LAS VEGAS -- A crippling drought in the western US is dropping the water level at Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam to a historically low level, putting pressure on the region's drinking water supply and ...

Lake Mead is the massive lake that was created when the Hoover Dam was finished in 1936. This vital reservoir has now reached the lowest level it has ever been and weather forecasts show that it will ...

There have been reports that "thunderous" sounds echoed around Lake Mead on Tuesday, with videos circulating on social media.

Elevation is about 150 feet from being too low to flow downstream from the dam. Water levels in Lake Mead are continuing to deplete to dangerous levels -- so much so that the reservoir could soon hit ...