But Southern California still gets about one-quarter of its water from the Colorado River, which didn’t really benefit from the storms and remains remarkably strained, Hagekhalil said.

The Colorado River supplies, on average, about 25% of the water supplies in coastal Southern California, while the region also gets water from Northern California through the State Water Project ...

The Colorado River Compact, a 1922 agreement that allocated the river’s water, lets California draw up to 4.4 million acre-feet per year. Colorado was allocated up to 3.85 million acre-feet.

Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, straining a vital supply for Southern California.

Southern California gets most of its water from two sources: the Colorado River and the State Water Project, which, among other uses, delivers water from wetter northern and central parts of the ...

California farmers near the Arizona border with the oldest rights to Colorado River water will reap $38 million over three years to not plant some of their fields and leave extra water in the ...

A group of Colorado-based bands will hold a benefit concert to support the victims of the series of wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area. The concert is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Feb. 15 ...

Colorado firefighters deploy to battle large wildfires in southern California 00:17. Three Castle Rock Fire Department members deployed to southern California on Wednesday to support firefighters ...

The devastating wildfires in Southern California are impacting hundreds of our CU Boulder community members. More than 800 students enrolled at CU Boulder are from areas of Los Angeles impacted by the ...

El Pollo Loco, the popular Southern California restaurant chain known for its grilled chicken and fast-casual Tex-Mex fare, is coming to Colorado Springs.