Satellite imagery captured by Landsat 7, a joint mission of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA, show a stark ...

Learn more about the volcanic ash researchers found in the sediment around Lake Mead's now exposed shoreline, and how it ...

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

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

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.

The worst-case forecast has Lake Powell falling to low enough levels by the end of next year to halt electricity production ...

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is open 24/7, 365 days a year, but you will find some beaches are open from dawn to dusk. The Visitor Center is open from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Things to do ...

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 ...

New analysis from researchers at Arizona State University suggests communities may be using that water faster than previously thought. Using satellite imagery, researchers say Western states have used ...

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has issued Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Watch Advisories for Lahontan ...

The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River ...

The proposal would base annual releases from Powell to the three Lower Colorado River Basin states — Arizona, California and Nevada — on a fixed percentage of the average amount ...