Crop in the crosshairs
The federal government is trying to save the water supply for 40 million Americans. It has released three possible plans to protect the Colorado...
Photos: South Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam, May 2021
This page features aerial photos of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona.
Lake Powell is the second-largest reservoir in the nation by...
Photos: Lake Las Vegas aerials, May 2021
This page features aerial photos of Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada.
Lake Las Vegas, which has been filled with Colorado River water, is a...
Photos: Green River at Gates of Lodore, September 2020
This page features photos of the Green River at the Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument in northwest Colorado.
The Green River is the...
Photos and videos: Rio Grande near Fort Craig, New Mexico, August 2022
This page features drone-captured photos and videos of the Rio Grande near Fort Craig, New Mexico
Established in 1854, Fort Craig was the site of...
Long-distance water
There’s desperation in the desert – for communities that could run out of water if the Colorado River keeps shrinking from overuse and climate...
Photos: Bullfrog Marina and Lake Powell, October 2022
This page features aerial and ground-based photos of Lake Powell's Bullfrog Marina in southern Utah.
Created by Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell is the second-largest...
Photos: Colorado River aerials, October 2022
This page features aerial photos of the Colorado River entering Lake Powell in southern Utah near Hite Marina.
Just south of the inoperable Hite Marina...
Photos: Fryingpan River, Colorado, December 2020
This page features photos of the Fryingpan River on Colorado's Western Slope near Basalt.
The Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River,...
Photos: Lake Mead and Hoover Dam aerials, May 2021
This page features aerial images of Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, along the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lake Mead is the nation's largest...