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By Southwest Biological Science Center April 29, 2019

The Grand Canyon Monitoring and  Research Center offers a collection of data resources and online tools -- including web maps, applications, and other content -- that convey scientific information related to on-going monitoring of the Colorado River.  Some applications are a culmination of long-term monitoring work, while others are developed around more a specific set of information usually derived and published separately from a larger project database.

 

Online Maps

Grand Canyon Map Portal launch thumbnail

GCMRC's Geospatial Science and Technology project builds and maintains a vareity of online maps related to active science projects and general information about the Colorado River and larger Grand Canyon region.

Go to Online Maps

Data Applications

Remote Camera, 30-mile Camp (River MIe 30.7)

GCMRC also develops web-based database-driven applications for specific long-term monitoring projects.  These applications range from tools that explore water and sediment data of the Colorado River to repeat photography data sets that span decades.

Go to Data Apps

Data Releases

Image taken from above depicting the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River.

Data releases made available by GCMRC can be found here as they are published via the USGS Fundamental Science Practices (FSPs).  Individual science product links will take users to the USGS ScienceBase website for each entry.

Go to Data Releases

Below are data and web mapping applications associated with the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC).

Colorado River Mile System, Grand Canyon, Arizona

These data represent the centerline and measured increments at hundredths, tenths and whole miles, along the centerline of the Colorado River beginning at Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona and terminating near the inflow s of Lake Mead in the Grand Canyon region of Arizona, USA. The centerline was digitized using Color Infra-Red (CIR) orthophotography collected in March 2000 as source informatio
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Southwest Biological Science Center

Riparian species vegetation classification data for the Colorado River within Grand Canyon derived from 2013 airborne imagery

These data are a species-level classification map of riparian vegetation in the Colorado River riparian corridor in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. The classification is derived from 0.2 m pixel resolution multispectral aerial imagery acquired in May 2013. The classification spans the riparian zone of the river corridor between Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona, and Lake Mead at Pearce Ferry, Arizona
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Southwest Biological Science Center

Four Band Image Mosaic of the Colorado River Corridor in Arizona2013, including Accuracy Assessment Data

In May 2013, the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) of the U.S. Geological Surveys (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) acquired airborne multispectral high resolution data for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. The imagery data consist of four bands (blue, green, red and near infrared) with a ground resolution of 20 centimeters (cm). These data are a
By
Southwest Biological Science Center

Below are data and web mapping applications associated with the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC).

Predicted Shorelines for High Flows on the Colorado River Application

This application highlights modeled flows of the Colorado River for a discharge of 41,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) that is approximate to recent (2012 - 2018) and future anticipated water releases associated with a High Flow Experiments conducted from Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona.  These data are to help visualize the water levels during High Flow Events in relation to othe

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Southwest Biological Science Center

APPLICATION - Discharge, Sediment, and Water Quality Monitoring Application

This link launches the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center’s discharge, sediment and water quality monitoring application gateway.  Sediment and water quality information can be accessed from here for our on-going monitoring taking place across the Southwest U.S.

By
Southwest Biological Science Center

APPLICATION - Grand Canyon Sandbar Monitoring

Several applications related to the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center’s long-term sandbar monitoring project can be accessed here, including the sandbar area and volume tool and applications highlighting changes to sandbars as a result of High-Flow Events (HFEs) conducted by Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona.

By
Southwest Biological Science Center
  • Overview

    The Grand Canyon Monitoring and  Research Center offers a collection of data resources and online tools -- including web maps, applications, and other content -- that convey scientific information related to on-going monitoring of the Colorado River.  Some applications are a culmination of long-term monitoring work, while others are developed around more a specific set of information usually derived and published separately from a larger project database.

     

    Online Maps

    Grand Canyon Map Portal launch thumbnail

    GCMRC's Geospatial Science and Technology project builds and maintains a vareity of online maps related to active science projects and general information about the Colorado River and larger Grand Canyon region.

    Go to Online Maps

    Data Applications

    Remote Camera, 30-mile Camp (River MIe 30.7)

    GCMRC also develops web-based database-driven applications for specific long-term monitoring projects.  These applications range from tools that explore water and sediment data of the Colorado River to repeat photography data sets that span decades.

    Go to Data Apps

    Data Releases

    Image taken from above depicting the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River.

    Data releases made available by GCMRC can be found here as they are published via the USGS Fundamental Science Practices (FSPs).  Individual science product links will take users to the USGS ScienceBase website for each entry.

    Go to Data Releases
  • Data

    Below are data and web mapping applications associated with the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC).

    Colorado River Mile System, Grand Canyon, Arizona

    These data represent the centerline and measured increments at hundredths, tenths and whole miles, along the centerline of the Colorado River beginning at Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona and terminating near the inflow s of Lake Mead in the Grand Canyon region of Arizona, USA. The centerline was digitized using Color Infra-Red (CIR) orthophotography collected in March 2000 as source informatio
    By
    Southwest Biological Science Center

    Riparian species vegetation classification data for the Colorado River within Grand Canyon derived from 2013 airborne imagery

    These data are a species-level classification map of riparian vegetation in the Colorado River riparian corridor in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. The classification is derived from 0.2 m pixel resolution multispectral aerial imagery acquired in May 2013. The classification spans the riparian zone of the river corridor between Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona, and Lake Mead at Pearce Ferry, Arizona
    By
    Southwest Biological Science Center

    Four Band Image Mosaic of the Colorado River Corridor in Arizona2013, including Accuracy Assessment Data

    In May 2013, the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) of the U.S. Geological Surveys (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) acquired airborne multispectral high resolution data for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. The imagery data consist of four bands (blue, green, red and near infrared) with a ground resolution of 20 centimeters (cm). These data are a
    By
    Southwest Biological Science Center
  • Web Tools

    Below are data and web mapping applications associated with the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC).

    Predicted Shorelines for High Flows on the Colorado River Application

    This application highlights modeled flows of the Colorado River for a discharge of 41,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) that is approximate to recent (2012 - 2018) and future anticipated water releases associated with a High Flow Experiments conducted from Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona.  These data are to help visualize the water levels during High Flow Events in relation to othe

    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Southwest Biological Science Center

    APPLICATION - Discharge, Sediment, and Water Quality Monitoring Application

    This link launches the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center’s discharge, sediment and water quality monitoring application gateway.  Sediment and water quality information can be accessed from here for our on-going monitoring taking place across the Southwest U.S.

    By
    Southwest Biological Science Center

    APPLICATION - Grand Canyon Sandbar Monitoring

    Several applications related to the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center’s long-term sandbar monitoring project can be accessed here, including the sandbar area and volume tool and applications highlighting changes to sandbars as a result of High-Flow Events (HFEs) conducted by Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona.

    By
    Southwest Biological Science Center