#Denver Board of Water Commissioners approves temporary drought pricing as part of Stage 1 #drought response -- DenverWater.org #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/04/15/d...

#Denver Water #snowpack and water supply update: March 16, 2026, snowpack update for Denver Water’s collection area — News on Tap #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver Click the link to read the article on the Denver Water website: March 16, 2026 Esta historia está disponible en español a continuación. Denver Water depends on mountain snowpack for 90% of its wate…

#Denver Water #snowpack and water supply update: March 16, 2026, snowpack update for Denver Water’s collection area -- News on Tap #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/20/d...

#Drought cueing #Aurora water restrictions in April, possibly dire limits this summer: “This is not a good situation this year at all,” Marshall Brown said — Aurora Sentinel #SouthPlatteRiver #Colorad... West Drought Monitor map March 17, 2026. Click the link to read the article on the Aurora Sentinel website. Here’s an excerpt: March 19, 2026 City water officials are sounding increasingly ur…

#Drought cueing #Aurora water restrictions in April, possibly dire limits this summer: “This is not a good situation this year at all,” Marshall Brown said -- Aurora Sentinel #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver #ArkansasRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/20/d...

40 days of beauty…

#40DaysOfGoodShitIsLentenDisciplineForCrankyPeople #SouthPlatteRiver #Nebraska #GreatPlains #PrairieSunset

One year after landmark $100M #PoudreRiver settlement, work faces delays — Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #NISP #SouthPlatteRiver Fly fishing on the Poudre River west of Fort Collins. Photo credit: Colorado Water Trust Click the link to read the article on the Water Education Colorado website (Jerd Smith): March 12, 2026 More…

One year after landmark $100M #PoudreRiver settlement, work faces delays -- Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #NISP #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/13/o...

Snowpack finally saw some above average gains last week -- Northern Water #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/03/04/s...

Redd: The project will divert during times of excess water in the #SouthPlatteRiver #cwcac2026

Manuello: Our water right is 1884 which is very senior in the lower #SouthPlatteRiver. We irrigate through our ditch company a little over 6,000 acres. #cwcac2026

My hiking companions today were #Birds along the #southplatteriver : #greatblueheron #spottedtowhee #blackcappedchickadee (who turned its back on the paparazzi) #commongoldeneye #mallard

Needed a break from the depressing, infuriating news... the sounds of #southplatteriver and this charming #Americandipper #ouzel was relaxing.

Gross Dam’s successful year: Dam raise 95% complete -- Jay Adams (DenverWater.org) #BoulderCreek #FraserRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #SouthPlatteRiver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/12/31/g...

A private water company is leading a $150 million rush for Northern Colorado #groundwater — Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #SouthPlatteRiver Via the VitaH20 Project website. Click the link to read the article on the Water Education Colorado website (Jerd Smith): December 23, 2025 A private development company is investing $150 million i…

A private water company is leading a $150 million rush for Northern Colorado #groundwater -- Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/12/28/a...

The Platt River is an underrated river, and it deserve your attention. I’m trying to paddle every section of it I can. You can see the progress in the videos on the YT channel Days on the Land.
#Outdoors #Paddling #Canoeing #Kayaking #SouthPlatteRiver #Adventure

What exactly is #Nebraska’s dispute with #Colorado about? -- Allen Best (BigPivots.com) #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/10/17/w...

Release: #Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Reject #Nebraska Case on #SouthPlatteRiver Perkins canal drawing showing the Colorado portion, courtesy Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. Here’s the release from Governor Polis’ office (Lawrence Pacheco and Shelby Wieman…

Release: #Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Reject #Nebraska Case on #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/10/16/r...

Ray: We operate in an alluvial groundwater system the #SouthPlatteRiver. We have flow meters on our wells which are not popular with many of our irrigators. 2025 has been a tough year. #cwcsc2025

Calkins: Highlands ranch gets some water from the #SouthPlatteRiver and also Denver Basin groundwater. #cwcsc2025

#Nebraska sues #Colorado over construction to pull water from #SouthPlatteRiver -- Parker Yamasaki and Olivia Prentzel (WaterEducationColorado.org) coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/18/n...

