Dam maintenance and non-native fish reduction efforts led the government to reject an environmentally restorative flood in the Grand Canyon.

The Colorado River Headwaters basin was at 96%. The Yampa-White-Little Snake basin in the northwestern ... including Browns Canyon, pictured here at the signature rapids known as Zoom Flume.

Critics argue that failing to flood the Grand Canyon on a regular basis causes its beaches to wash away and has a devastating impact on its wildlife. The Bureau of Reclamation has said it will not ...

Wildlife officials said the crayfish was reported on April 7 in Larimer County’s West Fork Little Thompson River by a user on iNaturalist, a species identification app. A team from Colorado ...

According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, rusty crayfish have been located in the West Fork Little Thompson River in Larimer County. This is the first time the aquatic nuisance has been discovered ...

They added that much of the Southern California farmland that relies on Colorado River water is “either fully or partially irrigated via flood irrigation, which uses much more water than drip ...

An aquatic nuisance species has been found for the first time in the West Fork Little Thompson River, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW said this is the first discovery of the rusty ...

Water from the Colorado River flows through the East Highline Canal on its way to farms in the Imperial Valley on June 20, 2023. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC) The Colorado River makes up about half o ...

More than three inches of rain has been forecast in the area of Hermit's Peak and Calf Canyon burn ... and Gallinas River drainage areas.Locations that can expect flash flooding include El ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River, the powerhouse of the U.S. West.