Flood vs. Drought: Overton Beach II, Lake Mead, Nevada

This is a bit to the right of the other photo from Overton Beach. The mountains in the background on the right are the Virgin Mountains, which are just on the Nevada side of the NV-AZ state line. As in the other photo, I had to key off the mountain skyline to match the vantage point, because the only cultural feature remaining is the pavement! The river visible at the right in the 2009 photo (below) is the Virgin River, which flows south out of Utah on its way to join the Colorado. Lake Mead is so low that the river has returned to its channel. The Overton Arm of Lake Mead is the flooded lower valley of the Virgin River, and at high water it extends up to here.

Here's a link to the upper photo alone:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/23604899/in/album/453963