Most anglers probably weren't too concerned when the Pineapple Express highballed through Colorado last December. That super-moist storm system, named because it originates in the South Pacific, lived ...

Spring fishing along the Roaring Fork, Fryingpan, and Crystal rivers offers a dynamic and rewarding experience, shaped by seasonal runoff, spawning cycles, and new conservation designations. As snow ...

Hydrologists show most streamflow out of the West's mountains is old snowmelt on a multi-year underground journey. New study finds that spring runoff is on average 5 years old. Growing communities and ...

Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of this ...

In May, hydrologists forecasted that spring runoff into Lake Powell would be the lowest in years. A month later, the projections have only gotten worse. The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center ...

Last year set records for runoff into the Bighorn River Basin, yet the February forecast for runoff this April through July is even higher than a year ago. The forecast calls for 1.77 million acre ...

OLATHE — Water engineer Bob Hurford has a chart he often shares with communities in the Gunnison River Basin to drive home the seriousness of the region’s water conditions. It shows that the basin’s ...

Two hikers were swept away while attempting to cross a fast-moving creek in Washington this week, just a day after a backpacker was stranded overnight between two rising brooks in New Hampshire.

Fishing during runoff is all about locating sections of water that hold trout and putting your flies in front of them.Keep in mind: High water can be high risk. Never wade out to an unsafe spot. No ...

INSTAAR acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and many other Native American nations. Their forced removal from these ...

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Utah's record-breaking rainfall in October set the stage for a more efficient spring runoff. Soil moisture levels are currently 10% higher than average for this time of year, according to the Utah ...