Colorado River reservoirs hit critical lows as Lake Mead drops to 31% capacity and Lake Powell falls 33 feet from last year amid ongoing drought.

Negotiators representing the seven basin states are working to finalize a new usage agreement before the current framework expires.

Democratic Representative Susie Lee of Nevada wants to avoid government intervention on new operating rules for the two largest reservoirs in the U.S.

Federal water managers decide shortage levels each year in August, based on projected water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell for the start of the following year. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada ...

The Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has warned that continued drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin demand urgent new agreements to secure the region's water security. The Colorado River ...

Water in Lake Mead is on course to fall to the lowest level in recorded history by 2027, according to a recent forecast by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. (Photo courtesy Kyle Roerink) Water in Lake ...

Officials have indicated that Lake Powell and Lake Mead could potentially see water levels drop low enough to halt hydropower generation, Inflammatory bowel disease, also called IBD, is an umbrella ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Unsurprisingly, Lake Mead was filled with people enjoying Labor Day on the water. Both local and from out of town, like Mike Tretinjak who lives in California now but has come to ...

Amid severe drought and ongoing, tense negotiations over the future of the Colorado River, federal officials are predicting that Lake Mead will see its lowest water levels ever within the next two ...

Colorado River reservoirs hit critical lows as Lake Mead drops to 31% capacity and Lake Powell falls 33 feet from last year ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Plenty of people made their way to Lake Mead to make a splash for the Fourth of July holiday. Folks like Gene Whitmer were ready to have a good time. “This is my life right ...