Category: Water Supply

Standley Lake in Westminster. The ongoing drought, which shows no signs of easing this fall, has left Colorado's reservoirs at just 84 percent of average capacity, down from 112 percent of average last year at this time. Credit: Jerd Smith, Fresh Water News

Western Water Plans: Uncertain about uncertainty?

January 16, 2020 by Bianca Valdez

Lake Powell, created with the 1963 completion of Glen Canyon Dam, is the upper basin's largest reservoir on the Colorado River. But 2000-2019 has provided the least amount of inflow into the reservoir, making it the lowest 20-year period since the dam was built, as evidenced by the "bathtub ring" and dry land edging the reservoir, which was underwater in the past. As of October 1, 2019, Powell was 55 percent full. Credit: EcoFlight

As 2020 kicks in, historic Colorado River Drought Plan will get its first test

January 8, 2020 by Laura Paskus

Letter: Yampa River water issues unfairly portrayed in Fresh Water News

January 2, 2020 by Mark Camblin Erin Light

The Yampa River, Aug. 19, 2019. Credit: CU News Corps.

Anger and disappointment as Yampa River ranchers ordered to measure water

December 18, 2019 by Jerd Smith

The Yampa Basin has tasted curtailment, but more administration could be coming

December 16, 2019

Western Water Plans: How do Western states incorporate regional engagement into water resource planning?

December 2, 2019 by Hannah O'Neill

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