There's a new display at Hoover Dam as concern grows over the dam’s ability to generate power amid plunging Lake Mead levels.

Lake Mead's water levels could drop to 1,020 feet by July 2027. The lowest recorded level was at around 1,040 feet in 2022.

The state of spring runoff is grim for the Colorado River ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead are being watched closely as the Colorado River Basin faces a grim spring runoff.