Lake Mead is a freshwater lake, often highlighted as one of the top fresh bodies of water in the world for scuba diving.
Lake Mead, which sits on the border of Nevada and Arizona, has over 300 springs of which eighty-nine have been surveyed. Most of these springs are below 1,000 ft in elevation and have very low flow rates, less than two gallons per minute.
Springs come in several varieties from hot springs that can get up to 140 degrees F., to seeps of water that trickle out of crevices in the rocks of Black Canyon.
The lake is fed by the Colorado River and provides water to tens of millions of people.
Get more info about Lake Mead at NPS.gov.
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