reservoirs

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...

Ranchers throughout Utah feared at the beginning of this summer that the drought would be sticking around. But a remarkably wet August has transformed the…

Rain and snow drenched northern Utah this weekend, bringing moisture that will make a big difference in spring and summer. Randy Julander works for the…