easy Answers On Tap

Places

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Hoover Dam

Wetlands Park in Las Vegas

Las Vegas’ Springs Preserve

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Cornerstone Park (Henderson, Nevada)

Las Vegas’ Old Fort State Historic Park

Henderson Pittman Wash

Embedded Tweets (2020)

This is more than twice the cost of Las Vegas’ third intake and pump station at Lake Mead. ⁦@blakeapgar⁩ explains ⁦@SNWA_H2O⁩’s next spending spree. https://t.co/znwpM7xF1t

— Henry Brean (@RefriedBrean) March 10, 2020

Features

Colorado River

Turning the Tide: Water in the Desert

Water

Weir

Planeta.com

Vegas Water Links

Clark County, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Nevada