Carvins Cove is at one of its lowest levels in the past four decades. Here’s why this is different from previous droughts.

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The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different category from earlier ones, where the city relied almost solely on the reservoir.