Geography

Water managers from the Colorado's River Upper Basin visit the Lower Basin on a fact-finding trip.

Electricity produced at Glen Canyon Dam has been cut in half by the 20-year drought.

Confronted with the specter of a New Mexico parched by climate change, some have begun to push back against a water model that focuses primarily on putting as much water to use as possible.

Unhoused Angelenos use the urban river as a source of sustenance, but a proposal to revitalize the waterway could push them out.

Water conservation in California’s southern desert is causing an environmental disaster as the Salton Sea quickly shrinks.

Seven municipal water providers in the West create a five-point plan to conserve water, but some say it's not enough.

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,...

The U.S. Forest Service approved an application from the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs for geotechnical drilling in the Homestake Valley, one of the first steps toward building a new dam and reservoir on Homestake Creek.

This photo gallery features images shot during a Lighthawk flight to the Colorado River headwaters and surrounding areas. The flight began at Rocky Mountain...

Ancient rainstorms may have sculpted the red planet, similar to the monsoon rains that helped shape the Southwest’s landscape.