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The drought shows why the seven states that share the river must reach a long-term agreement on water use, department officials said. The Interior Department on Friday forecast continued dry times ...

California’s melting snow is filling the state’s reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, putting strains on a vital supply for Southern California. Experts warn that ...

After one of the Colorado River’s driest years in decades, Lake Mead and Lake Powell — the largest reservoirs in the country — could see alarming declines in the coming years, the U.S. Bureau of ...

Winter returned to Colorado’s high country over the weekend, especially in the southern and central mountains. The state’s snowpack is slowly rebounding as well, with the median average moved above 33 ...

In late May, as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees, Arizona’s top water policy officials gathered in an air-conditioned Phoenix conference room. Their purpose that day was to decide ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After one of the Colorado River’s driest years in decades, Lake Mead and Lake Powell — the largest reservoirs in the ...

After one of the Colorado River's driest years in decades, Lake Mead and Lake Powell -- the largest reservoirs in the country -- could see alarming declines in the coming years, the U.S. Bureau of ...