Lake Mead Forecast Improves by 2 Feet Since September as New Water Year Begins

/in , , /by /8 News Nowby Greg Haas

New projections show Lake Mead dropping about 9 feet between now and October of 2024 — but keeping an extra 2.57 feet compared to forecasts from just a month ago.

The 24-month study for October 2023 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is the first forecast of the 2023 water year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024.

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