Land Use, State Water Issues, Water 2022
Historical accounts often cite that the Platte River flowed a mile wide and a foot deep across the central plains of Nebraska. The channel was braided, shallow, wide, and mostly unvegetated. Spring runoff brought large flushes of sediment, forming sandbars in the...
Land Use, Local Water Concerns, Rio Grande Basin Plan, Water 2022
The Upper Culebra Watershed Assessment is being completed to evaluate watershed conditions within the Culebra River basin and develop projects and strategies to address watershed health concerns. The assessment approach is based on community-identified areas of...
Local Water Concerns, State Water Issues, Water 2022
American Whitewater’s database of whitewater accidents and fatalities, maintained since 1972, documents that 10 percent of river fatalities nationwide are a result of individuals getting caught in a low head dam hydraulic. These dams are generally defined as man-made...
Local Water Concerns, Water 2022
Summer is here and people are getting out on the water in Colorado’s Rio Grande Basin. The Basin’s lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and other water bodies offer excellent boating, fishing, and other recreation opportunities for the public to enjoy. The Rio Grande mainstem...
Local Water Concerns, State Water Issues, Water 2022
Puzzles are a team effort: someone studies the picture, someone finds the edge pieces, and others look for certain colors. Then, the assembly begins. Finishing the puzzle is gratifying, but even better are the moments when you finally find that one piece that you’ve...
Local Water Concerns, Water 2022
In my family, the holiday season usually involves a healthy dose of puzzle time. Mom rummages through the garage and breaks out the ancient folding card table that still smells like Grandma’s basement and sets it up close to the fireplace and football games. From...
