Utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California could need to replace hydropower with more expensive gas power.

A man who helped a struggling swimmer at Lake Mead remains missing as search crews continue efforts to locate him. Here's what to know.

The Colorado River basin and its two largest reservoirs -- Lake Mead and Lake Powell -- are facing potentially record-low water levels in the coming months due to a snow drought that impacted much of ...

The crucial reservoir could hit an elevation of 1,015.77 feet by the end of July 2027, new projections suggest.

Lake Mead slipped below 1,050 feet above sea level last week, crossing a sobering threshold as the nation's largest reservoir ...

Dive team operations were quietly halted because of staffing gaps and unmet equipment and training needs, local media ...

Federal officials have a sobering forecast for the Colorado River Basin: Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir which serves millions of people in the Southwest, will likely drop another 12 feet by ...

Lake Mead is the country's largest reservoir and a crucial supplier of drinking water to millions in the West, located on the Nevada-Arizona border. It’s nearing a historic record low. Lake Mead hit ...

That is the water-level elevation at which hydropower generating capacity at Hoover Dam, the largest in the Colorado River basin, will be cut by 70 percent. The drastic and immediate reduction in a ...

Lake Powell’s water levels remain under pressure heading into summer after a disappointing snow season across much of the Colorado River Basin, raising fresh concerns about water supplies in the ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Boaters and business owners spoke with 8 News Now about a federal decision to decrease Lake Mead’s water levels amid drought conditions. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation made an ...

Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the American West, are closing in on a breaking point that water researchers are calling a potential “system crash” — a moment when the ...