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The Great Basin Water Network reports negotiations between states for Colorado River water post-2026 remain in a stalemate. This comes as a new study projects continued decline at Lake Mead.
Explore the surprising recovery of Lake Mead, driven by record-breaking snowpack and Colorado River inflows, and its implications on water conservation and regional security.
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 ...
To this new project, the Southern Nevada Water Authority contributed $750 million in 2021 in exchange for a share of California’s water in Lake Mead.
Lake Mead's water levels stayed high again last month amid a historic water shortage, rising again and passing January's mark to become the highest point in nearly three years.
Lake Mead’s water level climbed back to 2021 numbers this month thanks to winter precipitation and resulting snow melt.
Measurements taken at the end of January show Lake Mead's water levels to be 1,072.67 feet, the highest measured since May 2021.
Life New Water-Sharing Agreement Expected to Boost Lake Mead, Mitigate Rising Prices by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Dec. 1, 2023, 11:05 p.m.
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 ...
The lake's levels have recovered slightly after above-average snowfall supplemented the reservoir with snowpack melt.