Lake Mead

Summary

Lake Mead is a reservoir^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.067% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,426 views/month, #1 of 1,489).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Mead is located in Clark County^[3].
• Lake Mead is located in Mohave County^[4].
• Lake Mead is in the country of United States^[5].
• Lake Mead's image is recorded as Lake Mead in July 2022 by Landsat.jpg^[6].
• Lake Mead's image is recorded as Lake Mead & Boulder City.jpg^[7].
• Lake Mead's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[8].
• Elwood Mead is named after Lake Mead^[9].
• Lake Mead's inflows is recorded as Virgin River^[10].
• Lake Mead's inflows is recorded as Colorado River^[11].
• Lake Mead's outflows is recorded as Colorado River^[12].
• Lake Mead's basin country is recorded as United States^[13].
• Lake Mead's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 233911835^[14].
• Lake Mead's GND ID is recorded as 7533439-2^[15].
• Lake Mead's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85082665^[16].
• Lake Mead's Commons category is recorded as Lake Mead^[17].
• +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Mead^[18].
• Lake Mead's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 7862^[19].
• Lake Mead's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.25, 'lon': -114.39}^[20].
• Lake Mead's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01z_w5^[21].
• Lake Mead's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1149072^[22].
• Lake Mead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Mead^[23].
• Lake Mead's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10041359^[24].
• Lake Mead's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Mead^[25].
• Lake Mead's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6619203^[26].
• Lake Mead's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 2470546^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Mead is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Clark County^[3], a county of Nevada^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1909^[30] and Mohave County^[4], a county of Arizona^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1864^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Mead's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+640'}^[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+372'}^[35]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+180'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Lake Mead's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[8].

History and Context

+1964-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Mead^[18]. Elwood Mead is named after it^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Mead include Lake Mead National Recreation Area^[37], a National Recreation Area^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1936^[40].

Why It Matters

Lake Mead ranks in the top 0.067% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,426 views/month, #1 of 1,489).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Lake Mead National Recreation Area^[37], a National Recreation Area^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1936^[40].