#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...

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...

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An early morning picture as the moon sets, and below the Colorado river flows deep down in Horseshoe Bend portion of Glen Canyon in northern Arizona. The canyon walls a composed of bands of various earth tones.

Moon stetting over Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. #navajoland #coloradoriver #gorge #desert #photography #desertphotography #photo #geology #arizona #pagearizona #canyon #horshoebend #glencanyon

Colorado’s rural farmers try to adapt to shrinking Colorado River The Colorado River has 20% less water flowing through it than it did in the 20th century due to a decadeslong drought exacerbated by climate change.Caitlin Ochs, a photojournalist and

The Colorado River is 20% drier than last century. Some basin farms may get just 10% of their water this year. Every 1°C of warming cuts river flow by 9%.
Seven states must reach a water-cut deal by Oct. 1 — or the feds step in.
#ColoradoRiver #Drought #ClimateChange #Water

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...

Colorado River stakeholders leave thousands of comments on federal water plan The Bureau of Reclamation has been flooded with comments on its plan for dividing the Colorado River’s dwindling supply of water — over 18,000 from the states, cities, tribal nations, industry groups ...

#ColoradoRiver stakeholders leave thousands of comments on federal #water plan www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
over 18,000 comments from the states, cities, tribal nations, industry groups and others that rely on it.

Few are happy about the plan. Most are very unhappy.

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...

Monday got us like... 🙃 When you're deep in the heart of the Grand Canyon, sometimes the only way to take it all in is upside down! 🤸 Who's ready to flip their world upside down by coming down canyon with us?✨
📷: Cleo Villet #GrandCanyon #Matkat #AdventureAwaits #ColoradoRiver #mondayfunday #gcnp

Sunday Art Day! "Owl Eyes" - The Grand Canyon can require your full attention for many reasons- danger, navigation, planning. However, this moment demanded everyone stop in their tracks in awe!
🎨: Hannah Jensen #sundayartday #grandcanyonart #grandcanyonartists #coloradoriver #owleyes #gcnp

2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West For much of the Western US, winter 2026 was the year snow never came.

"The record-low snowpack may be a harbinger of what a warmer future will look like in the western US."

arstechnica.com/science/2026... #badnews #coloradoriver #drought #lakepowell #precipitation #rain #snowdrought #snowpack #stresstest #water #waterrights #westernstates #wildfires #wildfireseason

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

Colorado River Negotiations Resume With Focus on Stopgap Measures - Inside Climate News Water negotiators are facing a worsening water supply forecast with record-low snowpack across the West.

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#coloradoriver #water

The #ColoradoRiver is in crisis with no #WaterPolicy deal in sight. In our new webinar "Desperate Times on the Colorado River" 4 experts break down the standoff between upper & lower basin states, what Fed intervention would look like & what it means for 40M people.
Watch now 👇 youtu.be/XPM8xh-apP8

Amid 'dire situation' for Colorado River Basin, headwater states say they can't cut water they don't have - WyoFile Under pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, upper-basin states like Wyoming claim the West's climate-fueled drought limits what they can offer.

Under pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, upper-basin states like Wyoming claim the West’s climate-fueled drought limits what they can offer. - @wyofile.com #coloradoriver #coloradorivercrisis wyofile.com/amid-dire-si...

AWE Water Experience | Grand Canyon Virtual Tour

#Colorado #ColoradoRiver #Environment #Politics (because #VotingHasConsequences) #Indigenous #Climate #Water #PublicLands
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AWE Water Experience | Grand Canyon Virtual Tour

#Colorado #ColoradoRiver #Environment #Politics (because #VotingHasConsequences) #Indigenous #Climate #Water #PublicLands
https://awe-water.org/grand-canyon-immersive/

As expected, after 10 days of unprecedented March warmth, snowpack across Colorado has been absolutely decimated, now sitting at 34% of normal statewide. (1/3)

#COWx #Colorado #Snowpack #Denver #ColoradoRiver #Drought #heatwave

Low snowpack and early melt threaten spring runoff on the Colorado River, raising concerns for Lake Powell Record-low snowpack across the Upper Colorado River Basin will likely translate to poor conditions for spring runoff, and could mean emergency action to supplement low water levels in Lake Powell.

"Over the past several years, those minimum probable forecasts have been much closer to accurate than the most probable forecast." — CIRES and @wwanews.bsky.social's Seth Arens discusses how the #SnowDrought will impact spring melt and the #ColoradoRiver
www.aspenpublicradio.org/environment/...

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...

Driving back today from the Western Slope of Colorado to the Front Range.

The snowpack in the Colorado mountains is gone! Gone!

The state that originates four major rivers - the Colorado, the Arkansas, the Platte, and the Rio Grande - is going dry.

How about you?

#water #ColoradoRiver

#Arizona hires high-powered law firm, setting the stage for a legal battle over #ColoradoRiver water -- Caitlin Sievers (AZMirror.com) coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/25/a...

Notre vol est momentanément sous le niveau du plateau

Images d’ici et d’ailleurs.

Images from here and elsewhere.

Bilder von hier und anderswo.

#Arizona
#GrandCanyonSouthRim
#ColoradoRiver

A river ran through it: America’s thirsty West — TIME I’VE SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE CHASING SNOW AND WATER around the West. I grew up on a cattle ranch in central Colorado, so I learned early on that food does not come from the supermarket and water does no...

“A river ran through it: America’s thirsty West” — Time

#ColoradoRiver #ClimateCrisis #LakePowell #LakeMead #WaterCrisis #Drought #DeadPool #WaterScarcity

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

Arizona water department secures law firm for potential Colorado River legal fights The Arizona Department of Water Resources is gearing up for a legal fight over Colorado River negotiations and has hired a law firm to represent the state.

#Arizona #water department secures law firm for potential #ColoradoRiver legal fights www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

La rivière Colorado et ses rapides

Images d’ici et d’ailleurs.

Images from here and elsewhere.

Bilder von hier und anderswo.

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#GrandCanyonSouthRim
#ColoradoRiver