After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

California and six other states that use water from the Colorado River are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing shrinking supplies.

New data shows that water levels in major reservoirs including Lakes Mead and Powell are well below average for this time of ...

Lake Mead has dropped about 2 feet since the beginning of June as drought conditions continue to worsen across Nevada.

More than 90 years after it was created during the Great Depression, Lake Mead provides about 90% of the water supply in Southern Nevada. And while much of the focus is on the lake shrinking, those ...

The bureau predicts a 57 percent chance of the river’s first shortage in 2020, with the odds of shortages increasing in future years. That would happen if Lake Mead drops below 1,075 feet at the ...

A report shows that both Mead and Powell have "reached alarmingly low levels, holding just one-third of their usual capacity.

Lake Mead and Lake Powell did see water levels increase early this summer as spring snowmelt worked its way down the Colorado River system, Aman said. "However, as the summer progresses, lake ...

Under the guidelines, when Lake Mead first falls below 1,075 feet at the end of a calendar year, the CAP would lose 320,000 acre-feet of water.

Boat ramps, campgrounds, and beaches are among the closures at dozens of lakes managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

Two years ago, the Colorado River Lower Basin states united to conserve an extra 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026, aiming to stabilize Lake Powell and Lake Mead while crafting the post-2026 ...