The Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Utah-Wyoming border is known for its kokanee salmon and trophy lake trout. But when the water started dropping rapidly a few weeks ago, business at Buckboard Marina started drying up, too. … The Flaming Gorge provides a backstop for larger reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin. Lake Powell, a few hundred miles downstream, is less than a quarter full. The federal Bureau of Reclamation warned in April that hydropower production could stop at Powell in August if the water levels continued to drop. To prevent a significant blow to the region’s power supply, the bureau announced it would send up to 1-million acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge over the course of a year to prop up levels at Lake Powell.

Other Colorado River management news:

• The Salt Lake Tribune: Mike Lee says states that sue over Colorado River shouldn’t get additional funds
• ABC15 (Phoenix): Critics say Scottsdale budget falls short on water planning
• The Colorado Sun (Denver): As river outfitters brace for a low-water season, a glampground on the Colorado River is betting big