Colorado River Basin Snowpack & River Flow 2026

What will the rivers of the Colorado Basin have for flow this year? Many rivers already had one peak in March during the heat dome, and a second peak is expected in May. But as spring in the Rocky Mountains is unpredictable, it is currently snowing and raining in the northern basin. This episode is the third in a series of five interviews with the River Forecast Centers of the United States. Our guest in this episode is Cody Moser, Senior River Hydrologist with the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. We talk through the soil moisture of 2025, the winter of 2026, the March heat dome, the wet spring, and what may happen if El Niño fires up a wet weather pattern for the rest of the year.

GUEST
Cody Moser, Senior Hydrologist

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center

River Forecast Centers

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NWS National Weather Service

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Poudre River Fund

NRS

NRS PFD for Whale Foundation

Whale Foundation

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