Nevada game wardens and the National Park Service will be out in force July 4-6 in a cooperative effort to shut down drinking ...

With the glaring exception of Lake Mead, nearly all major Nevada reservoirs have hit at least 80% ... Higher soil moisture is also a good sign for fire mitigation, as the state heads into ...

Satellite imagery captured by Landsat 7, a joint mission of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA, show a stark contrast in Lake Mead's water levels between July 1999 and May 2024, with ...

State Climatologist and faculty member from the University of Reno, Steph McAfee, said she looks at Lake Mead elevation data every month, but even the satellite images were striking.

Remains found at Lake Mead in 2022 as the reservoir shrank have been identified as a boater who went missing in 1998, Nevada officials say.

Lake Mead is reservoir in Nevada and Arizona formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, and is the largest reservoir in the U.S. in terms of water capacity.

Currently, more cuts are implemented when Lake Mead reaches an elevation of 1,025 feet; the SNWA proposes, in 2024, those stricter measures kick in at 1,090 feet.

Southern Nevada has been in the path of repeated rain systems for the last week. ... But has the recent rain affected Lake Mead’s water levels? Skip to content. ... FOX4 News at 10 Sign Up.

With Lake Mead at less than 30 percent capacity, the future of the Colorado River Basin remains uncertain. Continued collective action is not just a nicety — it’s a necessity.