Business for Water Stewardship has taken the opportunity to both broaden and update an earlier study from 2014 investigating the economic contributions of recreational activity on the Colorado River and its tributaries across six states. This study focuses on recreational days spent on or along the water anywhere within the state of Colorado.

Collectively, the retail spending by these recreationists and the related multiplier effects generate an estimated $18.8 billion in economic output and contribute $10.3 billion to the state’s GDP. Total contributions support over 131,000 jobs that provide $6.3 billion in household income and generate an estimated $2.7 billion in tax revenues. Continued stewardship of the state’s lakes, reservoirs, and headwaters for major American rivers adds to the health of Coloradans. See the details in the report linked below!