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Regression models were developed with reflectance values from remote-sensing imagery and concurrent turbidity measurements during a 2 year period at Colorado River near Cameo, Colorado streamgage (U.S. Geological Survey station number 09095500). Three types of remote sensing systems were tested including satellite- and ground-based sensors. Models relate the explanatory variables...

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, has been collecting topographic data annually since 2012 at 10 study areas along Fountain Creek, Colorado. The 10 study areas are located along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River in Pueblo. This data release presents topographic survey data, Light...

Blue Mesa Reservoir (Blue Mesa) is the largest storage reservoir in Colorado and is used for water supply and recreation. The reservoir consists of three distinct basins which are, moving from east to west, Iola, Cebolla, and Sapinero. This data release includes a wide variety of data collected to understand conditions that contribute to algal blooms in Blue Mesa. Data include...

From 2022 through 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a study in cooperation with the Arkansas River Basin Regional Resources Planning Group (Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado Springs Utilities, Pueblo Water, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, Aurora Water, and Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District) to establish a basin-wide water...

These datasets were collected by a ground penetrating radar unit installed on small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS). Data include the two-way travel time (TWTT) for the ground surface (distance between the snow-ground interface and sUAS) and the calculated snow depth. The snow depth TWTT is defined as the time duration in nanoseconds that the electromagnetic wave takes to travel from...

This data release contains the input and output used to assess the potential effect of climate on streamflow and salinity (measured as total dissolved solids [TDS]) yields across the Upper Colorado River Basin from water years 1986 to 2021. This analysis included estimation of the spatiotemporal variability in mean annual climatic variables (air temperature, snow water equivalent...

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides the data used to predict areas with the greatest probability of ephemeral stream channel instability on north side of the Grand Valley in western Colorado, during 2018-20. The USGS developed a method for automatically extracting channel cross-section geometry from existing remotely sensed terrain models. Based on estimated flood...

In western United States streams, Oncorhynchus virginalis stomias (Greenback Cutthroat Trout; GBCT) was thought to be extinct; however, a genetically verified population was identified and used for subsequent conservation efforts to reestablish populations. To restore native trout habitat, stream reaches upstream of a dispersal barrier are treated with a piscicide (rotenone) to remove...

This data release contains grids, in geographic tagged imaged file (.tif) format, summarizing inundation frequency of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWE) Landsat Science Product at 114 National Wildlife Refuges throughout the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Mountain-Prairie Region (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota...

This data repository documents the input files, output files, and RStudio scripts used to quantify changes in water-quality concentrations after the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire in the North Fork Big Thompson River and Buckhorn Creek watersheds using the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) method. A WRTDS model was developed using 12 years of pre-fire data (2008-August...

This data release contains historical SnowModel outputs for the Willow Creek and Big Thompson, CO watersheds and surrounding area. Simulated outputs were produced on a 30 meter (m) geospatial grid and forced using meteorology from the National Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS-2). These simulations used daily snow water equivalent (SWE) time-series from 13 National Resources...

These data were compiled to examine analyte concentrations, including mercury and selenium, and stable isotopes in native and non-native fish across rivers in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Data were collected in 2016 and 2017. Tissue samples were collected as whole-body or muscle plugs (biopsies). Tissue samples were analyzed for stable isotopes in 772 samples, for selenium and 54...