An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse. By Caitlin Ochs, High Country News Last week, the federal government ordered emergency measures to prevent water levels at Lake Powell from falling...
The prolonged drought combined with the lowest winter snowpack on record is requiring swift actions to protect this vital water system From the Bureau of Reclamation: Long-term drought has reduced Colorado River system storage to about 36 percent of capacity,...
Lake Powell could see just 22% of normal inflow By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers are planning for an extremely dry summer as Colorado wraps up winter 2026 with the worst snowpack on record for early April. The Colorado...
From the University of Boulder, Getches-Wilkinson Center By Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Carlos de la Parra, John Fleck, Jack Schmidt, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara With the...
by Natalie Ogami, Cronkite News The Bureau of Reclamation has been flooded with comments on its plan for dividing the Colorado River’s dwindling supply of water – over 18,000 from the states, cities, tribal nations, industry groups and others that...
States say automatically turning to agriculture isn’t always reliable By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism With a Lake Powell conservation pool nearly guaranteed for the future of Colorado River management, the four Upper Basin states are exploring and refining the ways...
