Geography

Urgency to designate the Crystal River in Colorado as Wild & Scenic varies among the river's advocates.

A high stakes standoff is playing out over how to save the Colorado River. And with the biggest man-made reservoir in America — Lake Mead — running dry, time...

Tanya Trujillo brings two decades of experience on Colorado River issues as she takes on the challenges of a river basin stressed by climate change.

Some in Colorado’s recreation community are hoping proposed legislation will result in more water in streams for the benefit of boaters.

A new pipeline will provide running water to some of the 30 to 40% of Navajo Nation residents who still live without it in their homes.

This page in our free multimedia library features GoPro video of a rafting trip through the Taos Box on the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. This entry also...

In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells.

Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.

This page features ground-based and aerial photos of Lyman Reservoir, located in Lyman Lake State Park near Springerville, Arizona. By damming the Little Colorado River—a tributary to the Colorado River...

Is prior appropriation up to the task of divvying up the state’s water in an era of increasingly frequent and severe drought conditions?