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Lake Mead level continues to drop, affecting power production.
Hoover Dam is home to one of the largest hydropower plants in the United States. And more than half the electricity it produces is sent to California.
But its ability to send that electricity has been dwindling and the reservoir levels at the dam have been sinking to record lows.
On a visit to the dam, it doesn’t take long to see just how low Lake Mead has fallen.
Photos provide a drastic comparison. A picture of the reservoir in November of 2000 shows just how much water has disappeared compared to a more recent view, when the reservoir was at a record low.