Lake Mead, in the Colorado River system, is an important supplier of water to the Golden State. It is the largest U.S.

Despite historic holiday storms resulting in reservoirs to overflow in California, Lake Mead’s water level declines in 2025.

"Currently, the water-in-storage situation for the Colorado River system is not good," one expert told Newsweek.

After a brief reprieve in 2023 and early 2024, a long-simmering water crisis in the West is back with a vengeance amid ebbing water reservoirs, drought and wildfire risks. In fact, according to a ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lake Mead is holding steady, about 7 feet lower than it was last year, a month ahead of a federal government decision on the water shortage that continues along the Colorado River.