Drought Impact Reporter

First ever call on Yampa River in northwest Colorado
10/12/2018 5:53:48 PM

CATEGORIES:

Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality

AFFECTED AREAS:

Moffat County, CO
Routt County, CO

Start Date: 8/22/2018 - End Date: 10/5/2018

The first ever call on the Yampa River ended the first week of October as demand and evaporative and transpiration losses abated. The river’s call originally occurred on Aug. 22, with water rights since 1951 being ordered to end diversions until senior water rights holders had been satisfied. The call was delayed until Sept. 4 to see if water releases improved river flows at Dinosaur National Monument. Mountain Town News (Arvada, Colo.), Oct. 10, 2018

Sources

Steamboat Pilot & Today . Yampa River is placed on call for 1st time ever - Steamboat Today (CO). Wednesday, September 5, 2018 https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/yampa-river-is-placed-on-call-for-1st-time-ever/.
Steamboat Pilot & Today . Call on the Yampa River delayed as flows fall critically low near Dinosaur National Monument - Steamboat Today (CO). Wednesday, August 22, 2018 https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/call-on-the-yampa-river-delayed-as-flows-fall-critically-low-near-dinosaur-national-monument/.
Mountain Town News . A first-ever call on this Colorado river as water scarcity tightens - Mountain Town News (CO). Wednesday, October 10, 2018 http://mountaintownnews.net/2018/10/10/a-first-ever-call-on-this-colorado-river-as-water-scarcity-tightens/.

First ever call on Yampa River in northwest Colorado10/12/2018 5:53:48 PM

First ever call on Yampa River in northwest Colorado
10/12/2018 5:53:48 PM