Into the terms of the environment was affected by changing how the Colorado River flows. The cause and effect of the Hoover Dam being built led to the river to overflow, creating Lake Mead, a recreational man-made lake. The ecosystem had to go through a dramatic change in balance. For example, the water levels rising cause a drop in temperature which many warm-water fish could not comprehend, and almost pushing them to extinction. Another point was evaporation of 350 billion gallons of water on Lake Mead surface area of (640 sq km) because of the area being evaporated erosion had
Into the terms of the environment was affected by changing how the Colorado River flows. The cause and effect of the Hoover Dam being built led to the river to overflow, creating Lake Mead, a recreational man-made lake. The ecosystem had to go through a dramatic change in balance. For example, the water levels rising cause a drop in temperature which many warm-water fish could not comprehend, and almost pushing them to extinction. Another point was evaporation of 350 billion gallons of water on Lake Mead surface area of (640 sq km) because of the area being evaporated erosion had