Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado ...

Snow albedo, also known as snow brightness, started near average in early May and then rapidly decreased until storms in the ...

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is ...

Basinwide, researchers found, groundwater storage has fallen by 27.8 million acre-feet since 2003 — enough water to fill an ...

Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the ...

Even-steven. That was the intent of delegates from the seven basin states in 1922 when they met near Santa Fe to forge a ...

Researchers say over-pumping the Colorado River Basin could have long-lasting impacts for the seven states and Mexico that use this water source. This could result in wells drying, land subsidence ...

The data, released May 20, show that drought conditions across Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Wyoming have worsened ...

With less snow, runoff into Lake Powell is expected to be cut nearly in half this year, according to the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Water levels in Lake Powell, the nation’s second largest ...

Colorado’s snowpack is melting faster than normal everywhere in the state except for Summit and Clear Creek counties. The snow-water equivalent in the Clear Creek Basin was at 100% of the 30-year ...

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – New research is showing that groundwater from the Colorado River Basin, or CRB, is depleting more quickly than most first thought. Researchers from Arizona State ...