Lake Mead is projected to be about 18 feet higher than expected due to the recent surge of melting snow into the Colorado River, according to staff at the Bureau of Reclamation.
Lake Mead/Hoover Dam
Almost 8 million people visited Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 2018 and spent approximately $336 million in the park’s local gateway communities, which includes Boulder City, according to a recent report from the National Park Service.
Top water officials from across the Southwest gathered at the Hoover Dam on Monday to celebrate the completion of emergency drought plans for the Colorado River.
Several park rangers who normally patrol public land near Boulder City and Las Vegas have been dispatched to the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months under a surge program adopted by the Trump administration last year.
The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a plan that provides recommendations to improve accessibility of visitor services at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Precious water is vanishing into thin air at the Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs, and scientists are only now learning the true scale of the problem.
If Kraig Ruebush gets the urge to go fishing, odds are he will know the best time and place to go.
The National Park Service has completed all the steps needed to amend its general plan to address lower water conditions at Lake Mead.
Margaret L. Goodro has been named the new superintendent of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. She replaces Lizette Richardson, who retired last year.
A new shuttle service is bringing Las Vegas visitors to Boulder City.
The marina in Lake Mead’s Callville Bay will be without power for the rest of the month to accommodate a renovation for low water levels.
For the second year in a row, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is the sixth-most-visited park in the nation.
A duo from Boulder City High School took the top prize at a recent fishing tournament on Lake Mead.
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