High in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, a trickle of water begins a journey that will carve canyons, feed cities, and shape the American West. The Colorado River’s source, found near La Poudre Pass ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah Porter, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) The Colorado River is in ...

When it comes to zebra mussels in the Colorado River system, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis summed it up this way: “We look, we find.” While Colorado’s first detection of the highly ...

The seven states that rely on the river blew a deadline to strike a new water sharing agreement. Cuts are surely coming.

The spread of invasive zebra mussels has continued on Colorado’s Western Slope this summer, with additional discoveries made in recent weeks in the Colorado River, Highline Lake, Mack Mesa Lake, and a ...

The Colorado River is in dire health and could fail to meet demands if water managers don't act soon, a new study says. A quarter century of drought and growing demand have pushed the river's system ...

The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations ...