Tag: Drought
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Drought severity and coverage rating increases week-over-week in Colorado
While some of Colorado saw some drought relief over the past week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the state’s drought severity and coverage index (DSCI) score increased. According to the weekly drought report, 1.68 percent of the state has escaped conditions described as ‘abnormally dry’ or in drought – the highest portion of the…
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Aspen Acres fire may burn through the summer
The Aspen Acres fire could burn until heavy fall snows or rains arrive. “It could be burning the rest of the summer,” explained Amanda Wheelock, a spokeswoman with the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 1. But likely not in the highest-priority areas for firefighting near homes and towns, she explained, where teams are focused on…
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Epicenter of Colorado’s most intense drought is located in heart of outdoor recreation country
As Colorado makes the transition from spring to summer, nearly the entire state remains in drought – 96.56 percent of it, to be exact, with the largest swath of land experiencing the most intense drought located in the heart of outdoor recreation country. Per June 23 data from the U.S. Drought Monitor published on June…
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The Denver Gazette’s municipal water provider map
Colorado just experienced one of the worst winters in recent memory. Historically low snowpack has contributed to a more limited surface water supply throughout the Front Range than usual, prompting several metro Denver water providers to implement significant drought restrictions. In conjunction with its 2026 drought coverage, the Denver Gazette created an interactive map to…
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Latest drought impacts at Colorado’s state parks include key water source running dry, major boating impacts
With roughly 98 percent of Colorado currently experiencing drought, additional related outdoor recreation impacts have been announced. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, extreme drought conditions are set to limit recreation at Slyvan Lake and Rifle Gap state parks, respectively near the towns of Eagle and Rifle. Dryness in this part of the state has…
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Lightning-caused Douglas County fire reaches 80% containment
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the Log Jumper fire, which prompted evacuation orders in Douglas County on Saturday. The lightning-caused wildfire burned about 1 acre near Jackson Creek Road and Rampart Range Road, officials said. The fire was detected shortly after it started when a resident reported smoke and Pano AI cameras identified the…
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Man “lurking” in trees near hot tub creeps out mountain town tourists
Hot off the press from Summit County comes an interesting deputy response that took place in recent days. According to the weekly activity log from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, deputies recently responded to a report from guests staying at an Airbnb in unincorporated Dillon involving a man who was seen lurking in the trees…
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CPW pulls more than 1,000 trout from massive reservoir that’s set to be drained
Amid the draining and closure of popular fishing spot Antero Reservoir, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been hard at work to salvage the lake’s fish. According to a report from the agency, their aquatic biologists in conjunction with Denver Water staff pulled more than 1,000 trout out of Antero Reservoir on Friday, heavily relying on…
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Don’t believe the rumors: Lake in Colorado town that booms with summer tourism is ‘not low’
“We’ve been getting the calls. We’ve seen the comments. So let’s set the record straight,” starts a recent social media post from a Colorado mountain town that’s well-known among summer tourists. According to an announcement from the town of Grand Lake, their namesake body of water and the nearby Shadow Mountain Reservoir are not empty…
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Colorado’s drought severity and coverage increases for first time in 7 weeks
The April 21 report from the U.S. Drought Monitor showed Colorado’s dryness peaking at a ‘Drought Severity and Coverage Index’ (DSCI) score of a high 367 – a number that hadn’t been seen since early 2021. Thankfully, relief was on the way and over the next six weeks, that score kept dropping. Unfortunately, the latest…