The Colorado River makes life possible in many Western cities and supports agriculture that sustains people throughout the country. Most of the river's water begins as snowmelt from the mountainous ...

Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the summer, scientists have found. Declining snowfall is ...

The 2023 Colorado Water Plan mentions urban land use and urban growth patterns as high-impact drivers that influence Colorado’s water future. Colorado’s population is expected to increase from 5.77 ...

Altering streamflow can endanger the ecosystems that rely on it, but researchers have lacked data on how human infrastructure has impacted streamflow in the U.S. Now, a study has mapped streamflow ...

Solomon Tassew Erkyihun, PhD thesis Edie Zagona and Balaji Rajagopalan, principal investigators Ken Nowak and Jim Prairie, Bureau of Reclamation researchers Effective water resources planning and ...

Snowmelt, causing rising water levels in some areas of Banff National Park, has prompted a "flood watch" to be issued for the Pipestone River that runs through the community of Lake Louise before ...

The B.C. River Forecast Centre is issuing a high streamflow advisory for much of B.C.'s coast, including the south and north coasts, north and west Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. The advisory means ...