44 Shocking Photos of the Drought in the American West

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on March 28, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, a below average flow of water is expected to enter Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the two biggest reservoirs of the Colorado River Basin. Lake Powell is currently at 45 percent of capacity and is at risk of seeing its surface elevation fall below 1,075 feet above sea level by September, which would be the lowest level on record. The Colorado River Basin supplies water to 40 million people in seven western states.

A paddleboarder floats by Lone rock on Lake Powell on March 29, 2015 near Big Water, Utah.

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on March 28, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah.

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on March 28, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah.

The sun rises over campers at Lake Powell's Lone Rock Camp on March 30, 2015 near Big Water, Utah.

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on March 28, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah.

A view of low water levels at Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon Dam on March 28, 2015 in Page, Arizona.

A tall bleached ''bathtub ring'' is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on March 29, 2015 in Page, Arizona.

A view of dried waterway off of Lake Powell at Lone Rock Camp on March 29, 2015 near Big Water, Utah.

A tumbleweed floats in the waters of Lake Powell on March 29, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah.

The Colorado River wraps around Horseshoe Bend on March 30, 2015 in Page, Arizona.

A family lies on the edge of a cliff to view the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend on March 30, 2015 in Page, Arizona.

Low water levels are visible in a section of Lake Powell that used to be under water on March 30, 2015 near Big Water, Utah.

Low water levels are visible in a section of Lake Powell that used to be under water on March 30, 2015 near Big Water, Utah.

A boat sits on the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend on March 30, 2015 in Page, Arizona.

Shells sit in an area of Lake Powell that used to be under water on March 30, 2015 near Big Water, Utah.

A view of low water levels at Lake Powell on March 28, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah.

Water trickles under the Rainbow Bridge at Lake Powell on March 28, 2015 in Lake Powell, Utah.

A tumbleweed sits on the shore of Lake Powell at the Wahweap Marina on March 28, 2015 in Page, Arizona.

Water rings are visible on the banks of Lake Powell at the Wahweap Marina on March 28, 2015 in Page, Arizona.