Data
Staff of USGS Science Centers in Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin collect a wide variety of natural resource data types including spatial, geologic, hydrologic, and biologic. Data included in USGS-series publications that are not publicly available in USGS databases are published in Data Releases. Short descriptions and links to Data Releases produced by Region 7 Science Centers are shown below.
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Detrital zircon U-Pb data for reconnaissance characterization of strata across the Intermountain West region of the United States Detrital zircon U-Pb data for reconnaissance characterization of strata across the Intermountain West region of the United States
This document describes sedimentary rock samples and their associated detrital zircon U-Pb data that were collected to support geologic mapping and research initiatives within the context of the Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West Project. The data characterize the age and/or provenance of Neoproterozoic to Miocene strata exposed across the Intermountain West region of the...
An enhanced national-scale urban tree canopy cover dataset for the United States Data Release (2025) An enhanced national-scale urban tree canopy cover dataset for the United States Data Release (2025)
Moderate-resolution (30 m) national map products have limited capacity to represent fine-scale, heterogeneous urban forms and processes, yet systematic improvements from incorporating higher resolution predictor data remain rare. In this study, we applied random forest models to high-resolution land cover data for 71 U.S. urban areas, moderate-resolution National Land Cover Database...
Cosmogenic Nuclide Burial Isochron Data for the Central City Gravel, Malta Gravel, and Lava Creek B Ash Locations: Classic Locations of Early to Middle Pleistocene Deposits, South Platte and Arkansas Rivers, Central Colorado, USA Cosmogenic Nuclide Burial Isochron Data for the Central City Gravel, Malta Gravel, and Lava Creek B Ash Locations: Classic Locations of Early to Middle Pleistocene Deposits, South Platte and Arkansas Rivers, Central Colorado, USA
This data release includes Al-26/Be-10 cosmogenic nuclide concentrations and burial isochron ages for three locations in central Colorado, USA, with preferred burial ages ranging from ~2 Ma to 600 ka, that provide constraints on geologic mapping and chronostratigraphic correlations of Pleistocene Colorado Rocky Mountain (CRM)-Great Plains deposits. This new dataset helps to validate...
National-scale dataset of strontium isotope compositions in environmental materials for the United States National-scale dataset of strontium isotope compositions in environmental materials for the United States
This database contains published strontium isotopic ratios (87Sr/86Sr) and associated sample collection data for strontium dissolved in environmental waters for the United States (conterminous, Hawaii, Alaska, and coastal seawater). Samples included in this version were collected and analyzed between 1963 to 2022.
Data Release of Geochemical, Geochronologic, and Isotopic Data for Proterozoic rocks from the Mountain Pass REE deposit and its host rocks, Arizona, California, and Nevada Data Release of Geochemical, Geochronologic, and Isotopic Data for Proterozoic rocks from the Mountain Pass REE deposit and its host rocks, Arizona, California, and Nevada
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release includes whole-rock major, trace, and rare earth element geochemical data, whole-rock and mineral Nd-Pb-Sr isotopic data collected by thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS), and uranium-lead isotopic data collected by Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe-Reverse Geometry (SHRIMP-RG) methods that characterize the Mountain Pass Rare...
Data release for New evidence for eolian activity and mammoths on Santa Rosa Island prior to the Last Glacial Maximum Data release for New evidence for eolian activity and mammoths on Santa Rosa Island prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Sea-level fluctuations due to the growth and decay of continental ice sheets of the Quaternary exert a strong influence on geologic processes along coastlines. The California Channel Islands are no exception to this, and many studies have been conducted that focus on the extremes of these glacial-interglacial cycles, such as the last glacial period (marine isotope stage [MIS] 2) and the...
Data Release for Timing and Abandonment of the Chemehuevi Formation: a Conspicuous Pleistocene Sedimentary Deposit of the Lower Colorado River Data Release for Timing and Abandonment of the Chemehuevi Formation: a Conspicuous Pleistocene Sedimentary Deposit of the Lower Colorado River
This data release contains data for the associated publication: Timing and Abandonment of the Chemehuevi Formation: a Conspicuous Pleistocene Sedimentary Deposit of the Lower Colorado River
Tiered spatial conservation prioritizations for sagebrush ecosystems in northwest Colorado Tiered spatial conservation prioritizations for sagebrush ecosystems in northwest Colorado
This data release includes the results (and some input data) of a spatial conservation prioritization intended to guide management of sagebrush ecosystems in northwest Colorado. Stemming the loss and degradation of sagebrush ecosystems requires science-based tools to balance diverse habitat requirements of species and guide management actions to where they are most likely to successfully...
LiDAR, natural color and thermal infrared data collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping topography and stream temperature along the Vermilion River, Montana, August and October 2023 LiDAR, natural color and thermal infrared data collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping topography and stream temperature along the Vermilion River, Montana, August and October 2023
The U.S. Geological Survey collected low-altitude airborne LiDAR, natural color and thermal infrared imagery via a multirotor, uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) along with Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS survey data along a section of the Vermilion River in Montana in August and October 2023. Natural color and thermal infrared imagery was collected in jpg and tiff format respectively and...
Data release for The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology? Data release for The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology?
This dataset lists the values of experiments with modern travois. The abstract of the associated interpretive product describing the findings at the site is as follows: A travois is crafted from one or more wooden poles and is one of the simplest pre-historic vehicles. Although these devices likely played vital roles in the lives of ancient peoples, they have low preservation potential...
Digital Database of a 3D Geological Model of the Denver Basin Digital Database of a 3D Geological Model of the Denver Basin
This digital database release contains elevation surfaces on 24 surfaces representing the tops of geological formations in the Denver Basin. These surfaces were exported as raster data from Leapfrog software, in which the model was constructed. Inputs to the model include well top data compiled from state agencies, formation contacts extracted from the Stage Geological Map Compilation...
Data Release for Luminescence: Neotectonic Mapping of Puerto Rico Data Release for Luminescence: Neotectonic Mapping of Puerto Rico
This report details the luminescence ages and characteristics of four (4) samples that were collected by Jessica Jobe and Rich Briggs of the USGS. These samples are from Holocene and Pleistocene sediments offset by a fault that is exposed in a road cut. The roadcut is in Puerto Rico at 18.003828 and -67.140249 with an elevation of 13.5 m. The sample depths from the modern surface varied...