Reservoirs in Colorado are filling, according to the Rocky Mountain News [May 13, 2005, "Reservoirs at 89% of capacity"]. From the article, "For the first time in seven years, Colorado's snowpack has topped 100 percent of average statewide. Only about 20 percent of the state is now classified as suffering from drought conditions, down dramatically from 2002, when 85 percent of the state was dangerously dry, according to Roger Pielke, state climatologist."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [May 13, 2005, "Drought isn't over, task force warns, as Front Range turns a springy green"].
Here's the link to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Don't look too far north of Colorado and Utah, you'll get depressed.
Category: Colorado Water
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