Lake Mead’s water level has climbed to its highest point since May 2021, driven by a combination of aggressive conservation ...

Rising water temperatures across the Colorado River and its reservoirs are creating new challenges for water treatment operations in Lake Mead and hydropower production at Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead is warming fast enough to upend how the West stores, moves, and uses water. Federal projections now warn that by 2026, water flowing into the reservoir could arrive at least 10.8 degrees ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water in Lake Mead is on course to fall to the lowest level in recorded history by 2027, according to a recent forecast by the U.S ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) —A July report from the US Bureau of Reclamation makes some stark predictions about Lake Mead in the coming years. Those predictions include water levels not seen since workers filled ...

"If we lose power at Glen Canyon and Hoover Dam, that's a big problem for the West," a Nevada water official said.

"We may breach the compact in 2026, and almost certainly it will be breached in 2027," an Arizona water official reportedly said.

In 2026, water flowing into Lake Mead is projected to be at least 10.8 degrees F warmer than usual by the end of fall, posing a series of problems, from hydropower turbine cooling to runaway algal ...

Water in Lake Mead is on course to fall to the lowest level in recorded history by 2027, according to a recent forecast by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Water levels in the reservoir have steadily ...