• Did you know that on July 21, 1948, a B-29 Superfortress Bomber crashed into Lake Mead while engaged in high-altitude atmospheric research?
  • 6 B-29 crash. 7 Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam in popular culture. 8 See also. 9 References. 10 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Lake Mead.
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  • Summer is here and there is no better place to cool off from the summer heat than Lake Mead National Recreation Area!
  • Formed by the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead is 112 miles long when the lake is full, has 759 miles of shoreline, is 532 feet at greatest depth, with a surface elevation of...
  • The lake is further divided into several basins. These include: the Boulder Basin, the largest basin in Lake Mead situated close to Hoover Dam.
  • Lake Mead is America's largest man-made reservoir. It is named for Dr. Elwood Mead, U.S. Reclamation Commissioner between 1924 and 1936.
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  • Lake Mead NRA is also home to over 240 species of bird, including numerous types of owls, sandpipers, hummingbirds, rock wrens, and more.
  • Lake Mead is the largest manmade reservoir in the United States, spanning more than 110 miles in Nevada and Arizona. When Lake Mead is at its fullest, it