09119000_TOMICHI CREEK AT GUNNISON, CO (other)
Streamflow and water-quality data collected at the TOMICHI CREEK AT GUNNISON, CO go to: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/62d86d7ed34e2842e1ed4f9b for the complete dataset and associated metadata.Possible file types include: aflow.csv: Annual flow data; aloads.csv: Annual water-quality load data; dflow.csv: Daily flow data; discqw.csv: Discrete water-quality results; mflow.csv: Monthly flow data; mloads.csv: Monthly water-quality load data; pestlong.csv: Pesticide abbreviations, long names, USGS parameter codes, and (CAS) numbers; pestsamp.csv: Discrete pesticide results

Upper Colorado River Basin Cottonwood Monitoring Picture Locations (other)
The Southern Rockies LCC is home to narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), common at elevations above 1800 m, and Fremont cottonwood [a common name regionally attached to the ecologically very similar Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii S. Watson and P. deltoides subsp. wislizenii (S. Watson) Eckenwalder, as well as their intergrades], which is typically found at elevations below 1800 m. This geographical information system (GIS) contains the data sets used in an assessment of the amount and character of native Fremont cottonwood forest remaining on the mainstem floodplains in 26 subbasins in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), published in 2007 (Andersen, D.C., D.J. Cooper, and K. Northcott. 2007. Dams, floodplain land use, [...]

09112200_EAST RIVER BELOW CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO (other)
Streamflow and water-quality data collected at the EAST RIVER BELOW CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO go to: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/655d2063d34ee4b6e05cc9e6 for the complete dataset and associated metadata.Possible file types include: aflow.csv: Annual flow data; aloads.csv: Annual water-quality load data; dflow.csv: Daily flow data; discqw.csv: Discrete water-quality results; mflow.csv: Monthly flow data; mloads.csv: Monthly water-quality load data; pestlong.csv: Pesticide abbreviations, long names, USGS parameter codes, and (CAS) numbers; pestsamp.csv: Discrete pesticide results

09112200_EAST RIVER BELOW CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO (other)
Streamflow and water-quality data collected at the EAST RIVER BELOW CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO go to: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/62d86d7ed34e2842e1ed4f9b for the complete dataset and associated metadata.Possible file types include: aflow.csv: Annual flow data; aloads.csv: Annual water-quality load data; dflow.csv: Daily flow data; discqw.csv: Discrete water-quality results; mflow.csv: Monthly flow data; mloads.csv: Monthly water-quality load data; pestlong.csv: Pesticide abbreviations, long names, USGS parameter codes, and (CAS) numbers; pestsamp.csv: Discrete pesticide results

DWCZ - CO - Coal Creek - Soil Collection ICP - (DWCZ-MEF-CC-SoilSample-Transect-AWinkler) - (2022-2023) (other)
Locations: Coal Creek, which serves as the drinking water source for the town of Crested Butte, CO, receives both acid mine and acid rock drainage as a result of legacy mining and fractured porphyry networks, respectively. It has a Koppen climate class of Dfc, aka continental subarctic. Local ecology of the creek varies from site to site, with some parts being far more vegetative than others. Abstract: Acid mine drainage (AMD) and acid rock drainage (ARD) result in acidic, metal-laden solutions that seep into surface and groundwater systems. The hyporheic zone, where surface and groundwater meet, serves as a natural filtration system, where biogeochemical reactions occur that influence metal retention and transformation. By analyzing changes in metal concentrations and phases throughout time and space, valuable information can be gained in regards to the mechanisms at work within the hyporheic zone. Hyporheic sediment and sediment from planted control soil columns were sampled on a seasonal basis along Coal Creek, an area affected by both AMD and ARD. Samples were analyzed for phase changes via XRD and SEM and sequential extractions created using the samples were analyzed via ICP-OES for elemental fraction concentrations. Preliminary results show the retention and release of metals via redox chemistry. These changes are seasonally dynamic and vary from site to site along the creek, illustrating the capacity of the hyporheic zone to act as a filter for AMD at different points throughout the year.

Upper Colorado River Basin River Thalweg (other)
The Southern Rockies LCC is home to narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), common at elevations above 1800 m, and Fremont cottonwood [a common name regionally attached to the ecologically very similar Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii S. Watson and P. deltoides subsp. wislizenii (S. Watson) Eckenwalder, as well as their intergrades], which is typically found at elevations below 1800 m. This geographical information system (GIS) contains the data sets used in an assessment of the amount and character of native Fremont cottonwood forest remaining on the mainstem floodplains in 26 subbasins in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), published in 2007 (Andersen, D.C., D.J. Cooper, and K. Northcott. 2007. Dams, floodplain land use, [...]

