Reservoirs in Nevada - Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Las Vegas Wash, 1948 B-29 Lake Mead Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Las Vegas Wash, 1948 B-29 Lake Mead Crash, Lake Lahontan, Topaz Lake, Katherine's Landing Crash, Lake Lahontan, Topaz Lake, Katherine's Landing (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Las Vegas Wash, 1948 B-29 Lake Mead Crash, Lake Lahontan, Topaz Lake, Katherine's Landing, Lake Mohave, Temple Bar, Lake Mead, Pierce Ferry, Lake Mead, Willow Beach, Lake Mohave, Greggs Hideout, Lake Mead, Bonelli Landing, Lake Mead, South Cove, Lake Mead, Kingman Wash, Lake Mead, Las Vegas Bay, Grand Wash, Lake Mead. Excerpt: Lake Mead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elwood MeadThe lake was named after Elwood Mead, who was the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1924 to 1936 during the planning and construction of the Boulder Canyon Project that created the dam and lake. Lake Mead was established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936, administrated by the National Park Service. It was then changed to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 1964, this time including Lake Mohave and the Shivwits Plateau under its jurisdiction. Both lakes and the surrounding area offer year-round recreation options. The accumulated water from Hoover Dam forced the evacuation of several communities, most notably St. Thomas, Nevada, whose last resident left the town in 1938. The ruins of St. Thomas are sometimes visible when the water level in Lake Mead drops below normal. At lower water levels, a high-water mark or "bathtub ring" is visible in photos that show the shoreline of Lake Mead. The bathtub ring is white because of the deposition of minerals on previously submerged surfaces. Lake Mead, May 2, 2006 Lake Mead from space, 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.There are nine main access points to the lake. On the west are 3 roads from the Las Vegas met... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=357074