When I was at the Hoover Dam last April, the water was way low. At least this year, there should be a lot of snow in the mtns to melt and help alleviate some of the drought problems.
Glad you noticed. This has been dwindling for 15 years. The W. slopes of the Rockies in CO just have not been getting the usual snowfall. This year, voila! Plenty of snow. So, the good news is that Powell has finally begun to refill and the big release can finally be justified. So, L. Mead, look out, here it comes, and there's more where that came from. It is very encouraging!