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(CNN) — The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead — the largest manmade reservoir in the country and a source of water for millions of people — has fallen to an unprecedented low. The lake’s plummeting water level has exposed one of the reservoir’s original water intake valves […]

The plummeting water level of Lake Mead has exposed one of the reservoirs original water intake valves for the first time, officials say.

The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead \u2014 the largest manmade reservoir in the country and a source of water for millions of people \u2014 has fallen to an unprecedented low.

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The lakes plummeting water level has exposed one of the reservoirs original water intake valves for the first time, officials say.

Local precipitation totals for the month of March are shaping up to be the lowest ever recorded. While late December and early January storms started the season with great promise, historic drought conditions have gripped Humboldt County.

Sitting at the border of Utah and Arizona, Lake Powell is part of a system that supplies water for 40 million people in multiple western states.

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The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to Thursdays report from the US Drought Monitor, more than 61% of the

The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to Thursdays report from the US Drought Monitor, more than 61% of the