Lake Mead stored 8.59 million acre-feet of water on Dec. 31, according to USBR data. The lake can store about 26 million acre ...

Despite historic holiday storms resulting in reservoirs to overflow in California, Lake Mead’s water level declines in 2025.

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to some of the lowest water levels ever recorded. The ...

Lake Mead rose 3 feet above projections in December after California rains, offering brief relief amid a water crisis.

After a brief reprieve in 2023 and early 2024, a long-simmering water crisis in the West is back with a vengeance amid ebbing water reservoirs, drought and wildfire risks. In fact, according to a ...

The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is a series of stories examining the dire ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials announced Monday that two U.S. states reliant on water from the Colorado River will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought. The move affecting Arizona ...

An abandoned boat discovered at Lake Mead during drought conditions three years ago has been removed. The clean up was part of 20,000 pounds hauled away from the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, ...

A sunken speedboat has resurfaced from Lake Mead, highlighting ongoing water declines and persistent drought warnings for the Southwest. The vessel, visible above the lake's surface for the first time ...

The historic four-year drought in California has been grabbing the headlines lately, but there's a much bigger problem facing the West: the now 14-year drought gripping the Colorado River basin. One ...