The Colorado River is known as one of the most spectacular rivers in the United States of America. It is a valuable source ...

States that use the Colorado River say they don't want to go to the Supreme Court, but some are quietly preparing for ...

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.

Water managers are preparing for another potentially lackluster runoff this year in the Colorado River Basin. At a meeting ...

Here’s an overview: Southern California gets most of its water from two sources: the Colorado River and the State Water Project, which, among other uses, delivers water from wetter northern and ...

February snowstorms brought some relief to parched landscapes in the Colorado River Basin, but the river’s reservoirs are less than half full heading into a spring runoff season that is expected to be ...

An “essential” Colorado River water conservation program faces dual threats as the new Trump administration attempts to freeze its funding and a lapse in authorization creates delays that may ...

Some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River may finally belong to water users on the Western Slope if the Trump administration doesn’t stall the funding first. The U.S. Bureau of ...

This spring, the Colorado River District will be hitting 11 communities in western Colorado to discuss water issues facing the basin for its annual “State of the River ” meetings. During the ...

After you've admired the Grand Canyon from the hiking trails (or even from the air on a helicopter tour), enjoy a new vantage point on a Colorado River rafting tour. Options range from the family ...

The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center attributes the decline to poor precipitation above the reservoir, which fell to 69 percent of normal from January 1–15. Snowpack conditions, crucial for ...

Snowpack across Colorado ranges from close to normal levels near the Colorado River headwaters, outside Grand Lake, to troublingly low along the state’s southern border. The pattern of snow ...