Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of ...

The Colorado River, which feeds both Lake Mead and Lake Powell—critical water reservoirs for the Southwest—has been a vital source of water for more than 40 million people across the U.S. and ...

The Colorado River lost around a trillion gallons of water since the drought began in 2000 - that’s about what it takes to fill Lake Mead. It could take decades of wet winters to replace those ...

This work is motivated by and could assist the upcoming renegotiation of the Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.