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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In Wyoming, Flaming Gorge Reservoir’s water recedes as Colorado River Basin contends with drought
A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line is beginning to feel the effects of the two-decade megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S.
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Upper Basin states layout plan to help the Colorado River, but still say Lower Basin needs to chip in more
Colorado is among four states that sent a letter Monday to the Bureau of Reclamation with a plan, but also maintained the Lower Basin would need to take significant action
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How much water is lost in the transfer between Flaming Gorge and Lake Powell?
The Upper Colorado River Commission plans to study the transit losses as part of the 2022 Drought Operations Plan.
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Flaming Gorge’s upcoming water release could be good news for endangered Colorado River Basin fish
Details are still being finalized, but the Upper Colorado Endangered Fish Recovery Program now plans to conduct additional research this year.
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500,000 acre-feet of water will be released from Flaming Gorge reservoir in Wyoming to protect Lake Powell
Blue Mesa near Gunnison is for the moment safe from letting more water go, but Colorado River Drought Operations Plan says that could change
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Analysis: As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it’s time to focus on reducing demand
By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2021, triggering future cuts in the amount of water states will be allowed to draw from the river. The Tier 1 shortage declaration followed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s forecast that the water […]
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Three Colorado River Basin reservoirs will be partially drained to keep Lake Powell producing hydropower
The nation’s Western drought is so severe that federal predictions of Colorado River flows into Lake Powell for 2021 dropped by the equivalent of 10 Lake Dillons in just six months, according to a key new report. In issuing the report Friday, U.S. water engineers said they will for the first time take water […]
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Even after a rush of snow and rain, the thirsty Colorado River Basin is “not out of the woods yet”
Colorado’s water year has been extraordinary. After nearly 20 years dominated by drought, a combination of heavy storms, persistent precipitation and cold temperatures conspired for a water bonanza not seen in decades. Today, rivers are swollen, ample snow lingers in the mountains and the statewide snowpack sits at 3,700 percent of normal (just one of […]