Idaho Department of Water Resources

One Boise water expert said enough rain fell to knock Idaho’s drought conditions down a level, at least in the southern part of the state.

This is just about the worst drought that’s ever been recorded in the Wood River Valley, and it’s been going on for a little more than two years. Streamflow and precipitation in the Big Wood, Little Wood and Big Lost Rivers could set record lows.

A new deal between groundwater users and surface water users will allow irrigation to continue in the Bellevue Triangle through August 15.

Farmers who irrigate their crops with groundwater in a region of south central Idaho will need to turn off their water this week, according to an order from Idaho’s Department of Water Resources.

Some farmers in the Wood River Valley could have their water shut off this summer in the middle of their growing season. Ongoing extreme drought conditions and long-standing water rights disputes are to blame.

Idaho Matters checks in with Natural Resources Conservation Service Water Supply Specialist Erin Wharton and Idaho Snow Survey Supervisor Corey Loveland about the state's water and snow picture.

Governor Brad Little signed legislation Wednesday that provides a major step forward in ending a years-long dispute over water.The law signed by the…

Hydrologists with the U.S. Geological Survey are working with the Idaho Department of Water Resources to track the amount of water under the Wood River…

Water managers are crediting a new Idaho law with keeping water from leaving the state.Idaho Department of Water Resources bureau chief Brian Patton says…

Idaho officials are requiring well users pumping water from a large aquifer to install measuring devices to better monitor their water usage.The Capital…