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Austin-area mussel is a big discovery  -  05 Aug 2009
Austin American-StatesmanTwo transplanted Russians, wading the shallow waters of the Colorado River upstream from Austin, have discovered a significant population of

Fishing Report - Aug. 6, 2009  -  05 Aug 2009
AZ Central.comThe east and west forks of the Black River are scheduled for weekly trout plants this month as is the Little Colorado River at Greer.

Elisabeth Hyde coming to Edwards  -  05 Aug 2009
Vail Daily News...a 13-day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon where the lives of everyone on board converge and roil like the raging waters of the Colorado River.

Central Texas lake levels are lower than normal this summer  -  05 Aug 2009
Examiner.comThe Highland Lakes were created from the 1930s to the 1950s by a series of dams built on the Colorado River to control flooding and supply water and

Ecstasy in your putting green? It's more likely than you might think  -  05 Aug 2009
The ColoradoanUniversity of Arizona professor Charles A. Sanchez is conducting research on the Colorado River into where such chemicals are found and at what levels they

Hydrating Phoenix: Quenching a city in the desert  -  05 Aug 2009
Mother Nature NetworkPhoenix currently gets its water from several sources: the Colorado River (36 percent), the Salt River (54 percent), groundwater (3 percent) and reclaimed

EDITORIAL: Attacking "Big Straw" Wrong Idea  -  05 Aug 2009
istockAnalyst.com (press release) (press release)He asserted he "remain(s) opposed to the project," though he did recognize Colorado's rights to the water under the Colorado River Compact.

Summit County Weekly Fishing Report  -  05 Aug 2009
Summit Daily News...β€œThe Colorado (River) had been effected pretty bad β€” more so than some others, but it's now back to what it should be,β€? said Adam Morgan of Cutthroat

Coast-to-coast walk on Al Slusser's 'bucket list'  -  05 Aug 2009
Camp Verde BugleSo far, he has crossed off a couple of items on that list, riding in a hot-air balloon and rafting the Colorado River. But this dream got started long

Summer storms pose dangers for boaters  -  05 Aug 2009
Reno Gazette JournalOver the years, several people have lost their lives in weather-related boating accidents along the Lower Colorado River. Swamped boats are a significant

Clean Energy 101: Are hydropower, hydrogen, and nuclear power ...  -  05 Aug 2009
Examiner.comFurthermore, well known dams at Lake Powell and Lake Mead along the Colorado River provide power to many in the Southwest, but the water levels in the lakes

Missing canoeists rescued  -  05 Aug 2009
Winnipeg Free PressThe three, all aged 17, were unloading their canoe at a portage site when the river -- known by canoeists as the province's version of the Colorado River

Land Of The Lost (2009)  -  05 Aug 2009
Real Movie NewsWill and Holly, who are caught in a time vortex while exploring the Colorado River on a raft and transported to a mysterious world.

Matagorda: The secret's out  -  05 Aug 2009
Houston ChronicleThe best place to start exploring the bay is at this first-rate park and nature center run by the Lower Colorado River Authority.

EPA re-evaluates rocket fuel chemical's effect on children  -  05 Aug 2009
Las Vegas SunWater researchers found between four and nine parts per billion of perchlorate in Colorado River water flowing to Southern California from Lake Mead in the

UNITED STATES **15 Aug 2009 Bridge span over Colorado River joined up  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
NewsAhead AgencyThe sides of the 1896 foot-long arch for the Colorado River Bridge, the central part of the 3.5-mile Hoover Dam Bypass Project in Nevada,

Body recovered from river  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
9NEWS.comThe dam is located about a half- mile south of where the Gunnison River meets the Colorado River. The man's body was found shortly after 4 pm Police believe

Warming warning on Colorado River water  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
msnbc.comBy LiveScience Staff There's a one-in-two chance that the water reservoirs of the Colorado River will dry up by 2050 if water management practices remain

One arrested, one sought after river fight  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Yuma SunA San Diego-area man has been booked into Yuma County jail on one count each of assault and of disorderly conduct after a fight on the Colorado River.

Rural areas face challenge to find next water source  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Arizona Republic..."This part of Arizona, just like Central Arizona, needs to be plugged into a stable water source, like the Colorado River," said Brad Hill,

Appeals Court Rejects Suit Against Motorized Rafts in Grand Canyon  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
New York TimesFour conservation groups had argued that the use of motorized rafts on the Colorado River and helicopters to make passenger exchanges impairs the wilderness

Car pulled from Colorado River  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Grand Junction SentinelA man and a woman saw the trunk of the dark blue car poking out of the river Friday afternoon when they

Feds speeding up removal of Moab uranium tailings  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
San Jose Mercury NewsThe US Department of Energy plans to double the amount of uranium tailings removed each day from the shores of the Colorado River. Right now, rail cars haul

Colorado river running on empty by 2050  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukIf climate change results in a 10 per cent reduction in the Colorado River's average stream flows, as some recent studies predict, the chances of fully

DTSC gives update on cleanup near Topock  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Parker PioneerThe station began operation in 1951 and is located 12 miles southeast of the City of Needles, Calif., and about a half-mile from the Colorado River.

