#Colorado Must Adapt Its Water Rules for a Hotter, Drier Future — David Leach #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification Colorado River “Beginnings”. Photo: Brent Gardner-Smith/Aspen Journalism April 5, 2026 Coloradans often hear that the Colorado River crisis is happening somewhere else. Headlines focus …

#Colorado Must Adapt Its Water Rules for a Hotter, Drier Future -- David Leach #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/04/05/c...

“The Situation is Dire”Becky Mitchell, #Colorado’s Upper #ColoradoRiver Commissioner #COriver #aridification Click the link to read the article on Ken’s Substack (Ken Neubecker): March 27, 2026 The February 14 deadline for the seven Colorado River Basin States to come up with an agreement on future …

"The Situation is Dire"Becky Mitchell, #Colorado's Upper #ColoradoRiver Commissioner #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/04/05/t...

#Denver Water, Xcel enact plan to ease shortages: Shoshone call relaxation allows Front Range water provider to divert more until May 20 -- Heather Sackett (AspenJournalism.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/04/03/d...

The Ship Needs a Captain: A call for leadership in the Colorado River Basin The situation is clear: the precipitation outlook in the Colorado River Basin is dire, the river cannot sustain the demands placed on it, and this year we’re likely to face unprecedented management de...

The situation is clear: the precipitation outlook in the Colorado River Basin is dire, the river cannot sustain the demands placed on it, and this year we’re likely to face unprecedented consequences.

🚨 Read our latest on the #CORiver crisis: www.americanrivers.org/2026/03/the-...

200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: New analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory reveals that the 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent historical ... Graph created by RMBL Principal Research Scientist Ian Breckheimer, PhD, on March 23, 2026, courtesy of Ian Breckheimer Click the link to read the article on the Rocky Mountain Biological Laborator…

200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: Analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory -- 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent historical record #snowpack #runoff #GunnisonRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/04/02/2...

Rethinking How the #UnitedStates and #Mexico Share the #ColoradoRiver — Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Carlos de la Parra, John Fleck, Jack Schmidt, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara #COriver #aridification Click the link to read the paper on the Getches-Wilkinson Center website (Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Carlos de la Parra, John Fleck, Jack Schmidt, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara). Here’s the a…

Rethinking How the #UnitedStates and #Mexico Share the #ColoradoRiver -- Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Carlos de la Parra, John Fleck, Jack Schmidt, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/31/r...

Impact of #drought on rivers and Western #Colorado — KJCT #snowpack #runoff #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification West Drought Monitor map March 24, 2026. Click the link to read the article on the KJCT website (Matthew Kryger). Here’s an excerpt: March 27, 2026 Warm and dry conditions in Western Colorado…

Impact of #drought on rivers and Western #Colorado -- KJCT #snowpack #runoff #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/31/i...

Pagosa Country sees more record-breaking heat — The #PagosaSprings Sun #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification Click the link to read the article on the Pagosa Springs Sun website (Clayton Chaney). Here’s an excerpt: March 26, 2026 It was warmer last week in Pagosa Country than any other time on recor…

Pagosa Country sees more record-breaking heat -- The #PagosaSprings Sun #SanJuanRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/30/p...

#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...

The Ship Needs a Captain: A call for leadership in the Colorado River Basin The situation is clear: the precipitation outlook in the Colorado River Basin is dire, the river cannot sustain the demands placed on it, and this year we’re likely to face unprecedented management de...

The #CORiver will continue to shape the future of the West. The question is whether we confront reality now—with planning, cooperation, and investment—or continue reacting to crisis. Leadership today will determine our future tomorrow.

Read more: www.americanrivers.org/2026/03/the-...

EPISODES | River Radius Podcast

Check out our American Rivers-sponsored River Radius Podcast episode! The episode features our Director of Southwest River Protection, Mike Fiebig, and our longtime partners from the Returning Rapids Project on the #CORiver.

🎧 Tune in today: www.theriverradius.com/episodes/epi...

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...

#Utah Senator Mike Lee and Representative Celeste Maloy look to Congressional Review Act to crush Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, plan: Plus: Another #ColoradoRiver wonkfest; more public lands and -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/12/u...

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...