DWCZ - CO - Coal Creek - Soil Collection ICP - (DWCZ-MEF-CC-SoilSample-Transect-AWinkler) - (2022-2023) (other)
Locations: Coal Creek, which serves as the drinking water source for the town of Crested Butte, CO, receives both acid mine and acid rock drainage as a result of legacy mining and fractured porphyry networks, respectively. It has a Koppen climate class of Dfc, aka continental subarctic. Local ecology of the creek varies from site to site, with some parts being far more vegetative than others. Abstract: Acid mine drainage (AMD) and acid rock drainage (ARD) result in acidic, metal-laden solutions that seep into surface and groundwater systems. The hyporheic zone, where surface and groundwater meet, serves as a natural filtration system, where biogeochemical reactions occur that influence metal retention and transformation. By analyzing changes in metal concentrations and phases throughout time and space, valuable information can be gained in regards to the mechanisms at work within the hyporheic zone. Hyporheic sediment and sediment from planted control soil columns were sampled on a seasonal basis along Coal Creek, an area affected by both AMD and ARD. Samples were analyzed for phase changes via XRD and SEM and sequential extractions created using the samples were analyzed via ICP-OES for elemental fraction concentrations. Preliminary results show the retention and release of metals via redox chemistry. These changes are seasonally dynamic and vary from site to site along the creek, illustrating the capacity of the hyporheic zone to act as a filter for AMD at different points throughout the year.

DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek, Soil sensors, SoilAuger, Soil Pits, (DWCZ-CC_Soil_LBixby)-(2021) - Lena Bixby; Lena Bixby (other)
LOCATION: Coal Creek is a high-elevation, headwater tributary to the Upper Colorado Basin located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Coal Creek is also a sub-catchment of the larger East River watershed (300 km2) and falls within the research domain of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). This is the Splains Conifer Granite Site. The overlying vegetation is conifer, underlying bedrock is granite and it is north facing. It is also in a Splains Creek watershed, a subwatershed of Coal Creek. In three components: ABSTRACT CC_1-5_Sensors_Bixby: Soil sensors are installed in 5 different soil pits in Crested Butte. Sites are located in varying bedrock types (Granite and Sandstone) and vegetation types (Aspen and Conifer). Soil moisture and temperature data is collected every 30 minutes. Gas data is collected every hour. ABSTRACT SOIL AUGER CC_SoilAuger_Bixby: Soil data collected from multiple different auger sites and counting. Sites are located in varying bedrock types (Granite and Sandstone) and vegetation types (Aspen and Conifer). ABSTRACT SOIL PITS CC_SoilPits_Bixby: Soil data collected from 5 different soil pits. Sites are located in varying bedrock types (Granite and Sandstone) and vegetation types (Aspen and Conifer). Some additional images: CC_SoilPit_images_Bixby *View Metadata for sensor coordinates and specifications

Formation Processes in Curecanti Archeology: The Elk Creek Site (other)
Mitigative archeological investigations were conducted in 1983 at the southern end of the important Elk Creek site, 5GN204/205, within Curecanti National Recreation Area prior to construction of a park apartment complex. That portion of the site extended onto a rocky promontory overlooking Blue Mesa Lake. Archeological activities undertaken at the site in 1982 focused upon the western half of the promontory (Jones 1986), while the eastern half of the point was investigated the following year. During the 1983 research, two small chipped-stone concentrations and an isolated projectile point were identified and collected. Stylistic comparisons of several diagnostic artifacts collected in 1983 suggest that an Early or Middle Archaic component was represented. The 1983 work at Elk Creek provided an opportunity to investigate the role of natural erosion in the formation of the Curecanti archeological record. A statistical analysis performed during the project confirmed an initial field impression that the artifacts within one of the chipped-stone concentrations were roughly size-sorted in the direction of the ground surface slope. Based in part upon an analysis of local weather and physical environmental data, that size distribution of artifacts is believed to relate to a postdepositional restructuring of the material by precipitation runoff in combination with deflation of the deposit by strong western and southwestern winds. The study suggests that ongoing erosion by water and wind operating under the particular environmental conditions of the site area may dramatically affect contextual information given the passage of sufficient time, an issue of importance to archeological research elsewhere within Curecanti and other parks in semiarid settings.

