States that use Colorado River water need to agree on new rules for sharing it by 2026. If they don't, they will likely end ...

The worst-case forecast has Lake Powell falling to low enough levels by the end of next year to halt electricity production ...

A top Interior Department official told negotiators they must have a plan by Nov. 11 or face the federal department taking ...

The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...

The Hoover Dam captures water from the Colorado River and fills Lake Mead. The dam also generates enough energy each year to serve 1.3 million people in Nevada, Arizona and California, the ...

The Hoover Dam is a must-visit destination, steeped in history and packed with awe-inspiring sights, just minutes from Las ...

The Colorado River basin has lost a Lake Mead’s worth of water in the last 20 years — and scientists say we’re passing a ...

HOOVER DAM — The Colorado River just got a boost that’s likely to prevent its depleted reservoirs from bottoming out, at least for the next several years.

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...

Hoover Dam At the Hoover Dam built on the Colorado River, if anything is thrown upwards, it keeps floating up after hitting the dam’s wall. One could say that gravity here is negligible.

Under Biden last year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation finalized a decision to allow releases of water to bypass Glen Canyon ...