Colorado snowpack, after a dry January, is near normal in north — and dismal in some places
A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots.
Steamboat Pilot & Today2h
Lawmakers get update on post-2026 Colorado River basin negotiations
The deadline for the U.S. Department of Interior to determine the post-2026 future of Lake Powell and Lake Mead — and the ...
The Aspen Times1d
With snow up to 50 inches in areas, Colorado’s latest storm cycle brought snowpack above normal in the northern mountains
Since Valentine’s Day, several storms have brought six straight powder days and up to 50 inches of snow to some Colorado ski ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram4h
Colorado River water managers in the Upper Basin want monthly drought meetings with feds
Water managers are preparing for another potentially lackluster runoff this year in the Colorado River Basin. At a meeting ...
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
Utah braces for below-normal snowpack runoff
However, with several regions well below normal, lulls in the long-range forecast and dry soil conditions before the snowpack ...
koaa5h
Big Jump in Our Snowpack as a Parade of Storms Moves Through Colorado
We had a warm start to February and our snowpack took a hit. A parade of storms brought some much needed snow totals across mainly the northern portion of the Centennial State.
Hosted on MSN5d
Lake Mead projections lower as snowpack lags in Upper Colorado River Basin
With snowpack levels hovering around 84% of normal, projections for Lake Mead released on Friday show the reservoir dropping ...
At odds over water cuts, Colorado River states still seek consensus as deadline nears
The Rocky Mountain states say they don't have water to give. The Southwest says it can't save the Colorado River on its own.
Newsweek on MSN7d
Lake Mead: Colorado Snowpack Adds to Water Woes
Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of ...
Dry winter leaves little snow to melt, but SRP says its water supplies are in good shape
Salt River Project hydrologists usually traipse into the high country to measure snow this time of year. The problem is, ...
Colorado River negotiators express urgency, uncertainty as deadline nears
Lead negotiators from the Colorado River’s Upper Basin states expressed a dual sense of uncertainty and urgency on Tuesday, ...