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  • Employees

    Navajo Dam Road reopens for recreation season

    Navajo Dam is a dam on the San Juan River, a tributary of the Colorado River, in northwestern New Mexico in the United States.May 16, 2025 – New Mexico Highway 539 over Navajo Dam, located about 45 miles east of Farmington, New Mexico, is now reopen to traffic, as of May 14, after being closed for drilling operations. Traffic detours and/or road closures are expected to resume in late-2025 after peak recreation season is over. Read More →

  • Colorado River

    Interior Secures 18 Short-Term Agreements to Boost Colorado River Conservation

    The Colorado River.May 7, 2025 – the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation marked major progress for the continued short-term health of the Colorado River System. Eighteen short-term System Conservation Implementation agreements with water entitlement holders in Arizona and California have been negotiated to include additional conservation of Colorado River System water. Read More →

  • Employees

    Empowering the Future: Celebrating National Apprenticeship Day with the UCBR Power Office Apprenticeship Program

    April 29, 2025 – April 30, 2025, is National Apprenticeship Day, a time to spotlight the transformative power of registered apprenticeship programs in shaping a brighter future for America’s workforce and economy. This annual celebration unites a diverse range of partners to champion the successes and values of apprenticeship programs to foster a highly skilled workforce tailored to meet evolving industry demands, while paving career pathways for aspiring professionals.  Read More →

  • California Water

    Reclamation boosts California’s 2025 Central Valley Project water supply allocations

    The Sacramento River at Sunset.April 28, 2025 – Continuing to focus on maximizing California’s water supplies, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced another increase in water supply allocations for the Central Valley Project for south-of-Delta agricultural contractors. While all north-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors are currently at 100% of their supplies, south-of-Delta irrigation water service and repayment contractors are today being increased from 40% to 50%. Read More →

  • Klamath Basin

    Reclamation Releases 2025 Klamath Project Annual Operations Plan

    April 21, 2025 – Anticipated water demands for Klamath Project water contractors are likely to be met as the Klamath Basin hydrology pivots from consecutive years of drought. Described in the 2025 Klamath Project Annual Operations Plan today’s initial water supply allocations from the Bureau of Reclamation are based on modeled estimates of water available for irrigation delivery and incorporate current reservoir storage, precipitation, and snowpack, as well as projected inflow forecasts. Read More →

  • Video

    Aging Infrastructure: Lake Tahoe Dam Undergoes Feasibility Study

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Recreation & Public Use

Reclamation Recreation Map Reclamation Land Use

The public may apply to use Reclamation land, facilities, and waterbodies, and may engage in the use only after proper authorization is received from Reclamation. Use authorizations are not required for permitted public recreational use of recreation areas and facilities open to the public. Read More →

Reclamation Recreation Map Reclamation Recreation Website

Reclamation projects have created a variety of recreation opportunities on the rivers downstream from the dams, including world class whitewater rafting and fishing opportunities. Read More →

Recreation.gov screen shot. Recreation.gov

Recreation.gov helps you discover and book trips at Reclamation facilities and at all of America's public places. Read More →

Reclamation Information Sharing Environment

RISE is an open data system for viewing, accessing, and downloading Reclamation's water and water-related data. Visit the RISE website.

Statement of Project Construction Cost and Repayment Statements Are Available from Reclamation

Reclamation has been accumulating construction cost and repayment data since the first reimbursable project began and created the Statement of Project Construction Cost and Repayment (SPCCR) to capture cost and repayment data by project, for internal use only. However, these are now available by request. Read More →

Last Update 5/20/25