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‘A five-alarm fire’: Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Alan Day

Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the country’s two largest reservoirs, have fallen to their lowest combined levels on record, a grim marker in the deepening water crisis across seven states that depend on the Colorado River.

Source: ‘A five-alarm fire’: Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low | LA Times

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