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Kayakers rest on the dry shore of the Colorado River in Horseshoe Bend.
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The penstock towers on the reservoir side of the Hoover Dam. In normal years, the water would be significantly higher.
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Horseshoe Bend, a natural U-turn in the Colorado River downstream of Lake Powell.
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Professor David Kreamer of the University of Nevada Las Vegas looks out over the Hoover Dam.
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A wide shot Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Marina reveals how low the water levels are this year.
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A stretch of the Colorado River, looking downstream from Horseshoe Bend.
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The Hoover Dam was completed in 1936, creating Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US.
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The chalk-white ring on the canyon walls reveals how much the water has dropped in Lake Mead in recent years.
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A stretch of the Colorado River along Route 128 in Utah.
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A dry stretch of the Colorado River bed outside of Moab, Utah.
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A ring of white shows where the water level once reached on Lake Powell.
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Fish swim in Lake Mead near the Las Vegas Marina.
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Cory Olsen, 64, poses on his motorboat at a boat ramp on Lake Powell. Mr Olsen has been boating on the lake since he was 12 and is alarmed by the low levels.
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Tourists gather at Horseshoe Bend, a natural U-turn in the Colorado River.
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Joe Lapekas, owner of Lake Powell Paddleboards in Page, Arizona, looks out at the water.
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Kayakers carry their boats down the rocky banks of Lake Powell. In normal years, they would be able to float their kayaks off the tarmac ramp.
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An arid landscape along Route 128 in Utah.
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Kayakers rest on the dry shore of the Colorado River in Horseshoe Bend.
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The penstock towers on the reservoir side of the Hoover Dam. In normal years, the water would be significantly higher.
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Horseshoe Bend, a natural U-turn in the Colorado River downstream of Lake Powell.
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Professor David Kreamer of the University of Nevada Las Vegas looks out over the Hoover Dam.
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A wide shot Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Marina reveals how low the water levels are this year.
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A stretch of the Colorado River, looking downstream from Horseshoe Bend.
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The Hoover Dam was completed in 1936, creating Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US.
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The chalk-white ring on the canyon walls reveals how much the water has dropped in Lake Mead in recent years.
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A stretch of the Colorado River along Route 128 in Utah.
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A dry stretch of the Colorado River bed outside of Moab, Utah.
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A ring of white shows where the water level once reached on Lake Powell.
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Fish swim in Lake Mead near the Las Vegas Marina.
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Cory Olsen, 64, poses on his motorboat at a boat ramp on Lake Powell. Mr Olsen has been boating on the lake since he was 12 and is alarmed by the low levels.
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Tourists gather at Horseshoe Bend, a natural U-turn in the Colorado River.
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Joe Lapekas, owner of Lake Powell Paddleboards in Page, Arizona, looks out at the water.
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Kayakers carry their boats down the rocky banks of Lake Powell. In normal years, they would be able to float their kayaks off the tarmac ramp.
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An arid landscape along Route 128 in Utah.
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Kayakers rest on the dry shore of the Colorado River in Horseshoe Bend.
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