Explore how the completion of Glen Canyon Dam in 1963 transformed the Colorado River, affecting water temperature, fish ...

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has reached its lowest recorded level since it was created nearly 90 years ago, according to AP News. The reservoir fell to 1,040.4 feet above ...

Federal officials will not be releasing water from one of the Colorado River's major reservoirs. A release would have ...

This year, federal officials have decided against releasing cool water from the Colorado River reservoirs, emphasizing the need for hydropower production over the conservation of a threatened fish ...

Nevada’s top Colorado River negotiator said lower-basin states are still pressing for adjustments and attempting to forge consensus-based alternatives before federally mandated water cuts are ...

The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago.

It's a moment of reckoning in the drought-stricken West as seven states can't agree on how to share the rapidly shrinking water supply.

The reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border, has suffered due to an imbalance between supply and demand for Colorado River water.

The federal government is set to move forward with a new plan for the Colorado River — and it could mean changes for Utah, Lake Powell and millions of people who depend on the shrinking river. Here’s ...

Hoover Dam closes for emergency repairs, researchers study Colorado River evaporation, and Death Valley begins an $82 million utility project.

After basin-state negotiations collapsed, federal officials proposed two-year operating rules that prioritize reservoir ...

The largest reservoir in the United States has tumbled to a record low level as drought, extreme heat, a dearth of snow and a ...