The Steamboat Pilot & Today

The fast-moving waters of Butcherknife Creek already are pushing the river banks, notice the sandbags at the curve of the creek, as it runs through Stehley Park near downtown Steamboat Springs. Officials warn that the water will continue to rise as snow begins to melt off the higher peaks around Steamboat Springs.

Reed Wipperfurth, 10, hits the ramp at the Howelsen Hill Skate Park Tuesday evening as his buddies, from right, Ben Kerrigan, Pike Wipperfurth, Will Kerrigan and Jake Sear watch.

Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District General Manager John Fetcher, left, and Stagecoach Dam Manager Dan Ellertson inspect the turbine room in August 2007.

Cherokee Trail junior midfielder Melissa Fairchild, left, tracks down a loose ball in front of Steamboat Springs junior Elisa Anderson in the first half of a Class 4A girls soccer state playoff game Tuesday afternoon at Legacy Stadium in Aurora.

Christian Heritage School fourth-graders Chloe Willcox and Mackenzie Gansmann check out the exhibits during the school’s annual science fair Tuesday afternoon. The fair, which was open to fifth-graders through seniors, featured a number of different scientific endeavors including ones dealing with static electricity, diabetes and tooth decay.