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Higher future flows likely on the Colorado River, new study finds
Today's News-Herald· 15 hours agoRiver flows will most likely rise 5-7% in the quarter-century starting in 2026 compared to the far-below-normal flows of the last 25 years, it says. The ...
Lake Mead outlook improves in latest water projections
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt will take a year to get there, but Lake Mead is expected to be 4 feet deeper in May 2024 than...
A once-promising Colorado River forecast is downgraded after mediocre April snowfall
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA dry April around the Colorado River Basin melted hopes for a second-straight banner year of big...
Interactive map educates on Colorado recreation, points to lesser-known destinations
Colorado Springs Gazette· 9 hours agoA new, interactive tool aims to educate first-time visitors to the outdoors around north-central ...
'Brave the Wild River' author at Telluride library
Montrose Daily Press· 1 day agoThe riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, called by ...
Utah’s reservoirs are at about 90% capacity, except Lake Powell. Here’s why
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is an outlier. According to the U.S. Bureau...
Scientists are mapping Earth's rivers from space before climate change devastates our planet
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt also brings to light rivers that have depleted due to overuse by humans. Climate change,...
How Lake Mead's water levels will fare this summer
Newsweek· 4 days agoSeasonal fluctuations like this are quite normal for the reservoir; however, due to the reservoir reaching record low levels in recent years, officials...
Aspen Journalism: Climate change causing increase in metals concentrations in streams — including...
The Aspen Times· 3 hours agoColorado’s mountains are pockmarked with orange tailings piles, adits, tunnels, and rusted tramways...
A plumbing issue at Lake Powell dam could mean big trouble for Western water
Mohave Daily News· 6 days agoThe damage is to Glen Canyon Dam’s “river outlet works,” a critical set of small tubes near the...