New federal projections for Southern Nevada’s main water source were released Friday and paint an even more dismal picture amid a tight interstate negotiation over the future of the American West. The ...

Lake Mead was once more than 800 feet deep in places. Today, parts of the lake bed are exposed. With the water gone, decades of history are visible across the surface. This video documents what was ...

The Colorado River system, which includes the major reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead, irrigates more than 5 million acres of farmland and provides water to some 40 million people across the ...

Lake Mead’s water level has dropped to historic lows. As the shoreline recedes, objects long hidden underwater are beginning to appear. Boats, debris, and traces of past activity are now visible in ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Volunteers are being recruited to clean up before Government Wash reopens to the public at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The area has been closed for about a year and a half, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satellite imagery from Landsat 1 and Landsat 9 provides a striking look at how Lake Mead has changed over the past several decades ...

While California has faced recent downpours, water levels at Lake Mead sit at just 33 percent full. Lake Mead, in the Colorado River system, is an important supplier of water to the Golden State. It ...

Despite record rainfall in California during the Christmas and New Year holidays and overfull reservoirs across the state, water levels at Lake Mead remained well below historical averages. Lake Mead ...