#ColoradoRiver Remains in Crisis with Continued Uncertainty on Water Supply and Operations -- Jennifer Pitt (Audubon.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/28/c...

2026’s historic snow #drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the future in the West -- Alejandro N. Flores (TheConversation.com) #snowpack #runoff #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/26/2...

This is a graph of #snowpack above #LakePowell using 104 snow measuring stations. It was 9 inches of water on March 7, now 6 inches. Other dry years shown.There is no historical analog to this — Brad ... Colorado River snowpack evolution since Oct 2025. Melt started about March 7. Down to 6Inches now from 9 inches then. There is no historical analog.

This is a graph of #snowpack above #LakePowell using 104 snow measuring stations. It was 9 inches of water on March 7, now 6 inches. Other dry years shown.There is no historical analog to this -- Brad Udall #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/26/t...

Navajo Dam Operations Meeting [Virtual] – April 21, 2026 1-3pm — Reclamation #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification The San Juan River near Navajo Dam, New Mexico, Aug. 23, 2015. Photo credit: Phil Slattery Wikimedia Commons From email from Reclamation: March 20, 2026 Reclamation conducts Public Operations Meeti…

Navajo Dam Operations Meeting [Virtual] - April 21, 2026 1-3pm -- Reclamation #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/26/n...

The #ColoradoRiver and the Tragedy of the Anti-Commons -- John Fleck (InkStain.net) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/24/t...

#ColoradoRiver negotiations resume with focus on stopgap measure in face of worsening hydrology -- Scott Franz (KUNC.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/22/c...

#ColoradoRiver Upper Basin states test methods to fill #LakePowell pool: States say automatically turning to agriculture isn’t always reliable -- Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/21/c...

#ColoradoRiver faces a day of reckoning -- Jonathan P. Thompson (WritersOnTheRange.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/21/c...

A shrinking #ColoradoRiver is forcing farms to change: From low-flow nozzles to baling hay at night, see how farmers are adapting to less water — Caitlin Ochs (High Country News) #COriver #aridificati... Lamar Fields, a tribal member, gathers blue corn to sample. With increasingly unreliable access to water, flexible crops like corn have become integral to the farm’s survival. To increase revenue, …

A shrinking #ColoradoRiver is forcing farms to change: From low-flow nozzles to baling hay at night, see how farmers are adapting to less water -- Caitlin Ochs (High Country News) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/20/a...

Romancing the River: The Era of Conquest Part 2 -- George Sibley (SibleysRivers.com) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification #ClimateChange coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/19/r...

Record heat could put #ColoradoRiver closer to crisis -- Tucson.com #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/17/r...

The Alfalfa Fallacy: There are no “obvious” solutions to the #ColoradoRiver crisis — Jonathan P. Thompson #COriver #aridification Idle sprinkler system in southwestern Colorado. Jonathan P. Thompson photo. Click the link to read the article on The Land Desk website (Jonathan P. Thompson): March 10, 2026 🥵 Aridification Watch …

The Alfalfa Fallacy: There are no "obvious" solutions to the #ColoradoRiver crisis -- Jonathan P. Thompson #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/16/t...

March 2026 Water Supply Briefing — Colorado Basin River Forecast Center #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification Click the link to read the article on the NOAA website:

March 2026 Water Supply Briefing -- Colorado Basin River Forecast Center #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/14/m...

Navajo Dam operations update March 13, 2026: Bumping down to 250 CFS Monday #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification Navajo Lake From email from Reclamation (Conor Felletter): Due to the increasing severity of the ongoing drought, and in an effort to conserve as much water as possible, the Bureau of Reclamation w…

Navajo Dam operations update March 13, 2026: Bumping down to 250 CFS Monday #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/13/n...

#Arizona tribal leaders testify in support of Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement — KJZZ #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification The Colorado River flows beneath Navajo Bridge in Arizona on Dec. 27, 2019. Three tribes in Arizona are pushing for a settlement that would solidify their access to the River’s water and prov…

#Arizona tribal leaders testify in support of Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement -- KJZZ #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/13/a...

Report: Big Central #Arizona Project supply cuts would trigger huge economic hits, major job losses in Arizona -- Tucson.com #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/12/r...

#ColoradoRiver district head: Deal between states still possible, necessary — The #GrandJunction Daily Sentinel #COriver #aridification General Manager of the Colorado River Water Conservation District Andy Mueller speaks at the district’s annual seminar in 2018. Photo credit: Brent Gardner-Smith/Aspen Journalism Click the link to …

#ColoradoRiver district head: Deal between states still possible, necessary -- The #GrandJunction Daily Sentinel #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/11/c...

