Dry spring weather is causing plants to use more snowmelt, reducing Colorado River streamflow. This explains why runoff ...

While the delta’s recovery is inspiring, it comes after decades of devastation. By the 1960s, the Colorado River no longer reached Mexico, drying up one of North America’s richest ecosystems.

The battle over an annexation to Colorado Springs, while it already needs more water to meet projected growth, is a recent ...

Reservoirs along the river may never rise to previous levels. Utah's Lake Powell has a "bathtub ring" that rises at least 70 feet above the water. Peter McBride From its source high in the Rocky ...

Like other Western states, Colorado is racing to shore up aging water systems and make existing supplies stretch further as drought and rising temperatures shrink water supplies.

The Colorado River can potentially become overdrawn under a warmer climate. Researchers say they have identified a crucial solution for states to prevent continued strain on the Colorado River ...

The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the last two decades, despite near-normal snowpack levels and heavy March ...

Five out of seven Colorado River basin states are failing to maximize a critical resource that could help alleviate the region’s long-standing water crisis, a new report found.

Our Colorado Snowpack is taking a hit after how dry March has been for us. Specifically, Southern Colorado is seeing the ...

By Eric Ruark Environmental leaders in Arizona, Utah, and other western states are scrambling to avert an impending ecological catastrophe. The Colorado River — which supplies water to ...

The Upper Colorado snowpack, which encompasses the Blue River Basin in Summit County, is experiencing a remarkable winter. The area's snowpack levels have nearly reached 100% of the average for ...