Colorado River forecast warns that just one-third of normal water could flow to Lake Powell

Colorado River forecast warns that just one-third of normal water could flow to Lake Powell

As a record-hot winter continues across much of the West, forecasters are dialing back estimates for how much water will flow into the Colorado River during the spring runoff. The latest models show that the Colorado River is projected to deliver only about 2.3 million acre feet of water — about one-third of normal — to Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest reservoir, this summer. Colorado River Basin Forecast Center hydrologist Cody Moser sa…