Nevada like many other states are nowhere near the coast. Even though there is not any major water bodies near the city of Las Vegas there are a couple just outside of it. Lake Mead is in Clark County and holds 28.5 million acre feet of water. Lake Mead is one of the largest man made lakes and reservoirs in the United States, and it gets its water from the closest major river, The Colorado River. Lake Mead, like many/most water bodies in the World, is drying up due to global warming, increased demand, and natural affects such as evaporation. The lake, as of May 2009, was only holding 43% of its capacity, and researchers have claimed that the lake may dry up within the next decade.
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