Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum
water capacity. It is located on the Colorado River about 24 mi
(39 km) from the Strip southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of
Nevada and Arizona. Formed by the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead is 112 miles
(180 km) long when the lake is full, has 759 miles (1,221 km) of
shoreline, is 532 feet (152 meters) at greatest depth, with a surface elevation
of 1,221.4 feet (327.3 metres) above sea level, and has 247 square miles
(640 km) of surface, and when filled to capacity, 28 million acre-feet
(35 km) of water
