Scrambling to sustain Colorado River flows

Monday, June 18, 2012 at 12:01AM
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Average Colorado River flows through Glenwood Canyon this time of year are about 6,000 cfs, but this year, the river has been flowing at less than 20 percent of that, at about 1,100 cfs.

Colorado water managers are wrangling every last drop and trying to make them all count.

LINK (via: Summit County Citizens Voice)

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