Lake Mead

Summary

Lake Mead is a reservoir^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.067% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,513 views/month, #1 of 1,489).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Mead is located in Clark County^[3].
• Lake Mead is located in Mohave County^[4].
• Lake Mead is in the country of United States^[5].
• Lake Mead's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[6].
• Elwood Mead is named after Lake Mead^[7].
• Lake Mead's inflows is recorded as Virgin River^[8].
• Lake Mead's inflows is recorded as Colorado River^[9].
• Lake Mead's outflows is recorded as Colorado River^[10].
• Lake Mead's basin country is recorded as United States^[11].
• Lake Mead's Commons category is recorded as Lake Mead^[12].
• 1964 marks the founding of Lake Mead^[13].
• Lake Mead's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.25, 'longitude': -114.39}^[14].
• Lake Mead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Mead^[15].
• Lake Mead's native label is recorded as Lake Mead^[16].
• Lake Mead's length is recorded as {'amount': '+180'}^[17].
• Lake Mead sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+372'}^[18].
• Lake Mead covers an area of {'amount': '+640'}^[19].
• Lake Mead's volume as quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+32.22'}^[20].
• Lake Mead's located in protected area is recorded as Lake Mead National Recreation Area^[21].
• Lake Mead's vertical depth is recorded as {'amount': '+162'}^[22].
• Lake Mead's drainage basin is recorded as Colorado River drainage basin^[23].
• Lake Mead's impounded by is recorded as Hoover Dam^[24].

Body

Geography

Lake Mead is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Clark County^[3], a county of Nevada^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1909^[27] and Mohave County^[4], a county of Arizona^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1864^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Mead covers an area of {'amount': '+640'}^[19]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+372'}^[18]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+180'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Lake Mead's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[6].

History and Context

1964 marks the founding of Lake Mead^[13]. Elwood Mead is named after it^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Mead include Lake Mead National Recreation Area^[31], a National Recreation Area^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1936^[34].

Why It Matters

Lake Mead ranks in the top 0.067% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,513 views/month, #1 of 1,489).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Lake Mead National Recreation Area^[31], a National Recreation Area^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1936^[34].