Learn more about the volcanic ash researchers found in the sediment around Lake Mead's now exposed shoreline, and how it ...

Tens of millions of people rely on water from the nation's largest reservoir, which is part of the Colorado River Basin.

While the park service has been advised that Lake Mead levels will likely remain above 1,050 feet through the rest of 2025, “there are scenarios in 2026 where the lake could drop below 1,040 ...

Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S., with a capacity of nearly 29 million acre-feet of water. It is followed closely by Lake Powell, which can hold some 26 million acre-feet.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Boaters should expect big delays at Lake Mead this summer. Construction began Monday at the most popular boat launch. The water level is projected to continue to drop to ...

A search at Lake Mead on Wednesday ended in the rescue of a man and his dog who had gone to the lake in search of another dog that had been reported lost, the National Park Service said Thursday.

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is running out — but not the kind that fills lakes, streams and reservoirs.

The amount of groundwater that has been pumped out of the Colorado River Basin since 2003 is enough to fill Lake Mead, researchers report in a study published earlier this week.

Well, you could think of it as enough to fill Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US, with quite a bit sloshing over. It’s the equivalent of 15 million Olympic swimming pools.

A boater gets an up-close view of the “bathtub ring” on Lake Mead — evidence of its low water level — while touring Hoover Dam. A study from Arizona State University has found that an ...

The amount of groundwater that has been pumped out of the Colorado River Basin since 2003 is enough to fill Lake Mead, researchers report in a study published earlier this week.

FISH LAKE, Utah (KUTV) — Authorities have reopened a missing persons case that was closed in 1997 after human remains were recently discovered along the shoreline of Fish Lake in Sevier County.