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While states are tasked with administration of water rights, the Forest Service is uniquely responsible for protecting streamflows on American headwaters.
It's a sad sight, but Colorado's famous Hanging Lake, which is known for Instagram influencer scandals and its clear, blue-green water is now a dark, murky brown. What's also unclear is whether the change in its appearance will be permanent. The Denver Channel reported that the lake, which was nearly destroyed in the 2020 Grizzly Creek Fire, wasn't quite spared wildfire damage — it just wasn't immediate. This summer, extreme mudslides in the Glenwood Canyon area were a result of last year's fire damage. The debris and mud has discolored Hanging Lake, described by Colorado's tourism websit...
"Weâve never seen that": Hanging Lake remains murky but extent of damage is unclear Hanging Lake reservations suspended and last updated 2021-08-03 20:16:45-04 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -- Hanging Lake was spared by the Grizzly Creek Fire but monsoon rains and mudslides have turned the once crystal clear water into a shade of murky brown. "That was really hard to see. Weâve never seen that. Weâve gone to the historical society and asked and itâs just not anything anyone has seen in their lifetimes out here," said David Boyd, public affairs officer for the White River Nation...