Minnesota teens found after nearly 2 days missing on Manitoba river  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Winnipeg Free PressThe girls, aged 17, were on a wilderness canoe trip on the river -- known as the province's "Colorado River" due to its white-water conditions -- when they

A slice of America: The Colorado Plateau -- Canyonlands/Needles  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Examiner.comSome roads, when passable, go nearly to the Colorado River. More than 60 miles of backcountry trails await the really adventuresome.

What happens in Vegas: little good  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Chicago Sun-TimesSeeing the Hoover Dam bypass bridge is an added bonus on a visit to the Colorado River dam. You can't enter this most improbable of cities without being

Peter Gleick: Whose Water Is It? Water Rights in the Age of Scarcity  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Circle of Blue WaterNewsCalifornia, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah would have no right to any Colorado River water (except tiny flows that join the river lower down) because

Wyoming guv blasts proposed Flaming Gorge water pipeline  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Salt Lake TribuneAlthough the water would be pumped out of the river in Wyoming, it would come from Colorado's share of water under the Colorado River compacts.

Aqua America subsidiary buys two water systems  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
MSN MoneyAqua America Inc. said Tuesday that its Texas subsidiary has acquired two water systems from the Lower Colorado River Authority for $330000.

Colorado River Reservoirs Could Dry Out By 2057, Study Says  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
GREENandSAVEThe American Geophysical Union and the University of Colorado on July 20 released a study concluding that the reservoirs along the Colorado River could dry

9 alleged drug smugglers arrested near Colo River  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
San Jose Mercury NewsUS Border Patrol agents have arrested nine alleged drug smugglers from Mexico and seized more than $213000 worth of marijuana near the Colorado River.

Brigham Young University Awarded Funds to Study Colorado River Basin  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Targeted News Service (subscription)...it intends to award a non-competitive cooperative agreement to Brigham Young University to address water quality problems in the Colorado River Basin.

CRIT police get grant  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Parker PioneerThe Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department received a $150624 Community Oriented Policing Services grant for one position.

Drought could improve Texas fishing areas  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Dallas Morning NewsThe Lower Colorado River Authority reports the average elevation for Lake Travis in July is 669 feet above mean sea level. The level Wednesday was 637 feet.

LCRA prepares to impose restrictions as lake levels fall  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
KVUEWith no end to the drought in sight, the Lower Colorado River Authority is preparing to ask customers to impose mandatory water restrictions within the next

Colorado River District hopes for help with endangered fish  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Glenwood Springs Post IndependentGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado β€” A former engineer with the Colorado River District said this week that he believes there is plenty of water in the river to

Body found in Colorado river is Hawaii man  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
KPUABy AP FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) β€” A body found in the Cache la Poudre (kash-luh-POO'-der) River north of Denver, Colo., has been identified as that of a

Oil-thirsty lawmakers in Washington eye an increasingly endangered ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
RealVailJuly 26, 2009 β€” Maybe if the Colorado River flowed through Oklahoma –- a feat geographically challenged Colorado Republicans like Scott

The tough life of the Verde trout  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Camp Verde BugleSince the mid-1800s, the roundtail chub has been recognized as a separate species and once ranged throughout the Colorado River drainage from Wyoming's

Feds hear "no" from Colorado on mercury dump site  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Denver PostRitter outlined a series of concerns, including contamination of the Colorado River and its tributaries, in a letter Thursday to Energy Secretary Steven Chu

NPS to Propose Boat Rule for Grand Canyon  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
New York TimesThe National Park Service is proposing the extension of rules for boating on the Colorado River through part of Grand Canyon

Vollmann's ambitious 'Imperial' rises from a maddening mess  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Buffalo NewsHowever, beginning in the late 19th century the region transformed itself into an agricultural Eden by damming and diverting the Colorado River,

UNLV prof to Congress: Mining contaminates Colorado River  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Las Vegas SunRestarting uranium mining near the Grand Canyon poses a contamination risk to the Colorado River, serving more than 25 million people in western states,

Water crisis threatens county's future  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
San Bernardino SunOur local water providers are being asked to do more with less due to a snowpack water content decline, reductions from the Colorado River, limited access

Make it an Epic Summer  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Examiner.comOn the seven-day itinerary, you will go to places like Rocky Mountain National Park, do activities like raft down the Colorado River and talk a walking tour

Vail Veterans Program summer retreat  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Sacramento BeeGetty Images / John Moore US war wounded float down the Colorado River with a fishing guide on July 30, near McCoy, Colorado. Getty Images / John Moore Fly

Lake Havasu boating crash injures four  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
San Bernardino SunA Nevada man crashed a power boat into the shore along the Colorado River near Lake Havasu on Friday, injuring himself and three

Glawe's Outlook  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Storm Lake Pilot TribuneWe rafted 12 miles down the Colorado River - with an experienced guide (thank goodness) encountering a few white rapids that brought splashes,

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