Reservoir-release pilot project in Colorado to test possible compact call
Front Range water providers recently released water stored in Homestake Reservoir to test how to get water downstream to the state line in the event of a Colorado River Compact call.
Unsafe yield
Severe drought, dead wells and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.
Against the flow
Picuris Pueblo says its water has been stolen and shunted over a mountain to the Mora Valley — where irrigators claim rights to it, too.
Photos: Colorado snow drought 2025-2026
This page in our free multimedia library features photos of the low snowpack in Colorado's Rocky Mountains during the 2025-2026 snow drought.
This collection includes imagery from Colorado ski areas...
Photos and videos: Twin Lakes, Colorado, March 2021
This page features drone-captured photos and videos of Twin Lakes in central Colorado.
The Twin Lakes are alpine lakes near the headwaters of the Arkansas River that were carved by...
Milestone Colorado River management plan mostly worked amid epic drought, review finds
Draft assessment of 2007 Interim Guidelines expected to provide a guide as talks begin on new operating rules for the iconic southwestern river
10 visuals that show how climate change is transforming the West’s snow and water...
The latest National Climate Assessment warns of a shrinking snowpack and serious downstream consequences.
Photos and videos: Westwater, Utah, September 2022
This page features drone-captured photos and video of Westwater, a small Navajo community next to Blanding, Utah, that recently got electricity and is still waiting for running water. Water...
Scientists clash over how to track the West’s vital snowpack
Supporters of airborne snow surveys dispute “hotspots” study on water forecasts
Photos: Granite Reef Diversion Dam aerials, June 2023
This page features aerial photos of Arizona's Granite Reef Diversion Dam, along the Salt River near Mesa.
Completed in 1908, the dam is only 29 feet high but 1,000 feet long. It was...