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Reservoir on the Colorado River in Arizona and Nevada
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi (39 km) east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. Lake Mead provides water to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada as well as some of Mexico, providing sustenance to nearly 20 million people and large areas of farmland. Lake Mead fell to its lowest level since its original filling on 7 August 2026 and has reached an elevation of only 1037.60 feet as of 9 October 2026.
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The bones with remnants of clothing were found in a deteriorated drum in 2022 as the waters of Lake Mead in Nevada receded. Who killed Edward Lelburian Jackson is still unknown.
Las Vegas cops say they’ve identified the body that was found in a barrel in Lake Mead in 2022. But nobody knows how the corpse ended up at the bottom of the reservoir.