Center for Colorado River Studies

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The Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University is a nexus for innovative research, teaching, and outreach that informs management of the Colorado River and other major rivers of the American Southwest. We undertake critical studies that inform how different parts of the Colorado River and its tributaries can be effectively managed, train future researchers and managers who will be responsible for tomorrow's Colorado River, and provide education and training to stakeholders to support informed and focused decision making. Because the water available to restore the Colorado River ecosystem is increasingly limited, we are especially interested in research and outreach to inform the very difficult decisions about priority locations and actions that provide the best opportunity for significant restoration success.

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Upon the Retirement of Bob Snow

The Colorado River Basin will feel the loss of Bob Snow with his retirement from the Solicitor’s Office at the Department of the Interior. His more than forty-year presence in the most impactful and most difficult conversations in the Basin has been both...

A Horse Named “Stream Depletion Theory”

The History and Negotiation of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact: The 1922 Colorado River Compact divided the river’s water between the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin, but it didn’t say how much water each state would get. This article examines how ...