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Astonishing drought unveils lost Wild West town that has been submerged under Nevada's Lake Mead since 1935
It has been submerged in water for more than 80 years.
But now, following this summer's record drought, Lake Mead has almost completely dried up, revealing entire towns that disappeared decades ago.
And tourists are flooding in.
Revealed: The stone ruins of St Thomas, an abandoned Old West town, have been unveiled inside Lake Mead thanks to the drought
Before: In 1970 (pictured) the reservoir was filled with water which visitors would sail across
In 2014: This recent shot of Lake Mead shows a much more shallow reservoir than usual. Water used to be feet from the top of this structure
In 2007: Just eight years ago, water filled out much more of the reservoir, which was built to provide water to the region
In 1950: Shortly after the dam was built, water filled the valley to the brim. It continued to increase in water levels until 1983 – its peak
Credit to Daily Mail
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3179483/A-new-world-Astonishing-drought-unveils-lost-towns-sat-submerged-Lake-Mead-decades.html#ixzz3hNqwr5Jw
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Source: http://nunezreport.blogspot.com/2015/07/astonishing-drought-unveils-lost-wild.html
