A drought-stricken Southeastern Colorado river is drying up

We're at the top of the headwaters and the water is so shallow. It's never been this shallow. Margaret Hill. Usually when we come up in May, you still got snow on the mountains and there's not been any. I've been coming up here. to this area of the wood since I was like 12 years old and I've never seen it like that ever lots of dead trees but lots of beautiful trees too so we just love it up here always have I'm Lee Evans. I'm the owner of Yellow Pine Ranch here in Cicera. We were asked to turn our water supply off to our pond. They were concerned about evaporation, so the pond is gradually dried up. It's almost gone. I owe you $10. There's 10 for you. There's 10 for my husband. I can't tell you a whole lot about it because we don't have running water in our store. My name's Aurelia and you are at Dakota Dukes in Kachar, Colorado. We actually drink a lot of bottle water to, you know, make things that we need so we don't have to use so much water because we know we have to take a shower. This past winter, all we got was 54 and a half inches of snow. Our 10-year average is right around 200 inches. But I know, especially down in LaVita, it's affecting a lot of people down there, that much I know.

Okay, so my name is Lucy Baruman. I'm a server at the Yacht Club and I'm just here for the summer working a summer job. Without the rain, it's been really hard living here because it's hard knowing when to shower and stuff. We have to use bathtub water to water our plants, which is insane. We can't really serve water until customers request it. I mean, again, we need to save as much water and it's really sad because our beautiful creek in the back is so dry. I'm Connor. I mean, we live in Colorado Springs, but he just told me that Levita is going to run out of water in the next two months. They're done. Like, they're going to be shipping in water, which is unbelievable. How are you guys? What did you go for a hike? Kenny Arnold. This drought is the worst I've ever seen. I was born here, and I thought that the 2002 drought would be the worst ever. But this one is making it pale by comparison. I've never seen both of the Walsenburg lakes, Wahatoya and Dager, completely drained. What river? Do you mean a pile of rocks? Yeah, that's what it looks like. It looks like a pile of rocks. There's no water on them. In spite of this year's drought, in the words of Colonel Francisco, who was one of the two founders of Lovita, this is paradise enough for me. And now we just, every day, we just pray for rain. That's it.