Get Wild: Modifying a modified river

Get Wild: Modifying a modified river

Riverscape modification and trans-basin water withdrawals have completely reshaped the hydrologic picture of Colorado’s Western Slope, resulting in reductions to water volume and peak flow in western rivers. These changes have restricted the ability of affected rivers to reshape their channels and naturally adjust to reduced flow. Instead, western rivers may become locked into a suboptimal stasis, operating at reduced ecological levels and featu…