Some campgrounds in Northwest Colorado could be in danger of a delayed opening to their reservation seasons. The intense winter weather and continued fluctuating temperatures are threatening the opening days for state park campgrounds in.
One of the clearest signs of a changing climate in the Yampa Valley is the impact on our rivers and streams. Even with more snow this winter, we still face the possibility of low summer.
During her presentation as part of the Upper Yampa State of the River event on Thursday, March 23, in Steamboat Springs, Division 6 engineer for the Colorado Division of Water Resources Erin Light predicted a.
The Maybell Ditch is the largest diversion on the Yampa River and irrigates about 2,500 acres of grass and alfalfa in Northwest Colorado. But the remote and antiquated headgate, along with a hazardous diversion structure.