Despite near-normal snowpack, key Colorado River reservoir is expected to see lower spring flows
The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the ...
The Journal16h
Colorado water project funding is drying up
Colorado lawmakers, worried that a key source of money for water projects is too easily tapped for other programs, want to ...
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Once Bone-Dry, the Colorado River Is Flowing Steadily Again—But Can Its Comeback Survive?
By the 1960s, the Colorado River no longer reached Mexico, drying up one of North America’s richest ecosystems. More than 80% of its wetlands vanished, leaving behind a desolate landscape.
California’s Largest Lake Is Drying Up – And the Consequences Are Startling
The dried lakebed is generating polluted dust from agricultural runoff, impacting nearby communities. A newly published study ...
The Durango Herald5d
Colorado is split into snowpack haves and have-nots, drought report shows
Winter storms brought some moisture back to the northern Colorado mountains, with snow that will melt and recharge the ...
Colorado Public Radio3d
Hurd working ‘behind the scenes’ to unfreeze funds for critical water rights purchase
The freshman congressman said he supports federal money to complete a deal that would ensure water flows to the Western Slope ...
At odds over water cuts, Colorado River states still seek consensus as deadline nears
The Rocky Mountain states say they don't have water to give. The Southwest says it can't save the Colorado River on its own.
The Aspen Times29d
With snow up to 50 inches in areas, Colorado’s latest storm cycle brought snowpack above normal in the northern mountains
Since Valentine’s Day, several storms have brought six straight powder days and up to 50 inches of ... This warm, dry weather will continue to mostly draw concerns in the southern mountains and the ...
AZ Central29d
At odds over water cuts, Colorado River states still seek consensus as deadline nears
The rift flows out of a math problem that a previous generation of negotiators set up in 1922. The Colorado River Compact and ... acre-feet because of localized dry weather. So while the Lower ...