Geography

Douglas County commissioners consider spending $10 million to help finance a controversial San Luis Valley farm water export proposal.

There’s an old catchphrase that Colorado kayak park proponents used in the early 2000s to sell the idea that keeping water in streams mattered just as much as water...

A farmer and environmentalist formed an unlikely partnership to improve fish habitat in the San Luis Valley.

As California’s seasons become warmer and drier, state officials are pondering whether the water rights permitting system needs revising.

Experts say it will take a lot more than one snowy winter to refill the reservoir. 

In response to the ongoing drought, Colorado has offered to pay ranchers to leave their water right in the river when levels sink to critically low levels.

Some water experts say preserving these pre-compact water rights, even though they aren’t being used, could give Colorado stronger footing in potential negotiations with Lower Basin states by propping up Colorado’s consumptive-use tally on paper.

Problems with a Grand County, Colorado dam are turning out to be worse than previously thought, and may be tough to plan for moving forward.

Water managers are dealing with the after effects of fire and mudslides in Glenwood Canyon by continuing a water quality monitoring program. 

This page features drone-captured photos and videos of the Colorado River near Parshall, Colorado. Located in the river's headwaters region, this stretch between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling is...