Reservoirs

Colorado River reservoirs hit record lows as Trump administration threatens major cuts

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A deepening water crisis in the Western United States has reached an impasse as disagreement among affected states is grinding progress to a halt, and the well of potential solutions is close to running dry. The nation’s two largest reservoirs — Lake Mead and Lake Powell on the Colorado River — have fallen to their … Read more

The fish will die regardless: With some Western reservoirs set to run dry, officials lift fishing limits

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Meanwhile, Colorado just finished the period of unlimited fishing on the Antero Reservoir, where about 5 million sportfish — mostly trout — had been stocked since 2020. Typically, the daily trout limit there is four. The reservoir, which is operated by Denver Water, is being drawn down for the summer, to redirect water to another … Read more