Geography

In the 1960s, Glen Canyon Dam created Lake Powell, the 186-mile-long reservoir intended to store Colorado River flows from the Rocky Mountains. With the...

An explanation of California’s water development — as well as the challenges, today and tomorrow, of providing water for the state’s people, places and things.

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...

In studying what led to this historic avalanche cycle, snow scientists are identifying some elements — such as warmer temperatures, wetter air and snow, and more-intense storms — that are consistent with a warming climate.

A federal agency aims to offset rising costs linked to Lake Powell’s inability to produce as much hydropower due to drought.

With growing water shortages on the Colorado River, tribal communities are demanding a bigger role in river management and access to water they legally...

This page features aerial photos of the northern end of Lake Powell in Utah. Lake Powell is the second-largest reservoir in the nation by capacity...

Movement reimagines humans’ relationship to local waterways

This page features photos of the Laguna Grande Restoration Area in Baja California, Mexico. The Laguna Grande Restoration Area is a 1,200-acre plot of land...

Earth Day offers a chance to highlight some Colorado projects and businesses that are moving the needle on water sustainability.