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Lake Mead

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Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention Colorado River, the most common co-covered peer. That works out to roughly 0.5 stories per week across a 30-day span. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.4 for the same window.

Last mentioned: Aug 23, 2026

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Recent coverage · Lake Mead

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2 stories
6 avg impact
0% positive
50% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 50 percentage points.

  • 50% neutral
  • 50% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about Lake Mead

Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention Colorado River, the most common co-covered peer. That works out to roughly 0.5 stories per week across a 30-day span. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.4 for the same window. Their average consequence score of 6 runs above the beat's 5.8 for that window. The clearest coverage concentration is extreme-weather: 1 of 2 stories, with the rest divided among 1 other category. We currently track 2 Climate stories that mention Lake Mead, published between July 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026.

Stories tracked
2
Per week
0.5
Sources per story
2

Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 349 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Lake Mead. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. California negotiator discusses the federal plan

    JB Hamby tells NPR member stations that the plan matches California's long-standing proposal and targets a structural deficit driven by 25 years of drought and climate change.

  2. Federal government releases Colorado River plan details

    U.S. officials publish details of a two-year management proposal, including 1.5 million acre-feet per year in cuts for the lower basin and Mexico and much smaller cuts for upper basin states.

Stories mentioning Lake Mead 2

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Feds Mandate 1.5M Acre-Ft Colorado River Cuts for 40M People

The federal government released a two-year Colorado River plan that would cut lower basin and Mexico usage by 1.5 million acre-feet per year while asking far less of upper basin states. California's top negotiator JB Hamby says the framework matches state proposals and targets a structural deficit worsened by a 25-year drought. The plan is a major climate adaptation test for water security across the Southwest.

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Source: kvnf.org · delawarepublic.org

Lake Mead is linked from 2 stories on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.

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