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Lake Champlain’s lake trout population is now self-sustaining, a goal that has been in the works for more than 50 years.
Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge to partially reopen by July 4 as repairs continue Colorado Department of Transportation and Kiewit Infrastructure announced an official ...
The Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge on U.S. 50 will reopen to limited traffic for the Fourth of July holiday and weekend, sparing travelers up to hours in detours, CDOT officials said.
Navajo Reservoir, on the Colorado-New Mexico border, will drop about two feet. Blue Mesa Reservoir in central Colorado is expected to fall eight feet.
Instead, the federal government has decided that the water in Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison County is needed downstream more than it's needed here. Driving past the reservoir, it’s easy to see ...
The bridge that crosses Blue Mesa Reservoir reopened Wednesday morning with a limited capacity, ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said. Members ...
Last year, the federal government ordered emergency water releases from Blue Mesa to help protect Lake Powell. There’s worry that will happen again, so the marinas will stay closed.
The Blue Mesa Dam was built in the 1960s as a part of a Bureau of Reclamation Colorado River Storage Project, which collects water from the Colorado River and its offshoots for agricultural ...
BLUE MESA RESERVOIR — In an effort to prop up water levels at the declining Lake Powell, federal water managers are negatively impacting recreation on Colorado’s biggest man-made lake.
Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge to have limited opening for Fourth of July weekend Emergency vehicles and drivers in smaller vehicles will be allowed to cross the US 50 Middle Bridge beginning July 3.
G RAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The State Department of Transportation has announced it is extending opening times and flagging operations on the Highway 50 bridge crossing at Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Next month, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin a drawdown of Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison. The Blue Mesa is already low because of the poor winter snowpack on the Western Slope.