After years of fluctuations, Lake Mead found stability in 2024 amid ongoing conservation efforts and an uncertain future.

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 ...

Initially one of the most popular recreation and wildlife destinations, Lake Mead looks rather dreary, and its shores hide such things. This paper examines emerging challenges to Hoover Dam as the ...

the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United ...

The Bureau of Reclamation opens bids for the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant. The contract is awarded to Six Companies, a construction and engineering firm made up of some of ...

The “first concrete for the dam was placed on June 6, 1933,” and the “last on May 29, 1935,” at an average of “160,000 cubic ...

People came from across the country to witness the construction of Hoover Dam. One worker's daughter compared the scene to a hill of ants. "It was just fantastic to watch... It was a monument task ...

A second entrance connects from the nearby Hoover Dam Lodge & Casino about a mile into the hike. The unobstructed views of ...

As the West continues to grapple with an ongoing megadrought, officials are starting to search for water sources outside state lines.

2022 to 1,061 feet (323 metres) by Nov. 2024. Lake Mead is a large reservoir east of Las Vegas, Nevada, created by the famous Hoover Dam. Under normal circumstances, the lake’s full pool level ...

Before the Colorado River Water Users Association conference started Wednesday in Las Vegas, some attendees trekked out to Boulder City for a tour of Hoover Dam. There, the 44 water leaders in ...