Lake Mead, along the Nevada-Arizona border, the largest reservoir in the U.S. by capacity, could hit worryingly low levels in the coming years, according to officials. Lake Mead, capable of storing ...

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 seven states that share the Colorado River blew past the Nov. 11 deadline without reaching even a framework for how to ...

The man-made basin serves water to about 20 million residents in the west. — -- The water levels in Lake Mead, the man-made reservoir that serves about 20 million residents in Nevada, Arizona and ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects the water level at Nevada's Lake Mead will hit a record low of 1,041.05 feet within two years, reports Newsweek. Activists warn that steps must be taken now to ...

The Colorado River is running out of time and so are the seven Western states that rely on it. A Tuesday deadline to reach consensus on shared water cutbacks passed without a deal, underscoring the ...

It isn’t all about drinking water or irrigating crops: A new, meager water supply forecast is making waves along the Colorado River’s multibillion-dollar recreation industry, too. Following the ...

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Low water levels brought on by years of drought have revealed a submerged pickup truck containing human remains at Lake Powell near the Arizona-Utah border. Investigators say the ...