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More than 1,200 adult spring-run Chinook salmon meant to return to the San Joaquin River ended up in the Tuolumne River instead, prompting a five-part rescue operation.
Beginning in the 1880s, humans built progressively larger diversions, dams, and reservoirs in the Rio Grande Basin, leaving ...
Nutrient-overloaded springs in North Central Florida are among those impacted by federal funding cuts to water monitoring ...
Ginnie Springs is a true Florida oasis. Ringed by towering cypress trees, the spring-fed pools off the Santa Fe River in Gilchrist County draw thousands of visitors every year to swim and cool off ...
Water flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). A 4,000 cfs flow can potentially cause minor flooding in low-lying areas — the river flow was 5,800 cfs when the Boise Greenbelt was ...
The Grand Valley Water Users Association’s diversion from the Colorado River, known as the roller dam, can be seen from I-70. This week, upstream reservoir operators will release water to boost flows ...
Spring runoff already is having an impact on portions of the Provo River, causing flows to run high and fast. Within the past week, the river is averaging a streamflow of 680 cubic feet per second.
John Wischusen, a hydrogeologist based in Alice Springs, said that the usual formula for determining whether the Todd would flow was 40 millimeters of rain at a rate of 50 millimeters per hour.
An April 22 State of the River meeting in Grand Junction is one of 11 that the Colorado River District is planning this spring. ... topics such as river flow forecasts, local water projects and ...