BLUE RIVER, Colo. (CBS4) - Gary Weessies intended to go hiking and spend some time tromping through a warm spring-time mountain scene near Blue River on May 20.

The Blue River is back with an above average flow. On July 1, the Blue River below Dillon was flowing at 221 cubic feet per second . On Aug. 5, it jumped up to 455 cfs.

Officials are investigating Saturday after the Blue River in Breckenridge has been running orange in color through the day. The source is likely an abandoned mine upriver from the town.

The Blue River is one of the primary sources for the Dillon Reservoir, which provides drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people on the Front Range. Initial reports of the incident brought to ...

The Blue River Basin — a subbasin of the Colorado River Headwaters Basin — fared “a little bit better,” peaking April 8, at 108% of the 30-year-median, Heath said. The peak was also about ...

The mountain range is surrounded by the Gunnison and White River national forests. The Olympic Mountains in Washington contain around 60 glaciers. The Olympic Mountains.