Testing API Python (other)
This resource was created as a demonstration of using Python Client for HydroShareThe imported data are related to Paonia Reservoir, Colorado, USA.

Testing API Python (other)
This resource was created as a demonstration of using Python Client for HydroShareThe imported data are related to Paonia Reservoir, Colorado, USA.

TNC Fact Sheet: Managing for Change in the Gunnison Basin: Building Resilience - Betsy Neely (other)
Our actions today to build ecosystem resilience to climate change will help us protect the Gunnison Basin’s natural resources—clean air and wildlife habitat, and the livelihoods they provide in the future for people. The Gunnison Climate Working Group, a group of public and private partners formed in 2010, is looking to understand the threats posed by climate change, identify strategies to reduce adverse impacts, and promote coordinated implementation of these strategies.This group is also collaborating with the Southwest Climate Change Initiative (SWCCI), whose aim is to provide climate adaptation information and tools to conservation practitioners in vulnerable landscapes of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Colorado’s Gunnison [...]

GAP Web Service: Gunnison Sage-grouse (other)
The USGS GAP Analysis Program has developed range maps and distribution models for 1401 species, 604 of which are found within the SRLCC. This record's parent folder contains several examples of GAP species web services. The GAP website has a complete list of available web services for species as well as a map viewer for species data. Species: Gunnison Sage-grouse ( Centrocercus minimus) There are two web services for this species: the range map, showing the geographic limits within which the species can be found, and a distribution model, which predicts the environment within the range that is suitable for occupation by the species. Link to metadata for GAP range maps and distribution models. To access services, select one of [...]

09114500_GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GUNNISON, CO (other)
Streamflow and water-quality data collected at the GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GUNNISON, CO go to: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5ebeffb082ce476925e66510 for the complete dataset and associated metadata.Possible file types include: aflow.csv: Annual flow data; aloads.csv: Annual water-quality load data; dflow.csv: Daily flow data; discqw.csv: Discrete water-quality results; mflow.csv: Monthly flow data; mloads.csv: Monthly water-quality load data; pestlong.csv: Pesticide abbreviations, long names, USGS parameter codes, and (CAS) numbers; pestsamp.csv: Discrete pesticide results

DWCZ Coal Creek (CC) (other)
Coal Creek (CC) is a high-elevation, headwater tributary to the Upper Colorado Basin located in the Ruby-Anthracite Range in the central Colorado Rocky Mountains. The CC watershed is 53 km2 in area and ranges in elevation from 2712 to 3668 meters. CC originates near Lake Irwin and enters the Slate River near the town of Crested Butte before joining East River and eventually the Gunnison River. The watershed is seasonally snow-covered from November through June. The average temperature is 0.9˚C and it receives around 670 mm of precipitation each year, about 66% of which falls as snow (Carroll et al, 2018). The remaining precipitation falls during the summer monsoon season (July through September). Although monsoon rains comprise nearly 40% of the annual precipitation, they contribute minimally to the streamflow because the moisture is taken up by vegetation and lost via evapotranspiration (Carroll et al, 2020). Vegetation in the basin is strongly aspect driven, with north facing aspects dominated by evergreen forest (65%) and south facing aspects dominated by deciduous (9%) and herbaceous (20%) vegetation. High elevation ridges are barren (3%) (Zhi et al, 2019). Discharge in CC is dominated by snowmelt, with average peak flow occurring in June in response to snowmelt. Flows recede throughout the summer and fall, with small peaks in flow due to monsoon events. CC reaches baseflow conditions by early September and they persist throughout the winter until the onset of snowmelt in April. The lower CC watershed is underlain predominately by sandstone (Mesaverde Formation) with glacial till deposits occurring near the streambed. The upper portion of the watershed is underlain by mafic intrusive plutonic rock, emplaced during the Middle Tertiary. Areas of the upper north slope of the watershed are underlain by mudstone (Wasatch Formation).

Colorado Plateau REA Gunnison Sage-Grouse and Protected Areas (other)
This map shows distribution of the Gunnison Sage-Grouse relative to various protected areas.

