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Select Lake Mead facilities will be undergoing repairs on June 26 and 27, according to National Park Service officials.
More human remains have been found in the receding waters of Lake Mead, authorities announced Saturday. This is the fourth time human remains have been found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area ...
The bureau’s 24-month study shows that Lake Mead is headed 26 feet lower a year from now. The lake is currently at 1,042 feet, but forecasts show it dropping to 1,016 at the end of September ...
Lake Mead's water levels rose slowly throughout 2023, although the measurements were lower than in the previous two years. Water level measurements began at 1,046.97 feet in January and ended at ...
Lake Mead's water levels have risen slightly after a heavy amount of rainfall, but an expert has warned that there is little chance it will refill. The Colorado River reservoir, ...
Lake Mead is projected to reach near-record lows in 2025, although a hydrologist warns the forecasts are uncertain. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation this month released its November 2023 projections ...
Historic Lake Mead drought leads to disturbing discoveries on dried up ground Human remains from five people were discovered this year. By John Kapetaneas , Stephanie Fasano , and Ivan Pereira ...
Lake Powell, which sits above Lake Mead in northern Arizona and southern Utah, is also at dangerously low levels. Similar to Lake Mead, Lake Powell is now at 27% capacity, according to NASA.
Lake Mead is North America's largest man-made reservoir. It can hold up to 28,945,000 acre-feet of water at one time, and is formed by the legendary Hoover Dam.
Side-by-side images of Lake Mead in 2000, 2021, and 2022. NASA Even in the one-year span between 2021 and 2022, Lake Mead's waters shrank.
Some of the remains found in Lake Mead may be connected to the Las Vegas mob Lynette and Lindsey Melvin headed to Lake Mead on May 7, hoping for a quiet day of paddleboarding. The sisters from ...
Lake Mead’s receding waters reveal a sunken WWII-era vessel The craft had reportedly long been 185 feet below the surface of the now drought-stricken lake. Posted July 9, 2022 ...