Lake Mead Sunrise is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on April 21st, 2013.
Lake Mead Sunrise
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. It is located on the Colorado River about 24 mi (39 km) from the... more
by Robert Bales
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Lake Mead Sunrise
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Robert Bales
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Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. It is located on the Colorado River about 24 mi (39 km) from the Strip southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead is 112 miles (180 km) long when the lake is full, has 550 miles (890 km) of shoreline, is around 500 feet at greatest depth, has 247 square miles (640 km2) of surface, and when filled to capacity, 28 million acre-feet of water. However, the lake has not reached this capacity in more than a decade, due to increasing droughts.
Lake Mead draws a majority of its water from snow melt in the Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah Rocky Mountains. Since 2000 the water level has been dropping at a fairly steady rate due to less than average snowfall. As a result, marinas and boat launch ramps have either needed to be moved to another part of the lake or have closed down completely. The Las Vegas Bay Marina and the Lake Mead Marinas were relocated a few years ago to Hemenway Harbor. Overton Marina has been closed due to low levels in the northern part of the Overton Arm, Government Wash, Las Vegas Bay, and Pearce Ferry boat launch ramps have also been closed. The marinas that remain open include Las Vegas Boat Harbor and Lake Mead Marina all sharing Hemenway Harbor/Horsepower Cove, Callville Bay Marina, Echo Bay Marina, and Temple Bar Marina, along with the Boulder Launch Area (former location of the Lake Mead Marina) and the South Cove launch ramp.
The national park service offers a nice primitive campground about 1.5mi south of Lake Mead Marina and launch ramp. There are no hook-ups, but water faucets are scattered around the park. This is a beautiful campground full of large Eucalyptus and Dollar Eucalyptus trees providing lots of shade. Most of the sites will accept RV's up to about 28', but there are a few you can "shoe-horn" larger rigs if needed. Some sites have BBQ's or fire pits, most have tables. Bathrooms are also provided. From Oct through May this is definitely the place to camp. In other months it may be too hot to survive at night without electricity for the A/C, assuming you have an RV with A/C.
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Karol Livote
So very beautiful, Robert F&V
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Karol for the f/v!! Off line for several days as we go to AZ. house for the winter.
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Thanks Ella for selecting the Lake Mead Sunrise for the feature page! I well go and comment and vote for some of the photos on this page.
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Thanks for selecting my work for your feature page. I am going to the page and vote for some of them.10 Hours Ago
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Thanks Carlie for selecting my work for your feature page. I am going to the page and vote for some of them.
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Thanks Darren for selecting my work for you feature page. I am going to visit it and comment and vote on some of them.
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Thanks Teresa for adding Lake Mead Sunrise to you wonderful group. I will take a look at the feature page and review and vote for some of the images.
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Thanks Janara for selecting the Lake Mead Sunrise for your feature page. I need to visit the page and vote for some of them.
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Thanks Paul for selecting the Lake Mead Sunrise for your feature page. I need to visit the page and vote for some of them.
Julie Magers Soulen
Really beautiful Robert. I love the bird in the foreground and the gently sloping horizon. It all leads the eye. f/v
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Juile for the wonderful review and I am very happy that you enjoyed the sunrise. I would like to thank you for the f/v!