Major U.S. Reservoir Avoids ‘Dead Pool’ Status Thanks to California Farmers: ‘Lowest Levels Since 1940s’

Water levels in the largest reservoir in the United States are looking a whole lot healthier after two years of voluntary conservation efforts from an array of local stakeholders in California.

SFGATE reported that after years of decline and getting perilously close to “dead pool” status — when a reservoir’s water is too low to send downstream — Lake Mead’s water levels are up 16 feet in the last two years.