Mead, Lake
(
247 sq mi/640 sq km), reservoir,
on the Nev.-Ariz. border, on Colorado R.,
c.25 mi/40 km SE of Las Vegas; 36°01'N
114°46'W. Shoreline is 550 mi/885 km long;
reservoir is 115 mi/185 km long,
1 mi/1.6 km-8 mi/12.9 km
wide; max. depth 589 ft/180 m. Formed by
Hoover Dam. Surrounded by L. Mead Natl. Recreation Area, which also
extends S, below dam, to take in L. Mohave (Devil Dam). Has
30-mi/48-km-long N arm formed by Virgin R. Grand Canyon
Natl. Park at headwaters of lake in Ariz. Valley of Fire State Park
(Nev.) on Virgin R. arm.
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