Like Boulder City, Lake Mead is another direct result of the Hoover Dam. The dam was built to control the water of the Colorado River and the lake provides storage of the diverted and blocked water.

A new study places Las Vegas on a list of 25 cities that are sinking farther into the ground every year. But it doesn’t rank ...

With reduced supply, Lake Mead’s elevation is dwindling. At the end of May, the reservoir sat at just 1,057 feet above sea ...

May is usually one of the driest months in the valley. Las Vegas officials report rare water surge into iconic lake after ...

As summer break kicks off and temperatures begin to climb past the 100-degree mark, Lake Mead is once again becoming the ...

Among the sunken ships and undiscovered bodies at Lake Mead lies a boatload of rich history at one of the nation’s most popular recreation areas. Here is a list of facts you may not know about ...

If Lake Mead were to fall below its "dead pool" level of 895 feet, Hoover Dam would be unable to release water downriver to California, Arizona, and Mexico, according to the Las Vegas Review ...

In 1947, Boulder Dam Recreation Area was renamed to Lake ... designing a two-stage water system to treat water from Lake Mead for Las Vegas residents. Lake elevation went from 1165 feet in January ...

which means the last time there was measurable rainfall in Las Vegas was in July. A stock photo of Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam. A stock photo of Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam. bloodua/Getty As of ...

nearby cities like Las Vegas could be in trouble. Lake Mead is the largest man-made reservoir in the U.S., spread between Nevada and Arizona on the Colorado River. It is formed by the Hoover Dam ...

LAS VEGAS — Human remains found last summer at drought-stricken Lake Mead have been identified as ... Colorado River reservoir behind the Hoover Dam as those of Donald P. Smith, a 39-year ...