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Snowpack reaches 97% of normal, but drought hanging on in desert Southwest
Recent snowstorms in the Colorado Rockies have helped elevate snowpack levels as the calendar turns to spring. About two ...
Despite near-normal snowpack, key Colorado River reservoir is expected to see lower spring flows
The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the ...
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NASA Map Reveals How Much Water Earth's Rivers Hold
A NASA map has revealed how much water the ... Researchers have also flagged regions of concern, such as the Colorado River Basin, with its severally depleted water flows. "There are many things ...
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
The mountains in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming saw a cluster of storms last month that aided their snowpack levels. But it wasn’t enough to make any meaningful dent into the forecasts, said ...
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Colorado is split into snowpack haves and have-nots, drought report shows
Winter storms brought some moisture back to the northern Colorado mountains, with snow that will melt and recharge the ...
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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 Tuesday, water managers from the Upper Colorado River Commission agreed to ...
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Could Colorado River negotiations take a turn under the Trump administration? Colorado officials hope not.
The deadline for the U.S. Department of Interior to determine the post-2026 future of Lake Powell and Lake Mead — and the entire Colorado River basin — is now six months away. As precarious ...
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Some Colorado River states want a new federal review of water management plans
The Lower Basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking ...
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Upper Basin water managers 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 last week, water managers from the Upper Colorado River Commission agreed ...