Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction

March 16, 2023 Leave a comment

deaths, Arizona, kayak, rescues, drought, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Arizona, Mexico, Rocky Mountains, precipitation

Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to make room for an expected bountiful spring runoff.

On the Colorado River, growing concern for trout and chub

September 19, 2022 Leave a comment

fish, Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, fish, reservoir, trout

Key Colorado River reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both only about one-quarter full. The continued drop, due to overuse and an increasingly arid climate, is threatening the fish and the economies built around them.

Arizona Capitol Times Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business

Tag Archives: reservoirs

Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction

On the Colorado River, growing concern for trout and chub