Lake Mead, Southern Nevada’s largest water source, could fall below historic lows by mid-2027, according to a recent ...

It's difficult to overstate the lake's importance. Scientists raise red flags after iconic US lake hits alarming new record: ...

Lake Mead is holding steady, about 7 feet lower than it was last year, but projections released Tuesday show it will have a ...

If the next two years are drier than usual, Lake Powell’s water levels could drop too low to generate electricity, federal ...

Lake Mead (initially formed by the Hoover Dam in 1935) was designed to hold water for the lower basin states. As an “insurance policy,” the upper basin had Lake Powell, which began filling in ...

The lower basin inked a plan to save Lake Mead in just 4 months. But we're not done Opinion: The 500-plus plan is both unsustainable and necessary - and a reminder of how much there is still to do ...

After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

Without significant, permanent cuts to water use in the Colorado River basin, both Lake Powell and Lake Mead may be headed for collapse. That’s according to a new, peer-reviewed paper published ...

As of Tuesday, Lake Mead’s level was around 1,049 feet above sea level. As the water level drops, formerly sunken boats are emerging in the mud, and other vehicles are getting newly stuck.

We should address the elephant in the room: There is actually less water in Lake Mead than what the US Bureau of Reclamation reported on Tuesday. And, significantly, it was enough to prevent ...

It could take at least 500,000 acre-feet of water a year to keep Lake Mead from tanking Opinion: If the Lower Basin states agree to keep this much water in Lake Mead this quickly, it would be an ...

Lake Mead’s water elevation climbed back to 2021 levels this month thanks to ... Unusually heavy snowfall in winter 2022-23 boosted the Upper Colorado River Basin’s snowpack to more than 150% ...