Lake Mead National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Lake Mead National Recreation Area offers a wealth of things to do and places to go year-round. Its huge lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and roadside sightseers. It is also home to thousands of desert plants and animals, adapted to survive in an extreme place where rain is scarce and temperatures soar.

Invasive Mussels found in Lakes

Invasive mussels are here! Quagga mussels, closely related to zebra mussels, have been found in Lakes Mead and Mohave.

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		Low Water Lakes Mead and Mohave are reservoirs created by Hoover and Davis Dam. About 96 percent of the water in Lake Mead is from melted snow that fell in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. If there are several consecutive years where outflow exceeds inflow, Lake Mead water levels will lower. more...

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601 Nevada Way
Boulder City, NV 89005

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Phone

Alan Bible Visitor Center
(702) 293-8990

Park Information Desk
(702) 293-8906

Fax

(702) 293-8936

Climate

One of the many aspects of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that continually draws visitors is its good weather. Many people come just to relax in the land of the sun. Refugees from states hit hard by winter's icy clutch often flee to this area to spend a mild winter. Sunbathers and water skiers spend summers here to toast in the 110 degree F plus temperatures. The area generally has less than five inches of annual rainfall. Water temperatures may range from 45 degrees F. to 85 degrees F.
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