Aug 31, 2024 | River Reports
Arkansas River Report for August 2024 Drought and Precipitation According to the most recent U.S, Drought Monitor report, most of the Arkansas River Basin is abnormally dry or drought free, with moderate drought only along the Kansas-Colorado (figure 1). Statewide,...
Jul 31, 2024 | River Reports
Arkansas River Report for July 2024 Drought and Precipitation According to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report, the entire Arkansas River Basin is completely drought free, or is considered abnormally dry (figure 1). The CWCB/DNR July Water Conditions...
Apr 30, 2024 | River Reports
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...
Feb 29, 2024 | River Reports
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...
Dec 30, 2023 | River Reports
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...
Jul 31, 2023 | River Reports
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...