'''Lake Mead''' is the largest reservoir in the [[United States]], holding 28,945,000 acre-feet of water as fed by the [[Colorado River]] and supported by the [[Hoover Dam]]. The diminishing flow of the river has caused the water level in Lake Mead to drop to historically low levels. | '''Lake Mead''' is the largest reservoir in the [[United States]], holding 28,945,000 acre-feet of water as fed by the [[Colorado River]] and supported by the [[Hoover Dam]]. The diminishing flow of the river has caused the water level in Lake Mead to drop to historically low levels. |