USGS Science Collaboration Portal for the Colorado River Basin
Collaboration platform that brings together science, data, and mapping and analytical tools from across the basin
Collaboration platform that brings together science, data, and mapping and analytical tools from across the basin
Colorado River Basin Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) Initiative
Fostering Innovative Interdisciplinary Science for Characterizing and Adapting to Long-term Drought
Fostering Innovative Interdisciplinary Science for Characterizing and Adapting to Long-term Drought
Colorado River Basin Drought and the 2023 Water Year
Geonarrative presentation comparing 2023 conditions to the long-term drought in the Colorado River Basin
Geonarrative presentation comparing 2023 conditions to the long-term drought in the Colorado River Basin
Great Salt Lake Data and Reports by the USGS
Learn about Water Quantity and Quality and Aquatic Ecology of this National Treasure
Learn about Water Quantity and Quality and Aquatic Ecology of this National Treasure
Colorado River Basin Studies in Utah
Learn about Surface Water, Groundwater Quantities and Quality and Artificial Recharge of Groundwater in the Colorado River Basin in Utah
Learn about Surface Water, Groundwater Quantities and Quality and Artificial Recharge of Groundwater in the Colorado River Basin in Utah
Streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
USGS Analyses of the Effects of Potential Future Climate Conditions on Streamflows in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
USGS Analyses of the Effects of Potential Future Climate Conditions on Streamflows in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) Study: Upper Colorado River Basin
The USGS NGWOS Program Provides Innovative, High-fidelity, Real-time Data and Insightful Analyses about Water Quantity, Quality, and Use in Selected Watersheds across the U.S.
The USGS NGWOS Program Provides Innovative, High-fidelity, Real-time Data and Insightful Analyses about Water Quantity, Quality, and Use in Selected Watersheds across the U.S.
Rocky Mountain Region
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin includes the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. USGS Science Centers conduct interdisciplinary research and monitoring related to natural resources, ecology, climate, and natural hazards. Data, analyses, and tools developed by USGS staff help stakeholders to make sustainable management decisions.
USGS Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin (Rocky Mountain)
USGS Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin (Rocky Mountain)
Map Showing USGS/DOI Unified Region 7 and adjoining Regions
Additional Information about USGS Region 7
Additional Information about USGS Region 7
News
Studies Reveal Presence and Distribution of PFAS in New Mexico's Water Resources
Studies Reveal Presence and Distribution of PFAS in New Mexico's Water Resources
Media Alert: USGS field crews to study avalanche prone regions using airborne techniques near Durango
Media Alert: USGS field crews to study avalanche prone regions using airborne techniques near Durango
In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone
In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone
Publications
Integrating social-ecological outcomes into invasive species management: The Tamarix case
Incorporating societal considerations into decisions related to invasive species management is desirable, but can be challenging because it requires a solid understanding of the ecological functions and socio-cultural and economic benefits and values of the invaded environment before and after invasion. The ecosystem service (ES) concept was designed to facilitate such decision-making by establish
Rainfall reduces the potential for competitive suppression of a globally endangered ungulate by livestock
Protected areas often are too small to house populations of wide-ranging species. Viability of wildlife populations therefore depends on whether interactions with humans and their land uses are negative, neutral, or positive. In central Iran, we measured interactions between globally endangered onagers (Equus hemionus onager) and livestock by analyzing remotely-sensed vegetation metrics within liv
Groundwater hydrology, groundwater and surface-water interactions, aquifer testing, and groundwater-flow simulations for the Fountain Creek alluvial aquifer, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2018–20
From 2018 through 2020, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Air Force Civil Engineering Center, conducted an integrated study of the Fountain Creek alluvial aquifer located near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The objective of the study was to characterize hydrologic conditions for the alluvial aquifer pertinent to the potential for transport of solutes. Specific goals of this report w
Science
New Mexico Tree-Ring Lab
Our tree-ring lab is a key component of an interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of climate variability and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Wildlife Research
Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to wildlife at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.