More than 6 million people went to Lake Mead National Recreation Area last year, making it the 10th-most visited site in the National Park Service (NPS) system. That’s ...

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S., just hit its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. Boats, rusted debris — even human remains — are surfacing. This isn’t an isolated drought.

They head out on Lake Mead and almost immediately spot what one of them blurts out best: “Dude, that’s a legit shipwreck.” What follows is even better for click value an old wreck full of dishes, ...

Along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, water levels are a visible reminder that the Great Lakes are constantly changing and that ...

Wildlife officials are just weeks away from turning the water on at the Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, a facility that had to abandon raising trout as water levels dropped at the nation's largest reservoir.

Wildlife officials are just weeks away from turning the water on at the Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, a facility that had to abandon raising trout as water levels dropped at the nation's largest reservoir.

By Nick Peters A February deadline for determining future operating guidelines for the West’s two largest reservoirs came and went with no agreement on the table and clear lines drawn in the sand. A ...

Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin could reduce the amount of water delivered during spring runoff to a third of normal, according to federal forecasters.

A warm, dry winter has left the Colorado River Basin with the prospect for one of the lowest runoff seasons in a quarter ...

Newsweek has created a map showing which lakes are declining in water levels fastest. Lake Mead, in Nevada and Arizona, Lake ...

The general manager of the Colorado River District says that despite blown deadlines, a deal between states is still possible and needed to deal with the crisis regarding the river’s ...