# Colorado River

> Follow Colorado River, a tracked object, in Lootura: recent changes, timeline, related context, and source-backed evidence.

- Type: object
- Updated: 2026-08-01T13:14:47.199Z
- Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/object/colorado-river

## Recent changes

### Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal for Colorado River

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now.

Date: 2026-08-01

### Discovered by Atlas

Colorado River first entered the public knowledge record with source-backed evidence.

Date: 2026-08-01

### Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks

After years of battles over its use — and a long-running drought — states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks. Years of gridlock among the states prompted the federal government to step in. A new blueprint lays out new requirements for managing the shrinking river. Science corres.

Date: 2026-07-31

## Sources

- [Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal for Colorado River](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/arizona-california-and-nevada-would-share-cuts-under-federal-proposal-for-colorado-river?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-01T00:21:26.000Z
- [Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/western-states-face-more-water-cutbacks-as-colorado-river-shrinks?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-07-31T22:35:41.000Z