Lake Mead makes an unexpected gain, stashing water that wasn’t needed during California rains. A deal appears to be far off as Colorado River officials finish meetings in Las Vegas.

Lake Mead, along the Nevada-Arizona border, the largest reservoir in the U.S. by capacity, could hit worryingly low levels in the coming years, according to officials. Lake Mead, capable of storing ...

Lake Mead rose 3 feet above projections in December after California rains, offering brief relief amid a water crisis.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Lake Mead officials continue to remove abandoned boats as water levels continue to shrink, calling them “eyesores” across the landscape. The lake level dipped to 1,055 feet on ...

After a brief reprieve in 2023 and early 2024, a long-simmering water crisis in the West is back with a vengeance amid ebbing water reservoirs, drought and wildfire risks. In fact, according to a ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Plenty of people made their way to Lake Mead to make a splash for the Fourth of July holiday. Folks like Gene Whitmer were ready to have a good time. “This is my life right ...

Amid severe drought and ongoing, tense negotiations over the future of the Colorado River, federal officials are predicting that Lake Mead will see its lowest water levels ever within the next two ...

LAKE MEAD (KTNV & KNXV) — The Colorado River system, a lifeline for 40 million people across seven states, is in decline — as negotiations for water-sharing agreements approach a critical deadline.

Elevation is about 150 feet from being too low to flow downstream from the dam. Water levels in Lake Mead are continuing to deplete to dangerous levels -- so much so that the reservoir could soon hit ...

The man-made basin serves water to about 20 million residents in the west. — -- The water levels in Lake Mead, the man-made reservoir that serves about 20 million residents in Nevada, Arizona and ...