Lake Mead is the largest lake that the colorado river runs
through in the united states being oneof the largest reservoir when
it is full. This lake serves millions of people living along
thecolorado river including states like Nevada, California and
Arizona. The lake can hold a capacitof twent si! million acres feet
of water and can reach to one hundred twelve miles long whenthe
reservoir is full. The map shows the pathwa of the Colorado "iver
that runs through the
lake and along the stream. The hoover dam is located where the
Colorado "iver meets the lake,having control of the river flow b
preventing floods and help store water to nearb cities andfarms.
The Colorado "iver help generate the # droelectricit b having the
flow of the riverflowing downward through the dam providing
electric energ to be store.
The evaluation of Lake mead is about twelve hundred feet above
sea level and has short line ofseven hundred fift nine miles
long.The Colorado "iver provides water to man of these lakeslike
Lake Mohave, (eal lake, )oose Lake and Lake #avasu to fill their
reservoir while travelingthrough the states of Nevada, California
and Arizona. The regional map shows the pathwa ofthe river passing
through Lake Mead along the state of Nevada entering the borderline
of
California and Arizona zone. Lake #avasu was formed b the
damming the south section of theLake where the *arker +am is
located. The evaluation of Lake #avasu is about four hundredfort to
four hundred fift feet and a fort five miles short line.
The "ock Mountain Located in Northern Colorado, is the main
source of the water that theriver is supplied with. n the map shows
the a better view of Lake Mead that intersects theColorado "iver
water flows. -hen the rock mountains melts during high temperatures
incertain season, it cost water to flow down the mountain into the
river. The pathwa of the mapshows the river flow that is generated
from the "ock Mountain passing along Colorado toNevada wheres Lake
Mead stores the river water. The Colorado river leads the river
flowstraight to the )ulf of California.
