Water levels at California's Lake Shasta have dropped to 37 percent of capacity. Further upstream, Lake Powell, which feeds Lake Mead, is at only 34 percent of its total capacity. California’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville, are on track for potential record lows this summer, now at 37 percent and 31 percent of their total capacities, respectively. [Pacific Northwest heat wave was ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, scientists find]On the Colorado River, Lake Powell and Lake Mead have supported the rapid expansion of population and agriculture in the Southwest. Satellite images of Lake Shasta via ESA Sentinel 2 satellite.

Source: Washington Post July 09, 2021 14:31 UTC