Lake Mead: Quick Facts

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Nov. 13, 2026

News •

Lake Mead, Lake Powell Get Boost But Warnings Remain • Nov. 10, 2026, 1:33 PM ET (Newsweek)

Here’s why the Hoover Dam needs a wet winter • Oct. 26, 2026, 9:02 AM ET (The San Jose Mercury News)

Las Vegas officials identify a homicide victim whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead • Oct. 15, 2026, 8:29 PM ET (AP)

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Hoover Dam and (background) Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona border.

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, U.S. A bypass bridge (foreground; shown under construction) opened in 2010 to carry a federal highway across the Black Canyon just downstream of the dam.

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