Geography

Some in Colorado’s recreation community are hoping proposed legislation will result in more water in streams for the benefit of boaters.

Lake Powell will receive 1 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River as a short-term solution to drought, boosting lake levels and protecting hydropower production.

State engineers in the Arkansas River basin are beginning to crack down on more than 10,000 ponds without legal water rights, which they say are harming senior rights holders.

Early involvement in negotiating new Colorado River guidelines will be critical for tribes to determine their future.

The crisis on the Colorado River is not waiting for the state of Colorado to develop a program to avoid water shortages.

This page in our free multimedia library features drone-captured photos of the Rio Grande, near Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Rio Grande begins in the San Juan Mountains and travels some 1,900...

Beaver reintroduction and restoration can help with some of the West's most profound water problems, both in terms of quantity and quality. A trial program is underway at Caribou Ranch in Boulder County.

As California’s Salton Sea dries up, toxic dust on the dry lakebed blows into neighboring communities and causes a serious health hazard. Lindsay Fendt reports. https://vimeo.com/400802228 Length: 2:04 Download script Download full resolution...

This page features drone-captured images of Paonia Reservoir, located in Gunnison County, Colorado. Constructed in 1962, 199-foot Paonia Dam crosses Muddy Creek just upstream from its junction with Anthracite Creek....

States say automatically turning to agriculture isn’t always reliable