The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry, with many ranges holding less than 50% of their ...

Snowpack in the Blue River Basin, which encompasses all of Summit County, stood at 90% of the 30-year median as of Friday.

Hydrologists say that hotter temperatures have been drying out soils and vegetation in the west, leading to less water ...

The federal forecast for 55% of normal April to July runoff into Lake Powell means this year’s runoff could be the second lowest in the past six ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Arizona will likely continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The ...

A new study highlights how dust on snow accelerates snowmelt in the Upper Colorado River Basin, with significant impacts on water resources. Researchers urge better monitoring and land use management.

What a difference a month makes. The forecast for how much water will flow this year into Lake Powell, a bellwether reservoir ...

In last month’s report, the snowpack in the South Platte Basin stood at 98% of normal for the date. As of May 1, it was at 72%. The Colorado River Headwaters basin fell from 96% to 66% ...

Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt.

As the season came to a close, the snowpack for the Yampa/White/Little Snake River basin in the northwest corner of the state and the headwaters of the Colorado River mainstem both peaked around April ...

Snowpack woes continue across Colorado ... or river basins. The two basins struggling the most are the San Miguel & San Juan and Upper Rio Grande basins. The Upper Rio Grande Basin is currently ...