Its not "part of the colorado river." It's an artificial lake, a reservoir, that has only existed for 87 years, when humans created the hoover dam. Its natural

Its not "part of the colorado river." It's an artificial lake, a reservoir, that has only existed for 87 years, when humans created the hoover dam. Its natural destiny is to evaporate, and it's always been true that it will only exist as long as we keep refilling it by means of artificial water redirection, at a faster rate than we consume water from it and it evaporates. So it makes no sense to claim it's under capacity due to climate change, when the primary factor is increased water usage. It's not some natural geographic feature that's been tapped dry by human activity. It's a puddle we made in the desert.