Lake Mead is named for the man who oversaw the construction of the Hoover Dam and was a trailblazing pioneer of water ...

For the past few decades, water levels at Lake Mead have steadily declined as much of the western United States contends with the overallocation of the Colorado River and a multidecade ...

Lake Mead, located on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the United States by capacity and a critical water source for millions of people across Nevada, Arizona, California ...

"Lake Mead, which receives water released from Lake Powell, and makes releases to water users downstream, has since January 1 increased by about 7 percent or around 600,000 acre-feet," Pitt said.