Annual Hydrodam Sediment Release Starts Tonight


Be aware of reasons for Uncompahgre River color change To allow the Ouray Hydroelectric Plant to continue operating, the hydrodam reservoir will release water full of sediment for approximately one week, starting Friday, April 14…

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UWP reports on 2017 Hydrodam Sediment Release Study


The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) has completed its first report for the Ouray Hydrodam Sediment Release Study, detailing the water quality impacts of the annual release into the Uncompahgre River. Due to the release’s increased…

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UWP Fall 2016 Newsletter… sampling and remediating water quality in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado


Happy Fall Colors! Students are back in school. Temperatures are dropping. Plants are preparing for winter. Water flows have decreased dramatically. At the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP), we are finishing up some mine remediation and…

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Pictures from our September and October Hikes


Fall can be an unpredictable weather wise in any part of America and Ouray Colorado is no exception.  Two brave people came for our September hike up the Grey Copper Trail.  With all the rain…

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