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, Stories from the Basin
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...
Sep 4, 2024 | River Reports, Stories from the Basin
For this river report, I (Cecilia, ARWC’s Watershed Resources Intern) spoke with Jord Gertson, a hydrologist in the Upper Arkansas River Basin about what water management in the Upper Ark. We chatted about how Gertson makes his water management decisions, what...
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...
