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Lake Mead drops 6 ft in a month, nearing record-low water levels

Lake Mead has shed roughly six feet of water-surface elevation since early March, dropping from about 1,052 feet above sea level to approximately 1,046 feet by early April 2026, according to the ...

Lake Mead: ‘Dire Water Supply Situation’

Lake Mead is the country's largest reservoir and a crucial supplier of drinking water to millions in the West, located on the Nevada-Arizona border. It’s nearing a historic record low. Lake Mead hit ...
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Lake Mead warning issued

Thousands of people were warned of dangerous conditions at Lake Mead on Monday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a lake wind advisory for the Nevada-Arizona border, including Lake Mead and ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Feds take emergency action to keep water flowing into Lake Mead

On the heels of a snow season that alarmed water managers across the Colorado River Basin, the Bureau of Reclamation is taking action to keep levels stable in Lake Powell. In an announcement Friday, ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Emergency plan could lower Lake Mead levels, reduce Hoover Dam power output

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — On Friday, the Department of the Interior announced an emergency plan for Colorado River drought management that could send levels at Lake Mead spiraling downwards. Interior ...