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Arrowhead Lake Association, living with water
Arrowhead Lake Association is said to be the largest man made residential lake in the world. It is located in Phoenix Arizona, where temperatures in the summer reach up to 48 degrees Celsius. For water conservation reasons reclaimed waste water is used to fill the lake. This waste water therefore doesn’t flow back to the Colorado River.
The backside of the Hooverdam
On the backside of the Hoover Dam it is clearly visible how much the water level of Lake Mead has gone down in recent years. Due to a decade-long draught, levels in the Colorado have kept sinking.
Location of the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is located 250 km Southeast of Los Angeles in the Imperial Valley. After Death Valley it’s the lowest point of North America. The climate is hot and dry. Ideal for farming, was the idea when an irrigation canal was constructed in 1901 to create a huge agricultural centre in the Imperial valley. the Sea got created when a dike of the canal burst after heavy rains in 1905. The lake was sustained by runoff water from the farms. This lightly saline water was polluted with pesticides which gave the Salton Sea its bad reputation.