The Colorado River doesn’t reach the sea, or at least not regularly. We divert it for irrigation and let some of it evaporate while it sits behind desert dams. The flow may return, and in a good sign, an extra discharge was sent downstream. The water still didn’t meet the sea because it was absorbed by the too dry land, but the good news was that the land greened with what it received. The area can recover. All it needs is the water it historically received.
“A Pulse Of New Life In The Colorado River” – NASA
Pretending Not To Panic 