July 3, 2018

Northern Water Spokesperson Discusses Low Flows with Coloradoan

With this week’s extreme heat, the Poudre River in Fort Collins at the Lincoln Street gage dropped to a record low of 3 cubic feet per second (cfs) for that date. But as Northern Water Public Information Officer Brian Werner pointed out in a recent Coloradoan article about low flows in the Poudre, that wouldn’t be the case if Glade Reservoir were in place.

Once built, the reservoir will release 25 cfs daily this time of year to maintain minimum flows of at least that amount through downtown Fort Collins. This benefit would come in addition to helping secure future water supplies for rapidly growing communities, new recreation opportunities and various enhancements for the area’s wildlife and environment.

lower flows on river