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White Hills (Arizona)
The White Hills are a range of hills in northern Mohave County, Arizona. These hills lie north of the Cerbat Mountains and extend south from the Colorado River at Lake Mead between the Detrital Valley to the west and the Gold Basin and the upper Hualapai Valley to the east. The ''north region'' of the White Hills is located in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The White Hills occur in a north, central, and south region. The approximate mountain range center is slightly northeast of White Hills, Arizona, the Senator Mountain, . History The west side of the White Hills were the site of a silver rush in 1892. It resulted in the establishment of the boomtown of White Hills, Arizona, White Hills, in Arizona Territory, twenty miles east of the steamboat landing at El Dorado Canyon (Nevada), Eldorado Canyon. References External links * Approx. mountain range center, Senator Mountain, northeast of White Hills, AZ, at topozone.com {{Authority control Lake Mead National Recre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Mead
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, 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. At maximum capacity, Lake Mead is long, at its greatest depth, has a surface elevation of above sea level, has a surface area of , and contains 28.23 million acre-feet (32.236 km³) of water. The lake has remained below full capacity since 1983 owing to drought and increased water demand. As of May 31, 2022, Lake Mead held of full capacity at , dropping below the reservoir's previous all-time low of recorded in July 2016. In a draft 2022 Colorado River annual operating plan, released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a "Shortage Condition" is expected to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
