Ruedi Reservoir
February 4, 2010--Spring runoff expected to be below average (Aspen Daily News)
This winter’s below average snowfall, as one might expect, indicates there could be a low runoff this spring. “The outlook for runoff in the Upper Colorado, North Platte, Yampa, White and South Platte rivers continues to call for well below average flows,” said Allen Green, state conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a department of the U.S.
January 7, 2010--Feds take flack over water releases for Colo. fish (Denver Post)
Federal officials say endangered fish trump other fish and the anglers who chase them when it comes to flows on the Fryingpan River in western Colorado. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S.
November 25, 2009--Bureau: Little flexibility on releases of water from Ruedi (Aspen Times)
Trout fishing suffered on the Fryingpan River above Basalt for six weeks last summer because water from Ruedi Reservoir was needed to assist endangered fish, federal authorities said Monday. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said it released water purchased from Ruedi by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when the agency demanded, or “called,” it in August.
August 13, 2009--D.C. to the rescue: Preserving pikeminnow, chubs and desert vistas (Colorado Independent)
Washington took steps to preserve some critical Colorado natural resources Wednesday, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on hand for the dedication of the new Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Are
- Agriculture
- Bonytail Chub
- Bureau of Land Management
- Colorado
- Colorado Pikeminnow
- Department of Interior
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
- Endangered Species
- Humpback Chub
- Irrigation
- Press Clippings
- Razorback Sucker
- Ruedi Reservoir
- Ruedi Reservoir Water Allocation for Recovery of Engangered Fish Act
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
July 25, 2009--Battlement Mesa metro district offers to pump Antero's water (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)
A mystery of sorts hangs over the question of where Antero Resources, the gas drilling company planning to sink up to 200 wells in the Battlement Mesa neighborhood, is going to get the water to be used in
July 24, 2009--Colorado River District hopes for help with fish (Aspen Times)
A former engineer with the Colorado River District said this week that he believes there is plenty of water in the river to prevent the extinction of four endangered fish species.
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
April 1, 2009--Endangered fish recovery effort could benefit Grand County reach of Colorado River (Grand County Sky-Hi Daily News)
The effort to recover endangered fish near Grand Junction could benefit Colorado River conditions closer to home.
- Bonytail Chub
- Colorado
- Colorado Pikeminnow
- Colorado River
- Colorado River Water Conservation District
- Endangered Species
- Fishery
- Granby Reserboir
- Green Mountain Reservoir
- Humpback Chub
- Press Clippings
- Razorback Sucker
- Ruedi Reservoir
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Upper Colorado River Basin
- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
- Windy Gap Reservoir
- Wolford Mountain Reservoir
February 20, 2009--SE district excited about conduit's chances (Pueblo Chieftain)
Legislation that could accelerate work on the Arkansas Valley Conduit is moving ahead, and new leadership at the Department of Interior could help the project’s chances.
August 25, 2008--A year after huge mud flow, Fryingpan River prevails (Aspen Times)
Nature proved once again this summer that humans should be wary of intervening to ‘repair’ an ecosystem after a cataclysmic event, according to the Roaring Fork Conservancy. The latest lesson was provided on the Fryingpan River below its confluence with Seven Castles Creek.
