The Southwest and Rocky Mountain states are reviewing a plan that could split Colorado River water based on actual flows, not ...

Applying a market-based approach to Colorado River management could ensure more robust and reliable supplies for farmers, ...

A market-based approach to managing water in the Colorado River basin could provide more reliable supplies for farmers, ...

The mountains of Colorado offer a diverse range of fun activities to get up to during the warmer months of summer, from ...

Snowpack across the entire Upper Colorado River Basin sits at ... on the Yampa River and near the Colorado River’s headwaters north of Kremmling — have above-normal snowpack.

The seven states on the Colorado River are spending millions of dollars to accurately measure how much water flows downstream and how much is taken out along the way. Quantifying the river's flow ...

Water managers are preparing for another potentially lackluster runoff this year in the Colorado River Basin. At a meeting Tuesday, water managers from the Upper Colorado River Commission agreed to ...

That's why we built Lake Powell," Anne Castle, U.S. commissioner for the Upper Colorado River Commission, said. "It is kind of an article of faith in the upper basin that Lake Powell is what ...

The compact states that its major purpose is “for the equitable division and apportionment” of Colorado River water uses between the Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming ...

The new data will help the Upper Basin fine-tune its water management, but it could also play a role in lawsuits between Colorado River states if ongoing negotiations break down. A lawsuit could ...