The federal reservoir is a proxy for water conditions in Colorado and the immense Colorado River reservoir, Lake Powell. This year, it’s showing the strain.
Sources: Colorado Sun (nonprofit statewide newsroom)
Blue Mesa, the largest reservoir in Colorado, is a quarter full. What are officials doing about it?
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