2012-10-03 Nevada Colorado River JCGanter_G3_1257

Power lines sweep outward from Hoover Dam, the largest hydropower facility in the U.S. Southwest. Because water levels in Lake Mead have plummeted, power customers have invested in equipment upgrades that will keep the dam operating in low-water conditions. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue

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