Colorado Water Watch tracks Colorado's water story with real data on reservoirs, rivers, snowpack, drought, and groundwater, explained in plain English, with sources you can check.
Where does the data come from?
Live public data from official government sources covering reservoir and river levels, mountain snowpack, statewide drought, and water quality. Each figure in the app is labeled by how solid it is: provisional, reviewed, reported, last known, or unavailable.
What is the News tab?
The News tab shows recent Colorado water coverage pulled from public news sources, with an on-device sentiment label (positive, neutral, or negative) computed entirely on your device. Saved articles stay on your device until you remove them; unsaved articles are cleared automatically after one year.
Does this app require an internet connection?
Yes. Colorado Water Watch fetches live readings and news coverage from public data services to stay current.
Does the app use my location?
No. Colorado Water Watch does not request or use your location. It presents statewide and site level data for fixed monitoring locations across Colorado.
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Last updated: September 2026
Colorado Water Watch does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data. The app has no account system and does not request your location.
What data is stored: Any preferences and saved news articles are kept locally on your device. This data never leaves your device. It is not transmitted to us, to Apple, or to any third party.
What data we fetch: The app makes outbound requests to public government water data services and public news services to display current conditions and news coverage. These are one way reads of public data. No personal or device information is sent as part of these requests beyond what's inherent to any standard network request.
On device processing: News sentiment labels are computed entirely on your device using Apple's built in language frameworks. Article text is never sent anywhere for this analysis.
What data we collect: None. Colorado Water Watch uses no analytics or advertising SDKs and has no account system.
Third parties: We do not share data with third parties because we do not collect any.
Children's privacy: Because no personal data is collected from any user, this app does not collect personal information from children.
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