Grand Canyon’s Colorado River from Horseshoe Bend to Lake Mead
At 1,410 miles long, passing through seven states and nine national parks, the Colorado River certainly lives up to its “mighty” moniker.
Colorado River
Federal government announces historic water cuts as Colorado River falls to new lows
The Interior Department recently announced sweeping changes to the way Colorado River water is doled out in the West.
See Inside Lake Powell’s Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon Dam was built primarily to store excess Colorado River water during wet years, so it could be released during dry spells and used to generate power. Now, with aridification depriving the river of those excess flows, both functions are imperiled.
Lake Powell Getting a Boost
The Bureau of Reclamation announced in early May urgent drought responses that will help prop up Lake Powell by nearly 1 million acre-feet through April 2023.
Colorado River, Stolen by Law
The Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo — the four tribes that comprise the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a federally recognized tribe that is also known as CRIT — have relied on floodplain and irrigated agriculture along the Colorado for 4,000 years.