The basin’s largest reservoirs might see slight recovery, but they’re far from being full.
Colorado River Basin
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Snowmelt is swelling Colorado’s rivers, but much more snow is still waiting in the high country
High spring runoff is contributing to road closures, flooding and even gaping sinkholes.
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Colorado’s above-average snowpack has an enemy: Out-of-state dust
Fine soil from the Southwest is robbing the Colorado River of critical snowmelt. A scientist who monitors dust’s impact on snow wants state and federal leaders to take a closer look.
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Colorado’s legislative action on water this year was mostly about what lawmakers didn’t do
Water issues fell by the wayside at the Colorado Capitol as topics like gun control, housing and abortion took center stage.
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Scientists are using lasers to uncover the secrets of Colorado’s snowpack. So what does it mean for your water supply?
The technique offers highly accurate data, but creating a statewide, sustained program could be a challenge.
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Lorelei Cloud is the first-ever tribal member on Colorado’s top water board. Here’s how she plans to tackle her new role.
Cloud, a Southern Ute tribal member, breaks down her ideas on water issues, basin tensions and possible collaborations.
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Colorado’s snowpack is peaking higher than usual — which brings spring flooding to mind
Emergency managers are prepping for high spring runoff as a precaution, even as more snow piles on.
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It’s all white: Colorado’s statewide snowpack tops 140%, though reservoirs are still low
Deep mountain snow in Colorado is good news, but what really matters is how reservoirs and soil moisture are replenished when it melts
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What will the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a Navajo Nation water rights case mean for other tribes?
The case tests the federal government’s legal responsibility to tribal nations as drought tightens water resources in the West.
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A $125 million program to cut Colorado River water use shuffles forward with fractured support
The program is a key strategy in the Upper Basin’s plan to conserve water and help replenish reservoirs and rivers in the Colorado River Basin