Reservoirs almost fill, fall short of (predicted) spill: An abrupt dry spell in the high country shriveled the spring #runoff, a reminder to conserve precious water supplies -- Todd Hartman (DenverWater.org) #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/17/r...

#Nebraska state leaders filed a lawsuit against #Colorado on Wednesday seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court assert Nebraska’s century-old water rights to the #SouthPlatteRiver that crosses state lines -- Zach Wendling (ColoradoNewsline.com) coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/17/n...

A cormorant breakfast meeting at the confluence of #ClearCreek and the #SouthPlatteRiver duration my bicycle commute this morning.

Judge’s ruling keeps #Thornton water pipeline project moving forward — The #FortCollins Coloradan #PoudreRiver #SouthPlatteRiver Thornton Water Project preferred pipeline alignment November 16, 2023 via ThorntonWaterProject.com Click the link to read the article on the Fort Collins Coloradoan website (Rebecca Powell). Here&#…

Judge's ruling keeps #Thornton water pipeline project moving forward -- The #FortCollins Coloradan #PoudreRiver #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/08/j...

Gross Reservoir dam construction can resume, but federal judge says key environmental permits must be redone — Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #BoulderCreek #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #ar... Roller-compacted concrete will be placed on top of the existing dam to raise it to a new height of 471 feet. A total of 118 new steps will make up the new dam. Image credit: Denver Water. Click the…

Gross Reservoir dam construction can resume, but federal judge says key environmental permits must be redone -- Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #BoulderCreek #SouthPlatteRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/06/06/g...

A bankfull #ClearCreek dumps into the #SouthPlatteRiver during my bicycle commute this morning. I saw several Redwing black birds and a couple of those white cranes I’ve seen before at the confluence.

Opinion: Protecting Northeastern #Colorado’s Water Supply Requires Cooperation, Transparency — Brad Wind (Northern Water) #NISP #PoudreRiver #SouthPlatteRiver The Northern Integrated Supply Project, currently estimated at $2 billion, would create two new reservoirs and a system of pipelines to capture more drinking water for 15 community water suppliers.…

Opinion: Protecting Northeastern #Colorado’s Water Supply Requires Cooperation, Transparency -- Brad Wind (Northern Water) #NISP #PoudreRiver #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/05/23/o...

Northern #Colorado will soon have new reservoirs, but the cost to build them has skyrocketed -- Alex Hager (KUNC.org) #PoudreRiver #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/05/18/n...

#ClearCreek near the confluence with the #SouthPlatteRiver during my bicycle commute this morning. Clouds over the Continental Divide of the Americas. Definitely a lack of #runoff.

Designer of #Colorado’s Gross Dam expansion warns of possible flooding if judge halts project — Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #ColoradoRiver #SouthPlatteRiver Denver Water is helping ensure its future water security with the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project. When the project is complete, it will nearly triple the Boulder County reservoir’s capacity to 1…

Designer of #Colorado’s Gross Dam expansion warns of possible flooding if judge halts project -- Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #ColoradoRiver #SouthPlatteRiver coyotegulch.blog/2025/05/09/d...

Wake up #Denver and Adams County! Today was my first commute to work on my very cool, fast, and stylish electric bicycle. (Photos: Confluence of the #SouthPlatteRiver and #ClearCreek; #CommerceCity commuter rail station, Denver in the background; and, my new bicycle on its first ride on the train.

Federal hearing in Denver Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on Gross Dam expansion case — Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #SouthPlatteRiver #aridification The construction site at the bottom of Gross Dam with equipment used to place concrete and build the new steps. Photo credit: Denver Water. Click the link to read the article on the Water Education…

Federal hearing in Denver Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on Gross Dam expansion case -- Jerd Smith (Fresh Water News) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #SouthPlatteRiver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2025/05/02/f...