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Utah is less dependent on Colorado River river than Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and California. Still, the state aggressively pursues conservation measures.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The second driest state in the country, Utah, doesn’t contribute much water to the Colorado River as it flows from Rocky Mountain headwaters through Canyonlands National Park to Lake Powell.

Upstream reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin might not have enough water to keep Lake Powell above a critical threshold indefinitely, federal officials have warned in recent weeks, as the Wests ongoing megadrought saps water from across the West.

Agriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts

America's mega-drought is revealing natural wonders unseen in decades. But their return from the watery depths heralds a deepening crisis.

As drought siphons water from behind Glen Canyon Dam, questions resurface about whether the once-mighty reservoir should be saved or returned to nature.

The vanishing Colorado River is a wake-up call for all those who depend on it.

The Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people, is drying up

Federal officials Tuesday gave more time to Colorado and its neighboring states to agree on the massive cuts in Colorado River use needed to protect the country’s two largest reservoirs, even as they announced that...

If water levels in Lake Powell continue to drop, the flow of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon will stop.