Nov 26, 2024 | River Reports
Arkansas River Report for November 2024 Drought and Precipitation From November 3rd through 10th, over 40 inches fell in some parts of the Eastern Plains, and 60 inches in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain (figure 1). With November typically being a very dry month in...
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 | Stories from the Basin, Wildfire Projects
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, Stories from the Basin
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...
