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The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry. Many ranges are less than 50% of their average snow for this time of year.

The Utah Avalanche Center may have stopped its daily forecasts for the season, but it will continue to post weekly updates on conditions until early May.

St. George is on track for its driest winter ever, and southwest Utah’s snowpack stands at record lows.

The Colorado River starts as mountain snow, but climate change has made it harder to predict how much will flow into streams every year. A new study says springtime sun, rain and plants could make it easier.

Although Utah’s reservoirs are in good shape now, soil dried out by the summer heat could mean water problems for the runoff next spring if monsoons don’t pick up.

Nationwide, drowning rates have gone up since 2019. Basic water safety skills and extra precautions can help prevent further incidents.

After years of sailboats being hoisted out of the shrinking Great Salt Lake amid fears they might not return, sailors are back this summer. That's thanks to an abnormally wet winter that has raised the lake 6 feet from last November's historic low.

Rather than a “heavy-handed approach” of writing tickets, the Utah Sheriff's Office wants people to understand the dangers that exist as avalanche snow is still melting in Provo Canyon.

A snowy winter and rainy spring have provided a major boost to states in the grips of drought and helped ease pressure on water managers in the Colorado River basin.

Great Salt Lake’s exposed lakebed could cause problems as the state strives to host the Olympics.

Between the wet weather and the Provo River Delta restoration, things are looking up for Utah Lake’s threatened June suckers.

The Yampa River is full of snowmelt on its way to the Colorado River, bringing temporary relief for farms, fish and millions of people in the Southwest.