‘Never a welcome thing’ Bruce Nelson, whose family operates Lake Mead Marina next to the harbor, said he helped pull boats out of the way while fire crews worked to extinguish other boats.

The boat launch ramp at Temple Bar has been closed since July of last year when water levels reached 1,067 feet. A spokesperson for Lake Mead said in an email that the recreation area’s staff ...

Last May, 30 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, a barrel containing a dead body washed up on the shores of Lake Mead, the country’s largest water reservoir. In the following months, more human ...