09112200_EAST RIVER BELOW CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO (other)
Streamflow and water-quality data collected at the EAST RIVER BELOW CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE, CO go to: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5ebeffb082ce476925e66510 for the complete dataset and associated metadata.Possible file types include: aflow.csv: Annual flow data; aloads.csv: Annual water-quality load data; dflow.csv: Daily flow data; discqw.csv: Discrete water-quality results; mflow.csv: Monthly flow data; mloads.csv: Monthly water-quality load data; pestlong.csv: Pesticide abbreviations, long names, USGS parameter codes, and (CAS) numbers; pestsamp.csv: Discrete pesticide results

Archeological Survey of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and Archeological Inventory and Evaluation of Curecanti Recreation Area (other)
The survey and research work conducted at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Recreation Area and Curecanti Recreation Area are clear examples of how meagre beginnings can develop into a fruitful, long-range program designed on the one hand to meet National Park Service management needs, and on the other hand to provide an understanding of an area prehistory following a program designed to answer a series of questions about the culture history and adaptive patterns in a particular area.

Upper Colorado River Basin Cottonwood Monitoring Picture Locations .mpk (other)
The Southern Rockies LCC is home to narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), common at elevations above 1800 m, and Fremont cottonwood [a common name regionally attached to the ecologically very similar Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii S. Watson and P. deltoides subsp. wislizenii (S. Watson) Eckenwalder, as well as their intergrades], which is typically found at elevations below 1800 m. This geographical information system (GIS) contains the data sets used in an assessment of the amount and character of native Fremont cottonwood forest remaining on the mainstem floodplains in 26 subbasins in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), published in 2007 (Andersen, D.C., D.J. Cooper, and K. Northcott. 2007. Dams, floodplain land use, [...]

Gothic (CO) Euphydryas gillettii vital rates 1981-1985, 2002-2004 (other)
Data were collected during July-September in 1981 through 1985 and during June-September 2002 through 2004. Mark-release-recapture was done for adult butterflies, and daily survival rate estimated for females using Jolly-Seber methods. Egg clusters were counted, along with number of eggs per cluster. Data were collected each year on egg cluster survival, and in 2004 on larval survival conditional on egg cluster survival. The data were used to construct yearly vital rates, including daily probability of laying an egg cluster, cluster size, survival from egg to diapause, survival over-winter to adult stage, and female daily survival probability. Population sizes were decreasing during nearly all years included in the data set, although a 1-2 order of magnitude increase in size occured ca. 2000-2, which is not included here.

Colorado Plateau REA Conservation Elements - Terrestrial Species: Gunnison Sage-Grouse (other)
This map shows the potential current distribution of Gunnison sage-grouse, in the context of current and near-term terrestrial intactness and long-term potential for climate change and energy development.

Paonia Reservoir_ Modeling (other)
This Resource contains input data required to build a numerical model for Paonia Reservoir, Colorado, USA. The provided data includes: - Upstream discharges since 1962 - Sediment rating curve - Geospatial files (Paonia basin, streams and gages shapefiles, GeoTIFF elevation) The author is working on using the SRH-1D model to simulate the reservoir operation. The outputs will be posted. This resource contains an API Python file.

Webinar: Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Gunnison Basin - Betsy Neely (other)
Webinar on Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Gunnison Basin

09114500_GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GUNNISON, CO (other)
Streamflow and water-quality data collected at the GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GUNNISON, CO go to: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/62d86d7ed34e2842e1ed4f9b for the complete dataset and associated metadata.Possible file types include: aflow.csv: Annual flow data; aloads.csv: Annual water-quality load data; dflow.csv: Daily flow data; discqw.csv: Discrete water-quality results; mflow.csv: Monthly flow data; mloads.csv: Monthly water-quality load data; pestlong.csv: Pesticide abbreviations, long names, USGS parameter codes, and (CAS) numbers; pestsamp.csv: Discrete pesticide results

Upper Colorado River Basin Floodplain Percent Cottonwood Cover (other)
The Southern Rockies LCC is home to narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), common at elevations above 1800 m, and Fremont cottonwood [a common name regionally attached to the ecologically very similar Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii S. Watson and P. deltoides subsp. wislizenii (S. Watson) Eckenwalder, as well as their intergrades], which is typically found at elevations below 1800 m. This geographical information system (GIS) contains the data sets used in an assessment of the amount and character of native Fremont cottonwood forest remaining on the mainstem floodplains in 26 subbasins in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), published in 2007 (Andersen, D.C., D.J. Cooper, and K. Northcott. 2007. Dams, floodplain land use, [...]

Paonia Reservoir_ Modeling (other)
This Resource contains input data required to build a numerical model for Paonia Reservoir, Colorado, USA. The provided data includes: - Upstream discharges since 1962 - Sediment rating curve - Geospatial files (Paonia basin, streams and gages shapefiles, GeoTIFF elevation) The author is working on using the SRH-1D model to simulate the reservoir operation. The outputs will be posted. This resource contains an API Python file.