reservoirs

Record snowpack helped pull most of Utah out of drought earlier this year. But recent heat waves paired with a dry monsoon season have accelerated its return.

More than 200 dams across Utah are classified as high hazard, meaning they’d pose a significant threat to people and property downstream if they failed.

A new six-part podcast explores the questions, challenges and possible solutions to saving the 1,450 mile long lifeline of the West — The Colorado River.

The spectacle of fluorescent red salmon usually attracts a crowd each year. But this year’s migration was behind schedule, and wildlife officials say the recent heatwave may be one reason.

The latest Utah news for Thursday evening, April 14, 2022.

Recreation at Sand Hollow last year brought in around $70 million to Washington County, according to the water district.

Researchers usually study sedimentary formations millions of years old. Lake Powell offers an opportunity to look at deposits just a few decades old.

The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Jan. 10, 2022

Utah’s reservoir system relies on runoff from winter snowpack, and during wet years they fill up. During dry years, we dip into them. Like this year.

Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have begun to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.

The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows. The historic 21-year megadrought that is squeezing some Western states’ water supplies will also likely start showing up in energy bills, because those dams can’t produce as much electricity.

Reservoirs that store water along the Colorado River are projected to be less than half full later this year, potentially marking a historic low mark...