Spring runoff appears to have peaked for 2022 while May precipitation lessened drought severity across Colorado and the Arkansas River Basin, according to the weekly River Report from the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative.
Wetter weather patterns have tempered drought conditions in the upper Arkansas Basin and boosted snowpack, but the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows Extreme to Exceptional drought across southeast Colorado.
Colorado welcomed a weekend storm that brought snow and rain across the Arkansas River Basin.
Commercial rafting outfitters generated nearly $43 million in total visitor expenditures in Chaffee and Fremont counties in 2021.
Efforts to raise the water level in Lake Powell during spring runoff could limit water available for whitewater recreation in the upper Arkansas River this summer.
As previously reported, the Arkansas River Basin Water Forum recently recognized Terry Scanga with the Bob Appel “Friend of the Arkansas” Award.
Starting Sunday, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin reducing Voluntary Flow Management Program flows in the Arkansas River below Twin Lakes Reservoir.
A man and his 16-year-old son died after being ejected from their raft in the Arkansas River yesterday afternoon.
Arkansas River Basin streamflow forecasts range from a low of 22 percent of average for Grape Creek near Westcliffe to a high of 82 percent for the Arkansas River at Salida.
Oro Vista Mine operator Vernon Martinez has proposed to mine for gold using suction dredging in the Arkansas River near the Numbers Rapids, approximately 12 miles north of Buena Vista.
