The lake's water levels dipped a little in late October but have largely remained steady since June. Lake Mead began filling in 1935 after the Hoover Dam was built. Full pool occurs when lake ...

Each year around the middle of August, the federal government looks at projections for Lake Mead to decide on adjustments to ...

Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam straddle the Arizona-Nevada state line along the Colorado River, about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas. The river provides drinking water to Arizona, Nevada, and part ...

Both Lake Mead, which sits behind Hoover Dam, and the Colorado River, get their water from snowmelt that runs off of the Rocky Mountains, as well as other Colorado Plateau ridges. But during a ...

The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...