Rivers running well below normal Local streams are flowing at 17-36% of normal in the Roaring Fork watershed as of Aug. 2, while the Colorado River is running at 52% of average at Dotsero and 37% near the Colorado-Utah stateline. Despite recent rainfall, the Roaring Fork River watershed is still experiencing exceptional drought, according to […]
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PitCo commissioners voice initial approval for another water buy
Members of the county’s Healthy Rivers board, which advises the BOCC, are concerned that the water will have a small impact on river health but a big impact on the program’s budget.
Posted inLocal Public Data
Real time snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin
Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin completely melted by May 15, two weeks earlier than last year.
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Aspen activist wants ‘rights of nature’ for the Roaring Fork River
A handful of Colorado communities have passed resolutions that give rights to local waterways: Grand Lake to its namesake body of water, Ridgway to the Uncompahgre River and most recently, Durango to the Animas River.
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Pitkin County looks to boost Roaring Fork streamflows with water purchase
A memo outlining the deal noted that in order to purchase the Twin Lakes shares, the seller also required the county to buy the Fountain shares, which are estimated to yield about 26 acre-feet per year, but that water is not decreed for use on the west side of the Continental Divide.
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Aspen’s rich history of befouling the Fork
As Aspen evolved from a bucolic high-mountain meadow to an industrial city, pollution began to flow directly into the Roaring Fork River and its tributaries.