KNOW YOUR STREAMFLOW: Snowpack’s importance to streamflow


When snowpack – the snow that accumulates on the ground – melts into liquid water, it supplies much of the streamflow in streams and rivers. This is especially important in a mountainous watershed like the…

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Volunteers Make Major Positive Impact at 6th Annual Love Your Gorge


The annular eclipse was a great accompaniment for volunteer work at the Uncompahgre River Gorge on a beautiful autumn Saturday morning last week. Nearly 25 volunteers came out to the Ouray Ice Park to pick…

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Double the water to flow through Uncompahgre River at June 24 RiverFest


The most water in four years will flow through the Uncompahgre River during the 15th Annual Ridgway RiverFest on Saturday, June 24. This June’s flows, as measured below Ridgway, have been consistently twice the amount…

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Montrose Daily Press photographs UWP appreciating our lake


Volunteers from the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership participated in Lake Appreciation Day at Ridgway State Park on Saturday, July 16, providing information about the watershed and sharing a little Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed music.

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