Lake Powell and Lake Mead are once again headed for dangerously low territory. And at the worst time for Colorado River ...

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

Nestled within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near the Arizona-Nevada border, this natural observation deck offers the kind of views that make you question why you’ve spent so much time ...

Lake Mead's water levels are projected to be the lowest in recorded history by 2027, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The lake, which was first filled in 1935, is already only 31 ...

The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River Basin, according to a new study.

The overuse of groundwater could prove to be a major problem as conflicts between water users flare in the future, causing more of a reliance on Colorado River surface water.

Las Vegas could suffer down the line because of groundwater pumping in Arizona.

A study from Arizona State University has found that an amount of water comparable to Lake Mead has been lost from the ground in the period studied from April 2002 to October 2024.

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a "critical point" where pumping groundwater will become too expensive.

Lake Mead’s water level climbed back to 2021 numbers this month thanks to winter precipitation and resulting snow melt.