As of noon Wednesday, Lake Mead’s surface was at 1,056.59 feet, compared to 1,064.81 feet on June 15, 2024. While that drop is a bit alarming, it’s better than projections last year that ...

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 ...

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 ...

At Lake Mead's highest level in 1983, the town was 60 feet under water, though much of St. Thomas has been above water since 2004. Visitors can now walk through what's left of the town. Lake level ...

Park Rangers responded to a call about the discovery of the remains at Swim Beach at Lake Mead National Recreation Area about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Park Service.

FILE: Lake Mead's shrinking water levels have revealed yet another skeletal body, which was discovered at Swim Beach on Aug. 15, 2022 (Photo: Andrew Cattoir, NPS) ...

Lake Mead, the nation's largest built reservoir surface, has dropped more than 170 feet since the reservoir was full in 1983 because of drought and heavy water usage by nearby states.

So far this year, authorities have recovered human remains at the lake five times, three of which have been at Swim Beach. Skip to content NOWCAST KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00 ...

A World War II landing craft is emerging from Lake Mead as water levels at the United States’ largest man-made water reservoir continue to drop in extreme drought conditions.

As of Monday, Lake Mead surpassed 1,060 feet, putting it only seven feet behind water levels documented on July 24, 2021. The chart shows that for the last month, the lake has risen more than an ...

He and his family went for *** picnic on swim beach at Nevada's Lake Mead. When his daughter spotted *** barrel in the water. When he checked it out, it looked like human bones.