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View fullsize The snowpack peaked on April 3, right on schedule - the median snowpack peak in the San Miguel occurs on April 2. The snowpack peak was nearly exactly median SWE (snow water equivalent) of the 1991-2020 median at 18.2 inches of SWE. The total snowpac
View fullsize Join us tomorrow to celebrate World Water day! Swing by in your ski gear for a beer!
View fullsize Join former White House climate advisor Molly Kawahata as she prepares for an expedition in the Alaska Range while working to create a new climate narrative that centers her favorite question — What can I do to help? — with a surprising a
View fullsize The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) submit alternatives for post-2026 reservoir operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. From the press release: “This week, the Upper Division States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming submitted
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View fullsize The Scoping Report for Post-2026 Colorado River Reservoir Operations has been released by the Bureau of Reclamation. This report comes after an open public comment period. Flaming Gorge and Blue Mesa (Aspinall Unit) are still on the table for emergen
View fullsize Join SMWC and the Bureau of Land Management for our second annual National Public Lands Day river cleanup on Saturday, 9/23! We will meet at the Caddis Flats BLM campground at 9:00 AM - carpooling is encouraged. The cleanup will be from 9:00-11:00 AM
View fullsize You're Invited: Water, Drought, & the Future of Agriculture in the West
View fullsize The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Telluride on August 25, featuring 10 short and feature-length films. The Telluride event will be at the Sheridan Opera House on August 25 at 7:00. Doors open at 6:00. Tickets are price
View fullsize Please join us for the 2023 San Miguel Watershed Forum. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tIceFIOeTvnQMg_Iqwk7GAn6KTK1au__loHCqHv0C5A/edit
View fullsize Sawpit Rapid strainer evolution over the past 24 hrs. Sawpit has been a doozy this year. Please share your photos and stories of boating this spring! Thanks for the footage @conorintemann
View fullsize Here are some maps from the NWS and NOAA showing snowpack change over the past month. The warming last week set records high temps for the date across the state and much of the low elevation snow across the San Juans and San Miguel basin melted. The
View fullsize Spring weather is here (at least for the time being), rivers are starting to flow, and the San Juans just experienced the most significant dust event of the year - what a great time for a snowpack update and river forecast. The 2022-2023 water year
View fullsize Join Sheep Mountain Alliance, the Telluride Mountain Club, Telluride Institute, the library, and the San Miguel Watershed Coalition for a series featuring Water in the West. Kicking off the series is the esteemed Dr. Len Necefer sharing his presentat
View fullsize This event will be hosted by RIGS Fly Shop & Telluride Angler at Ouray County's 4H Events Center. DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM FILMS START AT 6:30PM Enjoy Food, Prizes, Brews and more. Please contact RIGS at info@fishrigs.com for all communication conce
View fullsize The reinstated System Conservation Pilot Program (SCPP) application deadline has been pushed to March 1 by the Upper Colorado River Commission. The program formerly ran from 2015-2018. The reinstated plan is a result of the Upper Colorado River Basin
View fullsize The San Miguel basin snowpack is currently at 151% of the 1991-2020 median at 17.6 inches of SWE (snow water equivalent). This is 98% of the median peak SWE. Median peak is the median amount of maximum SWE in the basin in a given winter. This is very
View fullsize New Year New Snow The New Year has brought quite a bit of (much needed) new snow to the San Miguel Basin. Current snowpack for the entire Dolores/San Juan Basin is 103% of median as of yesterday. The San Miguel Basin is at 144% of median. In the San
View fullsize Over the summer, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) called for 2 to 4 million acre feet (maf) of voluntary water conservation over the next year from all states in the basin or face federal intervention. The imperative was meant to prevent Lake Mead and
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