Climate change reducing Colorado River runoff
By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler
By mid-century, annual runoff into the Colorado River could be reduced by nearly a third as declining snowpack leads...
Cash for Grass: Colorado to pay for turf removal, boost water conservation
Colorado has a new turf replacement program that will finance residential areas to switch their yards to more water efficient landscaping.
Photos: San Pedro River, Arizona
This page features photos of the San Pedro River in southeast Arizona, a hotspot for biological diversity.
The San Pedro River originates about 10 miles...
Proposition DD barely squeaks by
Colorado voters have narrowly passed a measure that will legalize sports betting and use the taxes raised to fund projects outlined in the Colorado Water Plan.
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...
New dust-on-snow monitoring technology coming to Steamboat lab, expanding a growing snowpack data network
Technology to study the impact of dust on downwind mountain ecosystems in Colorado and Utah will likely be installed in the Rockies this fall.
How low can the Colorado River go? A slow float on the 15-mile reach
On a hot and sunny morning in August, a group of nine paddlers pushed their duckies and stand-up paddle boards into the Colorado River...
The delicate dance of Dillon Reservoir during spring runoff
Managing how water moves from one side of the Continental Divide to the other requires cautious timing and accurate forecasting.
Taking stock of the spring snowpack
Maps and charts visualize conditions at the April 1 milestone
Denver developer, former governor make $118M play for San Luis Valley water
A well-connected metro Denver water developer is proposing to export millions of gallons of water from the San Luis Valley to Douglas County.