Issues

The drought hit crisis proportions this summer, pushing lakes Powell and Mead to historic lows and triggering emergency releases.

For the last two years, Robin Daigle has had to boil her tap water before pouring it in ice cube trays.  She boils tap water if she needs it to...

Dropping reservoir levels have opened a window of opportunity for water-management policies that move the river system toward sustainability.

Coloradans want the state’s top water road map to be more equitable, but finalizing plans has been difficult.

Colorado’s water forecast, already strained by back-to-back drought years, is unlikely to brighten this fall and winter.

In Arizona, finding water in the wilderness means discovering a source of life. 

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

The Colorado River is in crisis — one of the worst in recorded history. For the past several months, the seven states that use Colorado River water have been trying to come up with a plan to keep the river from collapsing. California is the single largest user of Colorado River water, which means that any effort to save the river involves California making some serious cuts. 

This photo gallery features images shot during a Lighthawk aerial photo flight over Gross Dam and Reservoir, west of Boulder. Denver Water has proposed raising the dam by 131...

This page features fishing on the Green River in Utah. The Green River flows through Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, running 730 miles downriver before connecting with the Colorado River. About...