Question

7.         In general, creating reservoirs in deserts is not efficient. Lake Mead, the lake created by the Hoover Dam, has a surface area of 247.1 mi². The average evaporation rate is 7.5 ft per year. How many acre-ft per year is lost to evaporation? How many gpm is this? How do the losses compare to the total capacity of the 18 NYC reservoirs at 550 billion gallons?

answer= Volevap= (386.486*10^9) gal

percent_NYC = 70%

Answer 1