An aerial view of New Melones reservoir, mid-July 2005. A view of Flaming Gorge Reservoir from a commercial jet. A view of Flaming Gorge Reservoir from a commercial jet. Water spilling from the original Roosevelt Dam on the Gila River near Phoenix, Arizona (photo taken circa 1972). The original Roosevelt Dam (before modifications were completed in 1996) on the Gila River near Phoenix, Arizona (photo taken circa 1972). An aerial view of Los Vaqueros Reservoir, California, from a commercial jet. A view Shasta Lake from a commercial airline. The Western edge of the Grand Canyon Plateau, with Lake Mead in the distance. Don Pedro Reservoir on the Tuolumne River near Sonora, CA. An aerial view of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. An aerial view of Shasta Lake. An aerial view of Shasta Lake and Shasta dam. An aerial view of Shasta Lake. An aerial view of Shasta Lake. An aerial view of New Melones reservoir, mid-July 2005, with Lake Don Pedro in the background. Table Rock Dam and Lake Taneycomo.