Geography

As a developer seeks an easement in the Kaibab National Forest, the character of surrounding towns and parks could drastically change.

For more than 4½ years, state engineers in Colorado have expressed concerns that a conservancy district has not proven there is a need for the water, which would be stored in the proposed White River reservoir and dam project.

A new agreement calls for Western states to leave their drinking water in the reservoir — and act as if they didn't.

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...

Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, explains how to make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies.

Pitkin County’s opposition to a River District tax increase is just the latest in the historically antagonistic relationship between the two entities.

With population growth around Denver prompting fierce competition for water, investors want to import a new supply from the San Luis Valley, but many farmers and ranchers who depend on that water are opposed to the plan.

As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners has approved funding toward a ditch piping project to keep more water in Hunter Creek.

This page features drone footage and still imagery of the Goosenecks of the San Juan River as well as the area around Mexican Hat, Utah and Kayenta, Arizona. The...