Lake Mead and Lake Powell -- are facing potentially record-low water levels in the coming months due to a snow drought that ...
The federal government is preparing to hold back a massive volume of water from Lake Mead to keep Lake Powell from dropping to dangerous levels, a tradeoff that could strip Hoover Dam of up to 40% of ...
After 30 years of drought, hydrologists say the Hoover Dam will lose 80% of hydropower production by spring 2027.
The two largest reservoirs on the Colorado River now hold barely a third of the water they were built to store, and the gap is widening. According to the Bureau of Reclamation, system storage across ...
Lake Mead's water levels could drop to 1,020 feet by July 2027. The lowest recorded level was at around 1,040 feet in 2022.
To keep Lake Powell from falling to dangerously low levels, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will release extra water into the lake from reservoirs upstream and slash releases to Lake Mead downstream ...
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Lake Mead is expected drop drastically in the coming months. The reservoir outside Las Vegas is currently 32% full, so more decline would expose more rocks and hazards — and take us ...