Geography

This map shows total rain and snowfall in the New Mexico every month from 1981 to the present. The map's color scale runs from white (no precipitation), to blue (significant precipitation) to red (intense precipitation)....

The Water Desk is launching a new program to support water-related journalism in New Mexico and the Rio Grande Basin.

This page explains how journalists can apply to The Water Desk for funding to support their coverage of water issues connected to New Mexico and the Rio Grande. We will...

Fires in the West burn so intensely that they reshape forests, shift tree species and turn calm waterways into devastating mudflows.

Water leaders from each of the Colorado River basin states will soon meet for the annual Colorado River Water Users Association Conference.

This page features imagery of Fontenelle Reservoir along the Green River in southwestern Wyoming. Created by Fontenelle Dam, a 139-foot earthfill dam, Fontenelle Reservoir has a storage capacity of 345,000...

Ouray County is asking the state water board to delay a court filing designed to protect streamflows and resolve issues in a related case.

Water managers are dealing with the after effects of fire and mudslides in Glenwood Canyon by continuing a water quality monitoring program. 

Last update: September 21, 2022 Percent of total capacity Source: US Bureau of Reclamation

Aspen’s new water resource plan outlines the strategy for creating emergency storage to address threats to existing supplies.