water levels

This is a landscape image of a snow-covered mountain range. The sky is blue and mostly clear.

New snowmelt study could improve water supply predictions for water managers and farmers

Kaleb Roedel

For decades, hydrologists believed most spring snowmelt rapidly enters rivers and streams. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that most of it spends years as groundwater before it spills into reservoirs – new research that could help western water managers and farmers better plan each year.

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Energy and Environment

Several parts of Mountain West experience ‘extreme water stress’ each year

Kaleb Roedel

New research shows that in much of the world, water supplies for drinking, bathing and farming are being threatened. That includes sections of the Mountain West.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Latino voter turnout expected to increase in Nevada

Gustavo Sagrero

Read or listen to news headlines for Friday, June 10, 2022.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Nevadans react to leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to the news headlines for Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

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KUNR Today: NSHE Regents send letter in support of reinstating student COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The Associated Press

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

A house-like structure on concrete stilts is propped out of a very small amount of water. There are many rings on the structure and a nearby sandy beach, which shows how high the water has been in the past. There is smoke in the air from California fires.

Lahontan Reservoir’s Low Water Level Impacts Farmers, Wildlife And Recreationists

Lucia Starbuck

Drought has drastically impacted water levels at the Lahontan State Recreation Area, and the effects are being felt by farmers, wildlife and…

Energy and Environment

Researchers Tackle Lake Tahoe's Blueness, Low Water Levels

Julia Ritchey

A report detailing the state of Lake Tahoe was released on Thursday, raising concerns about the continued impact of low water levels. Reno Public Radio’s…