• Crystal River at the Dow Fish Hatchery bridge running at 5.8 cfs.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,546.
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Data dashboard: Soil moisture catching up after starting out drier than usual
• Upper Roaring Fork streamflow at 55% of average, but dropped even lower on Sept. 16.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,547.1.
Data dashboard: Record occupancy for Aspen in August; September poised to set new high mark
• August sets occupancy record for Aspen at 75.8%.
• Upper Roaring Fork streamflow at 60% of average.
• Sept. 8 max air temp was 14.8°F above normal.
2020 census data highlights the relationship between resort communities and downvalley locales
The population in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties is expanding and becoming more diverse, with the Latino population growing faster than the white population between 2010 and 2020, according to data published last month by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Data dashboard: July traffic in Aspen rebounds from 2020 but remains historically low
• The Roaring Fork River at Stillwater ran at 29.9 cfs on Sept. 1, down from 41.4 cfs last week.
• July average daily traffic counts in Aspen reached 25,844, up 8.7% from July 2020 but down 0.9% from July 2019.
Data dashboard: Air quality getting better
• The Colorado River near the Utah state line ran at 3,040 cfs on Aug. 25, up from 2,330 cfs last week.
• Air temperature was lower than normal.
Data dashboard: Occupancy rates in Aspen and Snowmass hit new July record
• The Roaring Fork through central Aspen ran at 32.76 cfs on Aug. 18, up from 8.8 last week.
• 2021 July occupancy rate hits record high in Aspen and Snowmass
The Roundup | Streamflows struggling, Ruedi’s hydropower challenge
Tracking “breakthrough” and nonresident COVID-19 cases in Pitkin County; low water levels at Ruedi Reservoir threatening hydropower production, and single-digit Roaring Fork streamflows.
Data dashboard: Single-digit streamflows on the Fork, first look at local Census data
• The Roaring Fork through Aspen ran at 8.8 cfs on Aug. 11.
• Tri-county region saw 7.25% population growth since 2010.
• Out-of-state smoke worsens air quality.
Data dashboard: Rain boosts river levels
• Aug. 1 saw the most precipitation in Aspen of any day since 2018.
• Lake Powell storage falls to a record low of 32.18% of capacity.
• Out-of-state smoke worsens air quality.