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

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

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 ...

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.

Using 23 years of satellite data, University of Utah hydrologists studied how dust-darkened snow is hastening runoff and ...

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

More information: Patrick Naple et al, Dust on Snow Radiative Forcing and Contribution to Melt in the Colorado River Basin, Geophysical Research Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL112757 ...

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 ...

Despite dire news reports in recent days regarding Colorado ... snowpack was at 83% on April 1. The South Platte Basin, which includes Clear Creek west of Denver and the Cache La Poudre River ...