The Department of the Interior on Monday announced the three lower basin states on the Colorado River — California, Arizona and Nevada — have reached an agreement on cuts to their water ...

Lower Colorado River Basin states plan to collectively – and temporarily – cut their water use by 3 million acre-feet by the end of 2026.

The Colorado River’s Lower Basin states published a proposal Wednesday for the watershed’s long-term operations, just hours after their Upper Basin peers unveiled a rival offer — and as talks… ...

Explore the Snake River: its map, rich history from Native Americans to pioneers, impressive length, and facts about Hells ...

Floodwater covers an agricultural area after the Salinas River overflowed its banks on January 13, 2023, in Salinas, California. An atmospheric river is forecast to hit California next week.

Those three make up the Lower Basin states of the century-old Colorado River Compact, which assigns water rights to them plus the four Upper Basin states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

On Monday, the map suggested the flooding risk area would be reduced primarily to the westernmost areas of Oregon and Washington. "Three to 5 inches of rainfall is forecast across the region for ...

Colorado River Basin reservoir levels drop to record lows amid drought. ... formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States, July 12, 2022, near Boulder City, Nevada.