Oct 28, 2024 | River Reports
Arkansas River Report for October 2024 Drought and Precipitation October brought with it Colorado’s first significant snowfall of the season, leaving the Arkansas River Basin’s snow totals at 94% of the median (figure 1; figure 2). Some areas of the basin have...
Oct 15, 2024 | Tales from the Watershed, Watershed Diaries with Cecilia
Interlaken Fire: 5 Months After Flame Four months after an abandoned campfire ring ignited the hillside above Twin Lake Reservoir, I took a chilly pre-sunrise run along the edge of the burn scar in awe. It was so alive. It was mid-September, but the purple flowers of...
Sep 30, 2024 | River Reports, Tales from the Watershed
For this river report, I (Cecilia, ARWC’s Watershed Resources Intern) spoke with Bob Hamel. Bob Hamel is the executive director of the Arkansas River Outfitters Association and serves as vice chair (nonconsumptive) of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable and chairman of the...
Sep 26, 2024 | River Reports
Arkansas River Report for September 2024 Drought and Precipitation As September ends, so to does the 2024 water year. According to the U.S.Geological Survey , a “water year” is defined as the 12-month period October 1, for any given year through September...
Sep 4, 2024 | River Reports, Tales from the Watershed
For this river report, I (Cecilia, ARWC’s Watershed Resources Intern) spoke with Rachel Zancanella, Division 2’s water engineer, to discuss why CWCB is planning on phasing out of “futile calls” and how this will affect water rights holders. 1. What do you want the...
