Federal projections released earlier this summer indicated the reservoir could continue falling through the end of the year.

One of the warmest and driest winters brought Lake Mead to a new record. Climate change and human impacts are the main reasons.

The record-low level recorded at Lake Mead comes days after federal authorities released a plan to deal with water shortages.

Lake Mead just slipped past an unwanted milestone: It's now at its lowest level since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s. The lake's surface fell to 1,040.5 feet on Thursday, edging below its ...

A wheelbarrow, a sunken boat and a widening expanse of exposed shoreline now sit where water once covered the landscape.

Visitors flocked to Lake Mead for the holiday weekend as water levels sit at 1,038 feet — dropping an average of about 10 feet a year.

The skeletal remains were found on Sunday, two years after similar drought conditions exposed bodies in the lake.

Lake Mead and Lake Powell – the two largest reservoirs in the U.S. – have now dropped to record-low water levels, imperiling a crucial source of water and power for millions of Americans. Over 40 ...

Discovery marks latest grim finding in lake as water levels in crucial reservoir outside Las Vegas continue to decline ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A critical year is ahead for the nation’s two largest reservoirs, with no relief after a record-low snowpack and a continuing drought. A comment posted on the Colorado River Basin’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Lake Mead has fallen to its lowest level since it was filled nearly 90 ...