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Water officials: Plan for the ‘worst-case scenario’

Sep 26, 2022 | Article, Division 5, Featured

Steamboat Pilot, September 23, 2022 Panelists speaking to a large group of water professionals and community members gathered for the 2022 Yampa Basin Rendezvous in Steamboat Springs this week say water managers must think and plan for the “worst-case scenario.” In...

Yampa River opens to fishing in downtown Steamboat, again

Sep 19, 2022 | Article, Division 5, Featured

Steamboat Pilot, September 16, 2022 Due to recent rain and cooler temperatures, Colorado Parks and Wildlife lifted a voluntary fishing closure on the Yampa River on Friday, Sept. 16. The closure extending from Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area to the west boundary of...

Releases from Stagecoach to Yampa River become more important as climate warms

Aug 5, 2022 | Article, Division 5, Featured

Colorado Water Trust has released more than 600 million gallons into the waterway since 2012   Steamboat Pilot, August 4, 2022 Near the end of July, flows into Stagecoach Reservoir from the Yampa River dropped below 40 cubic feet per second for a few days. That...

Colorado Water Trust boosting flows in the Upper Yampa River

Jul 26, 2022 | Division 5, Press Release

July 25, 2022 For more information, contact: Alyson Meyer GouldColorado Water TrustPhone: 720-570-2897Email: agould@coloradowatertrust.org Colorado Water Trust boosting flows in the Upper Yampa River Steamboat Springs, CO, (July 25, 2022) – On July 19th, Colorado...

The Water Puzzle – Yampa River Edition

Jun 8, 2022 | Article, Blog, Division 6

This article was written to build upon Kevin Terry’s article, ‘Puzzle Season for TU’s Winter Flow Program’ at the request of the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable. Similar to Kevin Terry’s family, my family also has a tradition involving...