Covering 247 square miles with a winding 759-mile shoreline, and located 110 miles upstream from the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead’s depth is anything but a simple figure.

You would never know from visitor numbers that Lake Mead is considered the most dangerous national park in the U.S. Visitors flock to the recreation-filled area for hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Two years ago, headlines blared warnings of a Colorado River in crisis, with Lake Mead’s plummeting water levels threatening the water and power supply for 40 million Americans.