This video breakdown of federal data shows Lake Mead falling faster than even recent forecasts predicted. The lake is on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers ...

Hydropower output at Hoover Dam is down by about half since 2000. Lakes Mead and Powell are approaching critical thresholds below which hydropower generation would be severely curtailed or cease.

This fascinating video explores the design and construction of the Hoover Dam, one of the most ambitious engineering projects ...

Walkers can step back into Hoover Dam history while getting some of their daily steps in Boulder City. The town, about a half-hour south of Las Vegas, helped build Hoover Dam. A self-guided walking ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Colorado River Basin faces the possibility of two big reservoir crises at once. By the end of next year, the worst-case forecast has Lake Powell falling to low enough levels to halt electricity ...

The Hoover Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant in Boulder City, Nev., has been cited by OSHA following a comprehensive investigation by the occupational safety and health agency. OSHA found 50 alleged ...