A buoy rests on the ground at a closed boat ramp on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City on Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire

Projections indicate an even more troubling outlook for the Colorado River.

• By The Associated Press
• September 24, 2021