Largest-ever modeling analysis reveals traditional water management strategies may fall short as climate pressures mount on ...
After years of drought, some argue that the country's second-largest reservoir should be drained, restoring a landscape of ...
In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water supply for the lower Colorado River basin states and Mexico. Over the past ...
Water from Colorado's West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate ...
Six key watersheds along the Colorado River have become increasingly vulnerable to drought and could be nearing a point of no ...
The Colorado River is managed like a joint bank account — seven states have equal shares of two basins, and not a single drop ...
The 21,400 acre-feet that typically disappears from Division 5 could instead flow downstream to Lake Powell, one of the main ...
As Lake Powell and other vital water sources in the Colorado River Basin face increasing stress, researchers are calling attention to a simple yet critical legal reform that could help secure the ...
The Colorado River Basin is in the midst of a 23-year drought. Reduced precipitation, mostly in the form of snow in the ...