Southwest Turns Anxious Eye To Shrinking Lake Mead

OPB News

Date: 1/29/2012 3:11:34 PM

During the past 11 years, a particularly dry and warm climate has lingered in Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Southern California, leading to reduced flow along the Colorado River. In fact, scientists have already shown that the stress on the water resources ...See all stories on this topic…

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Lake, river cruises recall age of steamboat travel

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Date: 1/29/2012 10:37:45 AM

Paddlewheel cruise boats offer tours of the Colorado River, Lake Mead and Lake Havasu. » Buy this photo Reminiscent of the bygone era of steamboat travel on lakes and rivers across America, paddlewheel cruise boats ply the waters of the Colorado River, ...See all stories on this topic…

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LCRA could still sell Rollingwood, West Lake Hills water systems

Austin American-Statesman

Date: 1/29/2012 6:43:13 AM

By Farzad Mashhood More Central Texas water and wastewater systems might end up in the hands of cities and other public entities as the Lower Colorado River Authority continues trying to sell off a business unit it says loses $3 million a year.See all stories on this topic…

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Water rights are crucial to local economy

Vail Daily News

Date: 1/29/2012 6:43:13 AM

A project under consideration called The Colorado River Return, also known as “The Big Straw,” would pump water from the Colorado River at the Utah state border back up the main stem of the Colorado River to the Continental Divide near Avon for ...See all stories on this topic…

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Mexico's Baluarte bridge is the highest in North America

Washington Post (blog)

Date: 1/29/2012 1:30:45 AM

(Jay Janner - AP) In 2010, the United States opened a four-lane-highway bridge about 890 feet above the Colorado River. Now referred to as the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, it is the second highest in the United States and was built as ...See all stories on this topic…

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