Colorado River LakesWater Levels & Temperatures Jan. 2025 The desert southwest of the United States is home to a true natural wonder - the mighty Colorado River. This majestic waterway has given rise to four remarkable lakes, each formed by impressive dams: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave...
As theColorado Riverand its reservoirs dry up, Western states that depend on the waterway have been scrambling to come up with a plan to conserve it. Now, the federal government is one step closer to imposing mandatory water use restrictions. Seven states in the river’s basin—Arizona, Cali...
3 states reach deal on Colorado River water Three of the seven Colorado River states - California, Arizona and Nevada - have agreed to cut their water usage by 3 million acre-feet by 2026. Some 40 million people and more than two dozen Native American tribes depend on the Colorado River....
Through her photography and collaborative approach, the visual storyteller is illuminating the stark reality facing farmers and communities in the Western U.S.
The study offers a bird's-eye view of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin, one of the most heavily used and closely watched water resources in the West. More than 40 million people rely on Colorado River water in the United States alone (water is also allocated to Mexico), the U....
Colorado River water supply is predictable on multi-year timescales owing to long-term ocean memorySkillful multi-year climate forecasts provide crucial information for decision-makers and resource managers to mitigate water scarcity, yet such forecasts remain challenging due to unpredictable weather noise...
Upper Colorado River Basin SWE and TP Averages are from the 30 year average calculated from data between 10/01/1990 and 09/30/2020Abbreviations Legend: -- indicates the either no measurement taken or data not received SWE = Snow Water Equivalent SWE is the amount of water in a volume of...
The Colorado River basin in the U.S. and Mexico is vital to both the ecology and economy of western North America. The river provides water to over 30 million people and to irrigate between 1.2 and 1.6 million hectares of agricultural land. A vast effort has been conducted to control, sto...
流域帮助riverbasinwater科罗拉RiverBasin流域管理河流域 系统标签: coloradoriverbasinwater流域水资源 ColoradoRiverBasinWaterManagement: EvaluatingandAdjustingtoHydroclimaticVariability February2007 Recentstudiesofpastclimateandstream owconditionshavebroadenedunderstandingof long-termwateravailabilityintheColoradoRiver,revealing...
Snow that has inundated northern Nevada and parts of California serves as only atemporary reprieve from dry conditions. Some states in the Colorado River basin have gridlocked on how to cut water usage, with many of them looking toward agriculture to shoulder the burden. ...