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Colorado River May Deliver Third of Normal Water Supply
Spring runoff to Lake Powell is forecast at about 36% of median, risking low reservoir levels and water shortages for 1.5 million Denver Water customers.
- Federal forecasters project about 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, roughly one-third of normal, based on modeling released last week.
- Extended warm weather across the basin has caused record-low snowfall in Colorado's mountains, with warmer temperatures turning snowstorms to rain and drying soils that absorb more water, hydrologist Cody Moser said.
- Monitoring from river gauges and aerial flights reveal snowpack at 66% of median, the lowest since 1986, with some snow melting at 10,000 feet, Moser said.
- Utilities and farmers face fallowed fields and drought restrictions as Denver Water and its 1.5 million customers risk cuts, while officials predict Lake Powell may stop flowing through Glen Canyon Dam intake tubes by August.
- At best, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states have failed after two years, as current river operation guidelines expire in the near future, and inflows could reach two-thirds of normal.
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Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin could reduce the amount of water delivered during spring runoff to a third of normal, the National Weather Service says.
·Denver, United States
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#ColoradoRiver may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show: Record winter heat across basin has sapped water supplies, forecasters say — The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification
Click the link to read the article on The Denver Post website (Elise Schmelzer). Here’s an excerpt: March 9, 2026 Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according to federal forecasters. Modeling released late last week showed the river system on track to deliver a scant 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, one of the river system’s larg…
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