Days after elevated levels of E. coli closed bodies of water at the Lake of the Woods gated community in Orange County, yet another has closed — this time due to harmful algal bloom.

Lake Mead remains only one-third full as officials warn that the reservoir's dangerously low water levels could mean breaching a more than 104-year-old water agreement between seven states. Western ...

In late January, Lake Erie has the most ice coverage out of all the Great Lakes. The U.S. National Ice Center, which provides mariners and naval forces operating in polar, subpolar and Great Lakes ...

Abby Ellis’ vérité-style film soundly portrays the tireless efforts of scientists and political insiders toward saving the Western Hemisphere’s largest saltwater lake. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Researchers at the Wisconsin Historical Society have uncovered 16 ancient canoes at the bottom of Lake Mendota, and they believe the oldest was crafted before the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in ...

The seasonal decline in the Great Lakes’ water levels is in full force. Here’s how your favorite Great Lake is reacting to the colder, less moisture time of year. From November to December, all of the ...

Lake Jackson in northern Florida has periodically dried up, a phenomenon linked to drought and sinkholes. The lake is rain-fed and drains into the aquifer through sinkholes, with Porter Sink being the ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. – Walleye catches were below historic averages during the annual fall fisheries assessment on Lake of the Woods, but the abundance of “harvestable-size” walleyes remains above historic ...

LAKE OZARK, Mo. – The Osage Nation is moving forward with plans to build Missouri’s first tribal casino at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Osage Casino would be located at the intersection of Bagnell Dam ...

LAKE OZARK, Mo. — A St. Louis developer has joined the development group pursuing a riverboat casino at the Lake of the Ozarks. A committee formed to advocate for a statewide ballot measure that would ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The body discovered at the Lake of the Commons on Saturday has been identified as an Oregon City man, according to Tualatin police. Authorities identified Gary Schott, 69, ...