Geography

Colorado has approved a $1.9 million snow measuring initiative that will help forecast how much water mountain snowpack will likely generate.

Ruedi Reservoir on Colorado's Fryingpan River is 54% full and at its lowest level in 19 years.

The Water Desk is excited to announce new grants to support water journalism connected to New Mexico and the Rio Grande Basin.

Douglas County commissioners consider spending $10 million to help finance a controversial San Luis Valley farm water export proposal.

This page feature drone-captured imagery and ground-based photos of Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge and Parker Strip, both located along the Colorado River and the Arizona-California border. The Bill...

Despite emergency releases from upper basin reservoirs to prop up Lake Powell, levels are still projected to dip below a critical threshold.

Colorado could soon have a program that would pay property owners to get rid of one of the largest water uses for Western Slope water providers: grass.

Colorado water and fire officials plan a two-day confab in Grand Junction to discuss how to protect the state’s vital mountain watersheds.

The Fetcher Ranch, like many in Colorado, is struggling with an abandonment policy that may strip water rights from the land.

The Colorado health department is investigating a plume causing high levels of forever chemicals in the raw water supply of Adams County.