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Published Date: July 06, 2026

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Satellites reveal when toxic algal blooms flare in Blue Mesa Reservoir

The summers of 2021 and 2022 were tough seasons for Colorado's Blue Mesa Reservoir.

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The summers of 2021 and 2022 were tough seasons for Colorado's Blue Mesa Reservoir. A severe drought gripped much of the western U.S., prompting emergency water releases that brought the reservoir to its lowest level since 1984. Marinas and boat ramps closed, remnants of a ghost town emerged from the muck, and parts of the reservoir turned greenish and swir…

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