Reclamation lowers Lake Mohave water level to aid with annual razorback sucker harvest
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — The Bureau of Reclamation will begin lowering water levels in Lake Mohave on September 1 to aid in harvesting razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus) from lakeside rearing ponds. The fish is an endangered species native to the Colorado River. The drawdown is part of annual river operations which are timed to coincide with conservation activities for the fish. Lake Mohave will steadily lower from its current elevation of 643.8 feet above mean sea level to an elevation of about 634 feet msl by the week of October 4 and will remain at approximately the same elevation for…