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Return of Lake Meredith, Texas

Earth Science Division Editorial Team

Apr 09, 2019
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Lake Meredith is a reservoir on the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. More than a decade of drought brought its depth to a record low in 2013. (See Lake Meredith shrinkage, Texas.) Recovery began with heavy rain in 2017, and its surface area more than doubled by the time of the 2018 image. A dam separates the lake’s northeastern tip from the Canadian River. Images taken by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Sources: U.S. Geological Survey’s National Land Imaging Image Collections, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and National Weather Service.
Lake Meredith is a reservoir on the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. More than a decade of drought brought its depth to a record low in 2013. (See Lake Meredith shrinkage, Texas.) Recovery began with heavy rain in 2017, and its surface area more than doubled by the time of the 2018 image. A dam separates the lake’s northeastern tip from the Canadian River. Images taken by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Sources: U.S. Geological Survey’s National Land Imaging Image Collections, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and National Weather Service.

Before and After

Return of Lake Meredith, Texas

Nov. 8, 2013 - Nov. 6, 2018

Lake Meredith is a reservoir on the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. More than a decade of drought brought its depth to a record low in 2013. (See Lake Meredith shrinkage, Texas.) Recovery began with heavy rain in 2017, and its surface area more than doubled by the time of the 2018 image. A dam separates the lake’s northeastern tip from the Canadian River. Images taken by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Sources: U.S. Geological Survey’s National Land Imaging Image Collections, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and National Weather Service.

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