RBC | Reporting sites for the White River Basin indicate December’s total precipitation at 90% of average and at 81% of last year’s average as of January 2020. Year-to-date precipitation through December is at 73% […]
RBC | After a below normal December, Colorado’s snowpack is approaching a pivotal point during the winter. Snowpack in the Yampa, White and North Platte basins is above normal at 104 percent of the median.Precipitation for […]
RBC | According to the U.S. Drought Monitor all of Rio Blanco County is still currently classified as D3, or Extreme Drought, as precipitation around the county continues to fall well under normal rates. However, […]
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife lifted the voluntary fishing closures on the White River that had been in place since mid-July after reduced water flows and high temperatures created stressful conditions for the river’s fish. […]
RBC | Fish struggling with high temperatures and low water flow in the White River are getting a bit of reprieve. Last Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife began releasing cooler water from Lake Avery in […]
MEEKER | As they did in 2012, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is considering releasing some of its water right holdings in Lake Avery to provide some “fish saving” relief to the White River. At a […]
RANGELY | Last Thursday the Rio Blanco Water Conservation District released approximately 105 acre feet, or about one inch of stored water, from Kenney Reservoir. According to District Manager Alden Vanden Brink the purpose of the […]
RBC | Low water flow, high temperatures, and dry conditions continue to affect fisheries across Northwest Colorado this summer. CPW says while anglers will not receive citations if they choose to fish in areas under […]
MEEKER | Meeker residents were asked to avoid watering their lawns last weekend after six weeks of the heaviest water usage in community history depleted storage facilities at the same time work on the wells […]
Smoke visible from Rangely and Dinosaur Wednesday afternoon is coming from a fire across the state line in Utah. The fire is south of Highway 40 and west of Raven Ridge along the “Old Bonanza […]
The Town of Meeker has instituted outdoor watering restrictions effective immediately through 5 p.m. Sunday. According to Town Clerk Lisa Cook, the Town is seeing extremely high usage numbers this summer. Last month, Meeker residents […]
MEEKER | Due to low flows, dry conditions and extreme heat, water temperatures in the White River are nearing dangerous levels for cold-water fish. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are encouraging anglers to fish in […]
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