The seven Colorado River basin states missed a key federal deadline to reach a new water usage agreement, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is now likely to impose a solution of its own. Why it ...

The Colorado River is about to get a new set of rules for its two largest reservoirs — Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

Without snow in the mountains, the places that depend on the West’s rivers will hurt for water.

Lake Powell could receive only half the normal amount of water from upstream rivers this year, prompting big questions for the river.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is conducting studies to determine if a site northwest of Eagle Lake in Colorado County would be suitable for a new, larger water reservoir.