Southern Nevada begins 2026 under Tier 1 water shortage restrictions, a challenge that's been beaten before. In fact, water ...

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 ...

Amid severe drought and ongoing, tense negotiations over the future of the Colorado River, federal officials are predicting that Lake Mead will see its lowest water levels ever within the next two ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Unsurprisingly, Lake Mead was filled with people enjoying Labor Day on the water. Both local and from out of town, like Mike Tretinjak who lives in California now but has come to ...

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 ...

"Currently, the water-in-storage situation for the Colorado River system is not good," one expert told Newsweek.

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Plenty of people made their way to Lake Mead to make a splash for the Fourth of July holiday. Folks like Gene Whitmer were ready to have a good time. “This is my life right ...

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 ...