Drought returns to the Verde Valley

Winter runoff, which typically keeps non-perennial streams in the valley flowing through the winter months, has dropped off the last two years, leaving some stretches, like this stretch of Beaver Creek, looking more like they would in late summer, minus the leaves.

Winter runoff, which typically keeps non-perennial streams in the valley flowing through the winter months, has dropped off the last two years, leaving some stretches, like this stretch of Beaver Creek, looking more like they would in late summer, minus the leaves.

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