But that decent snowpack, after melting, hasn’t filled reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell as much as water users across the West might like, due to years of drought and overuse.

Federal forecasts reveal that water flows into Lake Powell are expected to be only 76 percent of the seasonal norm this year, a drop from the 81 percent prediction made earlier this month.

There are only a few moments in my life when I have felt more at peace than when I sat in silence watching the sunrise on our ...

Storms this month have brought much-needed snow to the mountains above Lake Powell, but predictions for runoff into the reservoir this spring remain lackluster. At the start of March, the Colorado ...