Videos and photos: Blue River drone flight, December 2019
This page features drone-captured imagery of the Blue River, north of Silverthorne, Colorado. A tributary of the Colorado River, the Blue River runs for 65 miles and offers Gold...
Maybell project addresses problems for irrigators, boaters, fish
The Maybell Irrigation District and The Nature Conservancy are rehabilitating and modernizing a key headgate and diversion on the Yampa River.
Photos: Stewart Mountain Dam and Saguaro Lake, June 2023
This page features aerial photos of Arizona's Stewart Mountain Dam and Saguaro Lake along the Salt River northeast of Phoenix.
Stewart Mountain Dam was built from 1928 to 1930 by the Salt...
How universities in the West justify staying green during drought
In early June, water experts gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder to talk about the future of the Colorado River.
The lifeline for 40 million people in the Southwest...
Colorado has big dreams to use more water from the Colorado River. But will...
The site where Ute Water plans to build Owens Creek Reservoir at 8,200 feet on the Grand Mesa was snow covered by mid-November. The Western Slope’s largest domestic water...
Western Slope lawmakers take Colorado River managers to task
Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions
As pressure to regulate Yampa River continues, locals raise cash to aid compliance effort
Nearly one year after the state ordered Yampa River water users to begin measuring their diversions from the iconic river, local community groups have raised more than $200,000 to help cash-strapped ranchers and others install the devices needed to comply with the law.
Storage and new water sources to be proposed in Aspen water plan
A consultant working for the city of Aspen is presenting both new sources and storage as part of its water future.
Photos and videos: Rio Chama rafting, May 2023
This page features photos and videos from a wilderness rafting trip on the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico.
The Rio Chama is a major tributary of the Rio Grande...
Corporate support for the river
For decades, water managers and environmentalists have worked to keep a critical stretch of the drought-stressed Colorado River healthy enough to support endangered fish. This year, they’re getting a...