Authorities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area found human skeletal remains Monday night. Park rangers responded around 8 p.m. to the Swim Beach area. “Lake Mead NRA has set a perimeter to ...

“I would test the water in swim areas right along Boulder Beach ... or something worse.” He added, “Lake Mead is known for having quagga mussels and we have a lot of other invasive species ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lake Mead’s water level rose almost four ... documented in May 2022 by Travis Pardee and his children swimming around the hull jutting out of the water.

First of all, Lake Mead is one of the busiest national parks ... for monitoring the water quality to make sure you are not swimming in polluted water. And in fact, they just lifted a health ...

For Riley Rackliffe, Lake Mead was both his job and his passion. The aquatic ecologist spent his days out on the water, testing samples and working to ensure the safety of the fragile desert ...

Rackliffe monitored water quality in the massive reservoir’s swimming areas to ensure bacteria left behind by swimmers wasn’t harmful. He said Lake Mead’s water is generally clean ...

Lake Mead requires testing for potentially lethal toxins produced by blue-green algae, which grows on the lake nearly every summer. Without monitoring, visitors could unknowingly swim where the ...

Behind the store counter at the Temple Bar Marina at Lake Mead lies a photo from the 1980s, revealing that the building was once waterfront property. “They told me that you could basically throw ...

Also, swimming is not allowed at Watson Lake in ... America's first National Recreation Area isn't enough of a bragging right, Lake Mead also boasts 1.5 million acres of mountains, canyons and ...