Arkansas River Report for April 2024

While snowpack in Colorado’s northern river basins remains near normal, the southern basins have dropped well below normal, with the Rio Grande Basin at 61%. Likewise, the April 2 U.S. Drought Monitor report shows no drought conditions primarily in northern...

Arkansas River Report for February 2024

River Flows Sixty-seven percent of Colorado is free from drought conditions, including almost the entire Arkansas River Basin, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released March 7. After a dry start to winter, snowpack has increased across the state...

Arkansas River Report for December 2023

Abnormally dry conditions returned to southern and eastern parts of the Arkansas River basin in November, with the San Luis Valley experiencing severe drought, according to the Nov. 30 U.S. Drought Monitor report. By Dec. 3, snowpack had increased across the...

Arkansas River Report for September 2023

While more than 60% of Colorado and almost all of the Arkansas River Basin remains drought-free, most of the West Slope is experiencing some level of drought, with severe drought returning to parts of the Rio Grande and Colorado basins, according to the latest report...

Arkansas River Report for July 2023

After ending June drought-free, Colorado has seen drought conditions creep back into the southwestern quarter of the state, according to the current U.S. Drought Monitor report. The National Weather Service three-month outlook projects above-normal temperatures...

Arkansas River Report for June 2023

According to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report, the entire state of Colorado is drought-free.The National Weather Service three-month outlook predicts above-normal temperatures through September and “equal chances” for normal precipitation for...