Geography

Colorado water and fire officials plan a two-day confab in Grand Junction to discuss how to protect the state’s vital mountain watersheds.

Flow targets for the environment and recreation are lacking, according to a recent report.

The state water board is encouraging roundtables to adopt a code of conduct, but some Western Slope roundtables are pushing back.

Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.

This page in our free multimedia library features GoPro video of a rafting trip through the Taos Box on the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. This entry also...

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

If you’ve watched TV in Colorado lately, chances are you’ve been bombarded with commercials for various sports betting platforms. Now, as you surf the internet, you might also see ads connecting the state’s newly legalized sports betting industry with funding for Colorado water projects.

This page features drone-captured imagery of Dillon Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado. Created by a 231-foot-tall earth-fill dam, Dillon Reservoir contains over 250,000 acre-feet of water when at full capacity....

This page in our free multimedia library features aerial photos of the Rio Grande and San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. The Rio Grande begins in the San Juan Mountains and travels...

The Ute Indian Tribe is suing to get back its water and asserting that the misappropriation is one of a decades-long string of racially motivated schemes to deprive it of its rights and property.