The reservoir east of Las Vegas briefly dropped to a new low water mark between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, when pelting rain couldn’t stop the surface of the lake from falling to 1,080.18 feet above sea level for the first time since it was first being filled in May 1937.
Forecasters initially thought the record would come early Sunday.
After the dip Saturday evening, the water level nudged back up slightly for a few hours before falling again, this time to 1,080.13 — an all-time low that would last all of about 24 hours .... http://www.reviewjournal.com
