Lake Mead watch: Water managers eye snowpack as season reaches its peak
A heavy dusting of snow — or the lack of it — can set the tone for water availability in dry desert states like Nevada. While ...
Despite near-normal snowpack, key Colorado River reservoir is expected to see lower spring flows
The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the ...
California, Arizona and Nevada all agree: The Trump administration needs to fix a key Colorado River dam
California, Arizona and Nevada are urging the Trump administration to change course on the Colorado River. The states are ...
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Nevada snowpack improves, but deficits persist
A string of storms in California and Nevada brought some moisture back to the West this winter, improving snowpack in the ...
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States announce plan to curb water use above Lake Mead, but is it enough?
Elizabeth Koebele, an associate professor at University of Nevada, Reno who studies ... feet starting next year to buoy levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation in recent ...
March storms have boosted snowpack across the West. Here’s why Lake Powell’s outlook hasn’t improved much.
Lake Powell is currently at its low point for the water year at just 32% full. Snowpack in the Colorado Basin is usually at its highest in early April before it melts into the Colorado River, which ...
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Some Colorado River states want a new federal review of water management plans
That has left Lake Powell, held back by Glen Canyon Dam ... that Burgum is going to make that kind of announcement in the ...
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California, Arizona and Nevada all agree: The Trump administration needs to fix a key Colorado River dam
Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., in October 2023. (Bernie Friel / Getty Images) ...
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Nevada snowpack improves, but deficits persist
Reservoir storage in Lake Mead and Lake Powell is also at just 36% of capacity. The Spring Mountains in Southern Nevada — the biggest source of groundwater for the region — finally got the ...