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As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year
Spring snowmelt is underway near Red Mountain Pass in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains on March 14, 2026. (Mitch Tobin/The Water Desk)
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By Annie MacKeigan, The Water Desk Call it the winter that wasn’t. Throughout Colorado a record-warm and dry winter has come to a close. Attention now pivots to spring and the potential for additional snow to allay increasing drought concerns. Though, there appears to be little relief in sight. The Denver-metro area went months without measurable […]
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By Annie MacKeigan, The Water Desk Call it the winter that wasn’t. Throughout Colorado a record-warm and dry winter has come to a close. Attention now pivots to spring and the potential for additional snow to allay increasing drought concerns. Though, there appears to be little relief in sight. The Denver-metro area went months without measurable […]
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