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Californians, pay attention: The Colorado River is drying up at its headwaters See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The mighty Colorado River — that carved the Grand Canyon and was dammed by the epic Hoover Dam — is in big trouble. The long-overused river, a major water source for millions of people in California and six other states, has shrunk dramatically since 2000 due to a megadrought in the western U.S. that scientists say was probably the most severe in 1,200 years. The conditions are only being intensified by climate change. You're reading the Essential California newsletter Sign up to start every day with California's most important stories. By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy such as personalizing your experience and ads. Login or register with email My colleagues Ian James, a water and climate change reporter, and photographer Robert Gauthier, recently traveled to the Rocky Mountains to see the river’s headwaters. What they found was that the Rocky Mountains have very little snow and... https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2026-07-01/colorado-river-crisis