Continuing a downward trend, in July 2022 it was at 27% capacity, its lowest level since 1937 when it was first being filled

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Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: U.S. Bodies of Water

Today’s Final Jeopardy

Continuing a downward trend, in July 2022 it was at 27% capacity, its lowest level since 1937 when it was first being filled

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Lake Mead

Final Jeopardy Explanation

According to NASA, water levels in Lake Mead are at their lowest point since April 1937, when the reservoir was still being filled for the first time, continuing a 22-year downward trend. Only 27% of Lake Mead’s capacity was reached as of July 18, 2022.

Millions of people in seven states, tribal territories, and northern Mexico receive water from the largest reservoir in the United States. Additionally, it currently serves as a striking example of climate change and what may be the longest drought in the American West in the past 12 centuries.

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