Scrambling to sustain Colorado River flows

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)

The Russians are Already Here.....

The Yellowstone River is prized for its recreational, cultural and economic values. The Yellowstone is crucial fish and wildlife habitat, and it provides the water supply for agriculture and livestock production. Lands adjacent to the water, known as "riparian" areas, are valued for the same reasons.

Invasive Russian olive trees are threatening the Yellowstone River.

The Moron Brothers

Take a ride down the Kentucky River with a couple of self proclaimed morons.

America's Most Endangered Rivers 2012

American Rivers is out with their annual list of America's 10 most threatened rivers.

Project Seeks To Capture Long Term Time Lapse of The Platte River

In order to achieve this visual documentation, the team is planning on installing a total of 45 DSLR cameras at different strategic locations along the Platte River, each of which will take one photo per hour during daylight hours each day for (funding permitting) years to come. The videos that the project produces — some of which are already up — will show the ebb and flow of this mighty river and hopefully serve as a source of education for future generations.

LINK (via:Peta Pixel)

If it were a corporation, the Colorado River would be the 19th largest employer on the Fortune 500

The largest employer in the American Southwest isn’t a company, a military base, a government. When anyone talks about job creators in this part of the country, they should include the Colorado River.

LINK (via: The Salt Lake Tribune)