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James E Smith, IV

James is a Hydrologist with the Colorado Water Science Center (COWSC) in Lakewood, CO. 

James came on a new hire with the USGS in January 2024. Prior to working with the USGS, James worked as a hydrologist with the USDA at the National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL) in Oxford, MS. His work at the NSL was focused upon investigations related to geomorphology, fluvial hydraulics, bedload sediment transport, and bedload sediment transport surrogate technologies. James looks forward to serving on various surface water, sediment, geomorphology, and groundwater related projects in the Rocky Mountain Region. 
 

Professional Experience

  • 2024 – Present: U.S. Geological Survey – Colorado Water Science Center – Lakewood, CO – Hydrologist

  • 2020 – 2024: USDA – National Sedimentation Laboratory – Watershed Physical Processes Research unit – Hydrologist

  • 2018 – 2020: Stantec LLC – Fluvial Geomorphologist
     

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Geology, Louisiana State University

  • B.S.  Geology, Louisiana State University
     

Science and Products

Underwater Audio Data Collected in the Upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2021-24 Underwater Audio Data Collected in the Upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2021-24

This data release contains audio data collected from 2021 to 2024, expanding on the dataset collected for a 2019 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study which tested the use of hydrophones to detect bedload mobilization and identify a streamflow threshold at which bedload began to mobilize in the Upper Colorado River (Kohn and others, 2020). Child item "Stationary Hydrophone Data collected...
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Colorado Water Science Center

Elevation Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2024 Elevation Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2024

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...
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Colorado Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Wren, McAlpin, Smith, Jones, Kuhnle, Abraham, Analysis of Bedforms in the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for Select Flows 2011–2016. M.ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13295. (2021)
Smith, J. E. et al. What Role do Hurricanes Play in Sediment Delivery to Subsiding River Deltas? Sci. Rep. 5, 17582; DOI: 10.1038/srep17582 (2015)

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Underwater Audio Data Collected in the Upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2021-24 Underwater Audio Data Collected in the Upper Colorado River, Colorado, 2021-24

This data release contains audio data collected from 2021 to 2024, expanding on the dataset collected for a 2019 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study which tested the use of hydrophones to detect bedload mobilization and identify a streamflow threshold at which bedload began to mobilize in the Upper Colorado River (Kohn and others, 2020). Child item "Stationary Hydrophone Data collected...
By
Colorado Water Science Center

Elevation Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2024 Elevation Data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2024

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...
By
Colorado Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Wren, McAlpin, Smith, Jones, Kuhnle, Abraham, Analysis of Bedforms in the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for Select Flows 2011–2016. M.ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13295. (2021)
Smith, J. E. et al. What Role do Hurricanes Play in Sediment Delivery to Subsiding River Deltas? Sci. Rep. 5, 17582; DOI: 10.1038/srep17582 (2015)

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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