Diverting the Rio Grande into a grown-over, decades-old canal could cut New Mexico’s water...
New Mexico once again owes Texas a massive water debt, so water managers are considering resurrecting the original purpose of the channel.
State water education campaign focuses on individual actions
At the meeting of the Colorado Water Congress, Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a statewide initiative to educate Coloradans on water conservation.
Photos: Roosevelt Lake and Dam, Arizona, February 2021
This page features photos of Theodore Roosevelt Lake and Theodore Roosevelt Dam, along the Salt River east of Phoenix.
Roosevelt Dam, which rises 357 feet, was the first structure completed...
Photos and videos: Green River, October 2020
This page features drone footage and ground-based photos of the Green River, near Moab, Utah, and north of Canyonlands National Park.
The Green, which begins in Wyoming's Wind River...
Scientists clash over how to track the West’s vital snowpack
Supporters of airborne snow surveys dispute “hotspots” study on water forecasts
Recreation groups ask for more inclusion in state Water Plan
Colorado’s river recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan.
Hundreds of San Luis Valley farm wells at risk as state shortens deadline to...
Colorado's top water regulator is warning that a decision on whether hundreds of farm wells will be shut off to help save the Rio Grande River could come much sooner than expected.
The water war in Indian Wells Valley
California pistachio farmers are facing off against the U.S. Navy over water rights. The outcome could shape future legal fights as climate change upends the status quo.
Photos: Santa Cruz River in Tucson, February 2021
This page features photos of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona. The Santa Cruz begins in southern Arizona, dips into northern Mexico, and meets the Gila River, a...
Photos: Dolores River and McPhee Reservoir, May 2023
This page features aerial photos of the Dolores River and McPhee Reservoir in southwest Colorado.
The Dolores River begins in the San Juan Mountains and meets the Colorado River in...