The Southern Nevada Water Authority releases a Drought Monitor report each month.  The November report doesn’t have a lot of great news.  It looks like the drought will linger.  Our annual rainfall is well below normal, and the inflow of water into Lake Powell is only about 67% of normal.  That means Lake Mead won’t be filling up for a long time.  Storage capacity at the lake is less than half of normal and the lake level is sitting at 1108 feet.  That’s more than a hundred feet lower than back in 2000.  You can check out the latest report right here.  drought-update-11-18-08