States blast USBR draft EIS of potential #ColoradoRiver options -- Scott Franz (KUNC.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/11/s...

A record warm winter could send #LakePowell to a historic low. Flaming Gorge may be its lifeline — The Salt Lake Tribune #GreenRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification A chart from the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center shows projected water supplies for the Colorado River basin compared to normal in 2026. (Provided by Colorado Basin River Forecast Center) Clic…

A record warm winter could send #LakePowell to a historic low. Flaming Gorge may be its lifeline -- The Salt Lake Tribune #GreenRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/11/a...

#ColoradoRiver may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show: Record winter heat across basin has sapped water supplies, forecasters say — The #Denver Post #COriver #... Click the link to read the article on The Denver Post website (Elise Schmelzer). Here’s an excerpt: March 9, 2026 Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount o…

#ColoradoRiver may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show: Record winter heat across basin has sapped water supplies, forecasters say -- The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/10/c...

#Colorado, upper basin entities call for ‘durable,’ supply-driven management of #ColoradoRiver in federal comment period — Sky-Hi News #COriver #aridification Coyote Gulch’s Leaf in Byers Canyon, cut by the Colorado River, on the way to Steamboat Springs August 21, 2017. Click the link to read the article on the Sky-Hi News website (Ali Longwell). …

#Colorado, upper basin entities call for ‘durable,’ supply-driven management of #ColoradoRiver in federal comment period -- Sky-Hi News #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/09/c...

Could Colorado River “conservation pools” provide a path out of deadlock? -- Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/07/c...

Mining Monitor: Trump uranium mine? Or trolling?: Also: A guest post on Glen Canyon Dam — Jonathan P. Thompson #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification The Henry Mountains, which are surrounded by and covered with mining claims, including the Trump 1-4 properties. Jonathan P. Thompson photo. Click the link to read the article on The Land Desk webs…

Mining Monitor: Trump uranium mine? Or trolling?: Also: A guest post on Glen Canyon Dam -- Jonathan P. Thompson #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/04/m...

Central Arizona Project: Letter to Secretary Burgum about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for #LakePowell and #LakeMead — Terry Goddard and... Central Arizona Project map via Mountain Town News Click the link to go to the Central Arizona Project website Colorado River Operations where you can find links to the relevant documents with resp…

Central Arizona Project: Letter to Secretary Burgum about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for #LakePowell and #LakeMead -- Terry Goddard and Brenda Burman #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/04/c...

Colorado River District Responds to the Bureau of Reclamation’s Proposals for Post-2026 #LakePowell and #LakeMead Operations #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification Colorado River District land area. Click the link to read the release on the Colorado River District website (Lindsay DeFrates): March 2, 2026 Last week, the Colorado River District submitted comme…

Colorado River District Responds to the Bureau of Reclamation’s Proposals for Post-2026 #LakePowell and #LakeMead Operations #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/03/c...

Federal Water Tap, March 2, 2026: Reclamation Outlines Options to Prop Up Shrinking #LakePowell -- Brett Walton (circleofblue.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/03/f...

It's getting hot in here ... and it ain't just the January Thaw: Plus: #ColoradoRiver Chronicles; Big Bend Border Wall boondoggle -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/02/i...

In which my colleagues and I share thoughts on the future of #ColoradoRiver governance -- John Fleck (InkStain.net) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/28/i...

With no end in sight to dry days and high #wildfire risk, #Colorado eyes multiagency task force — Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #drought #aridification West Drought Monitor map February 24, 2026. Click the link to read the article on the Water Education website (Jerd Smith): February 26, 2026 Colorado has started preliminary planning for a multiag…

With no end in sight to dry days and high #wildfire risk, #Colorado eyes multiagency task force -- Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #drought #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/27/w...

The #ColoradoRiver rift abides: States’ stalemate persists as #LakePowell races toward de facto deadpool — Jonathan P. Thompson (High Country News) #COriver #aridification Welcome to the Landline, a monthly newsletter from High Country News about land, water, wildlife, climate and conservation in the Western United States. Screenshot from the High Country News websit…

The #ColoradoRiver rift abides: States’ stalemate persists as #LakePowell races toward de facto deadpool -- Jonathan P. Thompson (High Country News) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/27/t...