New report signals an imminent water crisis in the Colorado River Basin, highlighting risks to Lake Powell and Lake Mead ...

The report notes that the vast challenges are straining the relationships among the seven basin states that include Utah, ...

The hydrology is becoming a significant component in negotiations between the seven states along the Colorado River, who are ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has issued a harrowing warning on the dangerously low water levels in Lake Powell, which could drop below critical levels as early as 2026. Water levels at the man-made ...

Dismal runoff led to a precipitous drop in water levels at Lake Powell this summer, forcing the National Park Service to close boat ramps and move docks into deeper waters. If this coming winter’s ...

These reductions are real. In 2023, Arizona, California and Nevada used only 5.8 million acre-feet of Colorado River water – their lowest combined annual consumption since 1983. The Lower Basin’s ...

Since Glen Canyon Dam's completion in the 1960s, Utahns have revered Lake Powell for a lot of reasons: It's a houseboating paradise, with many families planning multigenerational trips on the water ...

May 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of Interior said Wednesday it extended more than a dozen contracts with water-rights holders in California and Arizona that aim to boost water funding and ...

Forecasters are confident it’s a particularly bad water year for the Colorado River, worrying some about a likely return to record low levels in reservoirs that are reminiscent of 2022. Las Vegas is ...