Photos: Fryingpan River, Colorado, December 2020
This page features photos of the Fryingpan River on Colorado's Western Slope near Basalt.
The Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, which in turn flows into...
Water confab: Colorado politicos call for more water storage, smart growth
Politicians and water officials gathered to discuss Colorado's water issues and creating more reservoir storage.
Two new Colorado River reservoirs are rising on the Front Range, are they the...
Two new water storage projects designed to capture the flows of the Colorado River may represent the end of an era on the river.
A century of federal indifference left generations of Navajo homes without running water
A new pipeline will provide running water to some of the 30 to 40% of Navajo Nation residents who still live without it in their homes.
Wildfires and wetlands
Residents in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, see first-hand how wildfires can damage wetlands and watersheds vitally important to their water supply. Jerd Smith reports for The Water Desk.
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Want to predict wildfires? The key may be underground
Recent studies demonstrate how soil moisture data can help wildfire experts predict a potential fire’s location and severity.
Photos: Fraser River, Moffat Tunnel and Gross Reservoir
This page features photos of the Moffat Tunnel at the Winter Park Ski Resort, the Fraser River outside of Granby, Colorado, and Gross Reservoir in Boulder County.
The Moffat Tunnel...
Indigenous youths finish historic journey down Klamath River after dams removed
KLAMATH, Calif. — In a thick forest along the remote northern California coast earlier this month, a group of mostly young Indigenous kayakers pushed off into the clear-emerald waters...
Critical April snowpack above average, but potential for dry spring causes concern
While snowpack and reservoirs are strong, forecasts for streamflows, which build as melting snow reaches streams, are expected to be below normal across southwestern and southeastern parts of the state.
As pressure to regulate Yampa River continues, locals raise cash to aid compliance effort
Nearly one year after the state ordered Yampa River water users to begin measuring their diversions from the iconic river, local community groups have raised more than $200,000 to help cash-strapped ranchers and others install the devices needed to comply with the law.