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Lake Travis rises more than 17 feet in two days after Hill Country flooding
The LCRA also was conducting flood operations Saturday, as the agency sought to manage water levels on the Highland Lakes ...
Hill Country rain prompts floodgate releases at multiple Central Texas dams
The move comes following rounds of rain that hit the Hill Country overnight Thursday and into Friday. AUSTIN, Texas — The ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
The source of salinity depends on where you are in the Colorado River Basin and when you’re looking. Up-basin in Colorado River tributaries in Eagle County — where naturally occurring salinity is very ...
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A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colorado River’s future. Here’s what it looks like.
After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.
Flash Flood Emergencies spread to near Austin as Texas Hill Country reels from relentless rain
More than 2 dozen people, including several children, when between 10-20 inches of rain fell over Central Texas on Friday.
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Upper Colorado River states are measuring their water use better - azcentral.com
Upstream states on the Colorado River are investing in measurement technology, ... with the largest share going to measuring the water upper basin users divert from the Colorado and its tributaries.
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Colorado River forecast: Experts predict weak spring runoff, despite February storms - The Salt Lake Tribune
The basin’s snowpack typically peaks in early April before melting into the Colorado River and its tributaries over the spring and summer, eventually flowing into Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Colorado River - LAist
The river is shrinking due to climate change, which means the nation's two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, created by dams on the Colorado River, have reached record low levels in ...
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Researchers look to expand restoration efforts within Green River tributaries
The White River is one of only two unregulated tributaries to the Green, and it is a spectacular and beautiful place. It's unregulated, it's not dammed and diverted, and so it still has a natural ...
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Inflation Reduction Act funds for Colorado River conservation frozen by Trump - NPR
President Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. President Trump is halting some of those funds, leaving questions about the river's future.
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Why isn't Colorado's snowpack ending up in the Colorado River? Research suggests it might be the lack of spring rainfall - Phys.org
The Colorado River and its tributaries provide water for hydropower, irrigation and drinking water in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Much of this water comes from the snowpack that builds up over ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Up-basin in Colorado River tributaries in Eagle County — where naturally occurring salinity is very low — Interstate 70 probably accounts for the largest input of salt, Kanzer said.