‘Never a welcome thing’ Bruce Nelson, whose family operates Lake Mead Marina next to the harbor, said he helped pull boats out of the way while fire crews worked to extinguish other boats.

Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the US, was created by the building of the Hoover Dam. The reservoir is 640 square kilometres when full, stretching 180 kilometres across the Mojave Desert. Not ...

The boat launch ramp at Temple Bar has been closed since July of last year when water levels reached 1,067 feet. A spokesperson for Lake Mead said in an email that the recreation area’s staff ...