Lake Mead

E40441

body of water man-made lake reservoir

Lake Mead is a large man-made reservoir on the Colorado River in the southwestern United States, known for supplying water and hydroelectric power to millions of people in the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lake Mead canonical	34
Black Canyon Reservoir (Hoover Dam reservoir section)	1
Lake Mead reservoir	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ man-made lake ⓘ reservoir ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
borderedBy	Mojave Desert ⓘ Sonoran Desert ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	1930s ⓘ
formedByDam	Hoover Dam ⓘ
hasIsland	Boulder Islands ⓘ Pyramid Island ⓘ Sentinel Island ⓘ
hasIssue	declining water levels ⓘ drought impacts ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ
inflow	Colorado River ⓘ
locatedIn	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwestern United States
locatedInState	Arizona ⓘ Nevada ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Colorado River ⓘ
managedBy	Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
maximumCapacity	about 26 million acre-feet ⓘ about 32.2 cubic kilometers ⓘ
maximumDepth	about 162 meters ⓘ about 532 feet ⓘ
namedAfter	Elwood Mead ⓘ
nearCity	Boulder City, Nevada ⓘ Henderson, Nevada ⓘ Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ surface form: Las Vegas
opened	1936 ⓘ
outflow	Colorado River ⓘ
partOf	Lake Mead National Recreation Area ⓘ Lower Colorado River region ⓘ surface form: Lower Colorado River Basin
recreationActivity	boating ⓘ camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ
surfaceArea	about 247 square miles ⓘ about 640 square kilometers ⓘ
usedFor	flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ
waterSupplyFor	Arizona ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Las Vegas Valley ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Nevada ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoover Dam → reservoir → Lake Mead ⓘ

Lake Mead National Recreation Area → hasPart → Lake Mead ⓘ

Lake Mead National Recreation Area → containsBodyOfWater → Lake Mead ⓘ

Las Vegas Valley → locatedNear → Lake Mead ⓘ

Bureau of Reclamation → hasReservoirs → Lake Mead ⓘ

Clark County → hasMajorAttraction → Lake Mead ⓘ

Henderson → hasNearbyAttraction → Lake Mead ⓘ

Colorado River → hasReservoir → Lake Mead ⓘ

Boulder City, Nevada → locatedNear → Lake Mead ⓘ

Black Canyon → contains → Lake Mead ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Canyon Reservoir (Hoover Dam reservoir section)

Eldorado Mountains → near → Lake Mead ⓘ

Eldorado Mountains → hasViewOf → Lake Mead ⓘ

Muddy Mountains → proximityTo → Lake Mead ⓘ

Lake Mohave → isDownstreamOf → Lake Mead ⓘ

Mohave County, Arizona → contains → Lake Mead ⓘ

southern Nevada → contains → Lake Mead ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Nevada

southern Nevada → waterInfrastructure → Lake Mead ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Nevada

this entity surface form: Lake Mead reservoir

Henderson, Nevada → locatedNear → Lake Mead ⓘ

Bluebird K7 → recordLocation → Lake Mead ⓘ

Moapa Valley → near → Lake Mead ⓘ

Virgin River → mouthLocatedNear → Lake Mead ⓘ

Hoover Dam Museum → locatedNear → Lake Mead ⓘ

Elwood Mead → namedAfter → Lake Mead ⓘ

Boulder Islands → locatedIn → Lake Mead ⓘ

Boulder Islands → hasViewOf → Lake Mead ⓘ

Pyramid Island → locatedIn → Lake Mead ⓘ

Pyramid Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Lake Mead ⓘ

Pyramid Island → isInReservoir → Lake Mead ⓘ

Sentinel Island → locatedIn → Lake Mead ⓘ

Eldorado Valley → hasNearbyBodyOfWater → Lake Mead ⓘ

Colorado River Basin → hasMajorReservoir → Lake Mead ⓘ

Valley of Fire State Park → locatedNear → Lake Mead ⓘ

State Route 167 (Nevada) → followsShoreOf → Lake Mead ⓘ

State Route 167 (Nevada) → hasScenicViewsOf → Lake Mead ⓘ

Overton, Nevada → near → Lake Mead ⓘ

Overton, Nevada → hasNearbyAttraction → Lake Mead ⓘ