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: ...

Satellite imagery captured by Landsat 7, a joint mission of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA, show a stark ...

Western Wyoming irrigators are frustrated after being shut off earlier than normal to send Colorado River Basin water ...

Lake Powell is a linchpin of the western U.S. water and energy systems, storing up to approximately 24 million acre-feet of water. The Glen Canyon Dam provides power to approximately 5 million people ...

Federal officials reported Tuesday that the water level in Lake Powell, one of the main water storage reservoirs for the ...

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

It is releasing more water from upstream reservoirs, and it’s also withholding water in Lake Powell, rather than sending it downstream to Lake Mead and the Lower Colorado River Basin.

Scientists are holding human-induced climate change responsible for the Colorado River Basin’s loss of more than 10 trillion gallons of water — or about the entire storage capacity of Lake ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah and the other Colorado River Basin states are looking toward the long-term future for Lake Powell and Lake Mead as the federal government nears the implementation of an ...

A new study by UCLA researchers says climate change is responsible for water losses across the Colorado River Basin, equal to the size of Lake Mead.

Since 2021, a handful of Colorado River Basin tribes have significantly boosted water supply in Lake Mead through voluntary contributions, helping stabilize a crucial reservoir that 25 million ...