Decreasing water levels at Lake Powel and Lake Mead, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, have triggered the Upper Basin Drought Response Operations Agreement (DROA)
Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Utah/Wyoming Border.
Flaming Gorge Dam
Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado.
The Blue Mesa Reservoir is considered to be Colorado’s largest lake, with a total storage capacity of 940,700 acre-feet
Navajo Reservoir (Lake), Colorado/New Mexico Border.
20,000 acre-feet of water will be released from Navajo Reservoir during November and December. The reservoir has a total capacity of 1,708,600 acre-feet
Bureau of Reclamation Projections.
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Reclamation predicted that there was a 79% chance of Lake Powell’s water elevation dipping below 3,525 feet
Wyoming Governor Convenes Working Group.
Although water right holders in the state are not affected by the releases into the Colorado River, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is convening a Colorado River Working Group
Image: Public domain via Wikimedia. “Blue Mesa Landscape
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