New data shows that water levels in major reservoirs including Lakes Mead and Powell are well below average for this time of ...

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the banks of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on August 19, 2022. The lake's water levels have risen this year, but the increase is slowing down.

Launched in 2008 by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, Operation Dry Water is a nationwide ...

Drought reveals long-lost remains at Lake Mead 02:56. The American West is facing its most severe drought in human history. Research suggests conditions are drier now than they have been for at ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stands by its prediction that the water levels in the Great Lakes will continue to rise ...

Tens of millions of people rely on water from the nation's largest reservoir, which is part of the Colorado River Basin.

Lake Mead is seen from Sand Island, which is no longer an island, as unprecedented drought reduces Colorado River and Lake Mead to critical water levels on September 18, 2022, in Lake Mead ...

Lake Mead's water levels rose slowly throughout 2023, although the measurements were lower than in the previous two years. Water level measurements began at 1,046.97 feet in January and ended at ...

Lake Mead water levels are at the highest point this year after Hurricane Hilary swept through the Southwest. The lake stands 1,063.95 feet above mean sea level according to information collected ...

But through the drought, water levels have plunged at Lake Mead and its sibling reservoir further upstream, Lake Powell. Currently, the water levels at Lake Mead are 1,041 feet above sea level ...

Officials studying the water levels at Lake Mead predict that snowpacks can help the water levels. However, visitors to the lake are worried it may not be enough. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Water levels in Lake Mead are at the lowest level since April 1937 when the reservoir was being filled for the first time, according to NASA. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) ...