Las Vegas has now gone 212 days without rain, and all of Clark County is under either extreme or exceptional drought, but water levels at Lake Mead keep rising. Newsweek reached out to the National ...

If water levels seemed lower to visitors last month on Lake Havasu, they weren’t wrong. But federal officials say more water ...

As Lake Mead’s water level continues to fall amid the worsening ... 160 feet to its “dead pool,” the point at which Hoover Dam would be unable to release water downstream.

Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of year.

The dam also regulates water flow to prevent flooding and ensure a reliable water supply for agricultural and urban use. Learning about the inner workings of the Hoover Dam gives you a deeper ...

plus a tunnel drilled in the 1930s and a platform that sits on top of a 30-foot-wide water pipe. Both on-site guided tours include stops inside the power plant, but only the Hoover Dam Tour offers ...

If you're planning things to do in Las Vegas, you may be considering a day trip to the Hoover Dam – the National Historic Landmark that diverts water from the Colorado River to various corners ...