Concern around Lake Mead, a reservoir formed on the Colorado River, and its water levels have been ongoing for some time.

Lake Mead’s water level has climbed to its highest point since May 2021, driven by a combination of aggressive conservation ...

Guidelines are set to expire at the end of 2026, and without a new plan, the water security of seven states hangs is ...

"If we lose power at Glen Canyon and Hoover Dam, that's a big problem for the West," a Nevada water official said.

Rising water temperatures across the Colorado River and its reservoirs are creating new challenges for water treatment operations in Lake Mead and hydropower production at Hoover Dam.

More human skeletal remains were discovered at Lake Mead's Swim Beach area Monday night, officials said, marking the third time authorities have reported finding remains at the beach amid the lake's ...

Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the operational backbone of the Colorado River system. Both remain at historically low levels — ...

The headwaters of the mighty Colorado River start in clear, cold mountain streams fed by snowmelt from jagged Rocky Mountain peaks. But those peaks are in the grip of a winter snow drought and its bad ...

An abandoned old power boat juts upright from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. Its epitaph might read: Here lay the waters of Lake Mead. A formerly sunken boat sits upright into the air with ...

In 2026, water flowing into Lake Mead is projected to be at least 10.8 degrees F warmer than usual by the end of fall, posing a series of problems, from hydropower turbine cooling to runaway algal ...