‘Somebody’s going to have to use less’: Colorado River managers grapple with drought plans

Mineral deposits on the rock formations in Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, show the impact of a decades-long drought on water levels. Hydrologists fear the reservoir will drop to the level at which no water can be released – a situation known as “dead pool.” (File photo by Alexis Kuhbander/Cronkite News)

Mineral deposits on the rock formations in Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, show the impact of a decades-long drought on water levels. Hydrologists fear the reservoir will drop to the level at which no water can be released – a situation known as “dead pool.” (File photo by Alexis Kuhbander/Cronkite News)

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