Colorado River’s Underground Water Reserves Are Disappearing

Colorado River’s underground water reserves are disappearing

A new study found that groundwater in the Upper Colorado River Basin declined more sharply than in the Lower Basin during a recent period of drought.

Virginia Tech researchers reveal accelerating groundwater depletion across the Colorado River Basin

The researchers estimated the Upper Colorado River Basin lost about 4.6 trillion gallons of groundwater during the drought that spanned water years 2020 through 2022. The Lower Basin lost an estimated 2.5 trillion gallons ...

America’s Hidden Water Crisis: 7 Trillion Gallons Lost Beneath The Colorado River Basin

More than seven trillion gallons of groundwater were lost beneath the Colorado River Basin during just three years of severe drought, exposing a hidden water crisis across a region that supplies approximately 40 million people. New research has revealed an unexpected change in where the water is disappearing, with enormous losses occurring in the upper […]