Colorado

This page features photos of the headwaters of the San Juan River, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The San Juan River is a major tributary of the Colorado River that begins in...

In the culmination of a process that has been years in the making, Colorado officials Wednesday announced the creation of a state-run water conservation program. In what officials are calling...

Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions

This page features photos of Blue Mesa Reservoir, along the Gunnison River in Colorado’s Curecanti National Recreation Area. Created by 390-foot Blue Mesa Dam, the reservoir is the largest lake located entirely within Colorado. The...

In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells.

This page in our free multimedia library features photos of the low snowpack in Colorado's Rocky Mountains during the 2025-2026 snow drought. This collection includes imagery from Colorado ski areas...

With drought and high temperatures putting unprecedented pressure on water users throughout Colorado, from cities to agriculture, there’s one segment that can be affected first — and maybe worst...

This page in our free multimedia library features photos of low flows in the Colorado River in Grand Junction on April 22, 2026. The Colorado River is struggling early in...

The Colorado River basin has been here before.  This year’s historic winter of low snow might feel novel. But recent years give some insight into just how dry the West’s...

This page in our free multimedia library features photos of the record-low snowpack in southwest Colorado along U.S. 550, between Durango and Ouray. Like the rest of Colorado, the...