The federal government is preparing to starve Lake Mead of water to keep Lake Powell alive, and the tradeoff could cut Hoover ...

Lower water levels at Lake Mead are likely to lead to higher prices for electricity from Hoover Dam — prices high enough to ...

The state of spring runoff is grim for the Colorado River ...

Hoover Dam’s power output could drop 40 percent this year under new plans to balance out record low snowpack - Federal officials have said they have no choice but to reduce water flows from Lake ...

Power output threat: Federal officials warn Hoover Dam could lose 40% of its electricity generation capacity this year due to reduced inflows from Lake Powell. Reservoirs near record lows: A rapid ...

Federal and state officials are scrambling to reduce water outflow from lakes in the Colorado River basin that flow ...

Emergency releases seek to boost Lake Powell, but warnings have been issues over the moves' potential impacts.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — September 11, 1936 was an electrifying date for Southern Nevada. On this day Hoover Dam began generating power to the area. Lake Mead began filling with water in February of 1935, ...

When political gridlock brings Washington to a halt, the public’s common assumption is that a government shutdown means all national landmarks and federally run attractions must close their doors.

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...