Lake Granby
May 25, 2009--Dam releases to aid rare fish in Colorado River (Denver Post)
Six reservoirs along the upper Colorado River are releasing water through the Memorial Day weekend to help improve mating habitat for endangered fish.
- Bonytail Chub
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Colorado
- Colorado Pikeminnow
- Colorado River
- Dillon Reservoir
- Endangered Species
- Fishery
- Green Mountain Reservoir
- Humpback Chub
- Hydropower
- Lake Granby
- New Mexico
- Press Clippings
- Razorback Sucker
- Ruedi Reservoir
- San Juan River
- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
- Utah
- Williams Wolford Mountain Reservoir
- Windy Gap
- Wyoming
May 1, 2009--Colorado water war ends in deal (Denver Post)
A peace treaty in a decade-long water war between between Grand County and the Front Range has been struck.
March 14, 2009--Fish consumption advisory issued for Lake Granby: Elevated levels of mercury (Grand County Sky-Hi Daily News)
Lake Granby is one of several tested Colorado lakes to have elevated levels of mercury in fish tissue samples.
February 25, 2009--Fish contaminated by high mercury levels (Grand Junction Sentinel)
Popular fishing destinations Rifle Gap and Juniata reservoirs are among a handful of western Colorado lakes added last week to the growing list of waters with fish contaminated by unsafe levels of mercury.
February 21, 2009--Mussel inspection program expands (Loveland Reporter Herald)
Zebra and quagga mussels are tiny shellfish that officials worry could pose a huge problem to lakes, boats and water systems throughout Colorado.
October 5, 2008--Current affairs on state water (Denver Post)
The two sides of the Continental Divide are engaged in a first-of-its-kind negotiation over moving more water to the Front Range — the two water companies are planning $410 million in new projects to provide an extra 16 billion gallons — while protecting the mountain streams and rivers.
September 30, 2008--Quagga mussels pose new worry at Lake Pueblo (Pueblo Chieftain)
Apprehension about potential damage from mussels in Lake Pueblo went up a couple of notches over the weekend after the state confirmed quaggas as well as zebras are in the water.
September 23, 2008--Mussels in hot water at Lake Pueblo (Pueblo Chieftain)
A hot-water wash designed to kill mussels on contact has been installed near the North Shore Marina at Lake Pueblo State Park.
September 2, 2008--Exess water Grand County pumped into Lake Granby ready to flow into Colorado River (Grand Co Sky Hi Daily New
Grand County spent $57,500 for use of the Northern municipal subdistrict Windy Gap pumping facility in an effort to pump 1,500 acre-feet of water into Lake Granby to be used in 2008 only. The deal was considered a cooperative breakthrough with NCWCD.
August 17, 2008--Mountain lakes free of mussels for now (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Bureau of Reclamation is continuing to test for zebra or quagga mussels in mountain lakes, but so far has found no evidence of either mussels or veligers, the larval stage. "
