Geography

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

This page features drone-captured photos and videos of Paonia Reservoir on Colorado's Western Slope. Located 16 miles northeast of Paonia, the reservoir lies...

Colorado River Basin states have 60 days to come up with a water reduction plan.

The State of Colorado has activated the municipal portion of its emergency drought plan for only the second time in history as several cities say they need to prepare for what is almost certainly going to be a dangerously dry 2021.

This photo gallery features images shot during a Lighthawk flight to the Colorado River headwaters and surrounding areas. The flight began at Rocky Mountain...

Colorado’s water forecast, already strained by back-to-back drought years, is unlikely to brighten this fall and winter.

Colorado could soon have a program that would pay property owners to get rid of one of the largest water uses for Western Slope water providers: grass.

This page features photos of the headwaters of the San Juan River, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The San Juan River is a major tributary of the...

After nearly 136 years of work, the U.S. Geological Survey still faces problems mapping small streams. Now hikers and lasers are on the solutions menu.

This page in our free multimedia library features photos of Abiquiu Lake, which impounds the Rio Chama in northwest New Mexico. Situated between the Sangre...