Nearby Lake Mead is under similar stress, in part because of water rights issues throughout the Colorado River Basin. Fortunately, stakeholders have agreed to expand conservation efforts through ...

Lake Mead's water levels are 17 feet higher than they were when the reservoir battled critically low levels in the fall of 2022, fueling hope that the incoming water year will further help the ...

Years of rising global temps, drought and water overuse have dropped Lake Mead and Lake Powell's water levels to historic ... million acre-feet of "system conservation commitments" made by states ...

For the past few decades, water levels at Lake Mead have ... estimates it costs between $2 million and $3 million to maintain boating access to Lake Mead for every 4-foot decrease in lake elevation.