Lake Mead drought

More earth has been exposed and boat ramps and docks have been extended at Lake Mead Marina and Las Vegas Boat Harbor because of the drought.

The drought hasn’t shut down recreational activities at Lake Mead.

Boaters prepare to head out on the lake as popcorn-gobbling carp crowd around docks at Lake Mead Marina and Las Vegas Boat Harbor.

Tourists aboard the Desert Princess take photos of the sunset at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Water levels are at historic lows at Lake Mead.

A wake boarder enjoys the lake.

A rainbow forms over Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

A boat that was once submerged is partially exposed at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Officer Stephen Neel of the National Park Service patrols Swallow Bay at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Christine Schrader, 66, tries stand-up-paddle boarding for the first time at Callville Bay at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Boaters jump into the warm waters in front of Hoover Dam.

Hungry carp crowd around docks at Lake Mead Marina and Las Vegas Boat Harbor at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Archaeologist Eva Jensen examines the foundation of a home in the old Mormon community called St. Thomas. The Nevada town was flooded with the building of Hoover Dam and the creation of Lake Mead. The drought has lowered the lake some 65-feet, exposing the town again.

Archaeologist Eva Jensen stands on the foundation of a former school in St. Thomas. The Nevada town was flooded with the building of Hoover Dam and the creation of Lake Mead. The drought has lowered the lake some 65-feet exposing the town again.