A centuries-old system determines who gets water first and last
In response to the ongoing drought, Colorado has offered to pay ranchers to leave their water right in the river when levels sink to critically low levels.
Colorado Reservoirs at 85% of average capacity, with little recovery expected summer rains may...
Drought and decreased snowpack have left Colorado reservoirs below average capacity levels.
State officials looking for engagement on updated water plan
State officials are hoping dire climate predictions and water shortages will convince Coloradans to get involved in planning how to share a dwindling resource.
Blue Mesa is threatened by a two-decade-long drought and downstream obligations
Experts say it will take a lot more than one snowy winter to refill the reservoir.
Crystal River rancher, Water Trust again try to boost flows
A Crystal River Valley rancher and a nonprofit organization are teaming up for the second time to leave more water in a parched stream.
Advocacy and science work together to improve water quality in Coal Creek
Two non-profit groups in Crested Butte work to clean up waters still polluted from the Keystone and Standard mines.
Photos: Boulder Creek and Gross Reservoir
This page features photos of Gross Reservoir, Boulder Creek and the creek’s 2013 floods on Colorado’s Front Range.
Located in Boulder County, Gross Reservoir was created as a water storage...
Scientists in the East River watershed collect ‘mountains of data’ to understand water in...
In a first-of-its-kind project, scientists will trace snow from where it arrives in the atmosphere, to where it melts into the ground.
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe faces another devastating drought year, but recent rain, wheat prices...
Low snowpack and high temperatures have plagued water supplies in southwest Colorado, but high wheat prices bring hope to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
Pitkin County agrees to fund ditch piping project
The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners has approved funding toward a ditch piping project to keep more water in Hunter Creek.