Geography

A prototype web tool uses historical data to give river users and water managers the ability to check an entire season’s flow forecast.

A well-connected metro Denver water developer is proposing to export millions of gallons of water from the San Luis Valley to Douglas County.

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.

Drought in the West persists, but the increase in snowpack will likely allow for a significant recovery in reservoirs and soil moisture.

An interactive map visualizes restoration efforts on the San Joaquin River.

With the Southwest locked in a 19-year drought and climate change making the region increasingly drier, water managers and users along the Colorado River are facing a troubling question: Are we in a new, more arid era when there will never be enough water?

Julia Bernal, director of the Pueblo Action Alliance, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about the legacy of colonialism in New Mexico and its impact on water issues.

What’s the current state of the snowpack? How have conditions changed over the season?

The state’s fixation on oil and gas development threatens the Colorado River watershed.

Climate change and the decades-long drought are fueling bigger and more dangerous fires, leaving devastation up and down watersheds.