A hydrological simulation dataset of the Upper Colorado River Basin from 1983 to 2019 [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2022 Measurement(s) streamflow • groundwater • evaporation • evapotranspiration • total water storage Technology Type(s) integrated hydrological model Factor Type(s) temporal interval • geographic location Sample Characteristic - Environment river Sample ...
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Database of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals for the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1980–2022 [PDF]
Scientific DataThe Colorado River drains about 8% of the conterminous United States, provides water for 40 million people, and is one of the most overallocated rivers in the world. As the upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL) contributes an estimated 92% of the total basin
Samuel F. Lopez +6 more
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Assessing uranium and select trace elements associated with breccia pipe uranium deposits in the Colorado River and main tributaries in Grand Canyon, USA. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Assessing chemical loading from streams in remote, difficult-to-access watersheds is challenging. The Grand Canyon area in northern Arizona, an international tourist destination and sacred place for many Native Americans, is characterized by broad ...
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Hydrology, 2023 The Colorado River is a principal source of water for 40 million people and farmlands in seven states in the western US and the Republic of Mexico. The river has been under intense pressure from the effects of climate change and anthropogenic activities ...
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Mercury and selenium concentrations in fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin, southwestern United States: A retrospective assessment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) are contaminants of concern for fish in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB). We explored Hg and Se in fish tissues (2,324 individuals) collected over 50 years (1962-2011) from the UCRB.
Natalie K Day +5 more
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Survival and reproduction of Myxobolus cerebralis-resistant rainbow trout introduced to the Colorado river and increased resistance of age-0 progeny. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Myxobolus cerebralis caused severe declines in rainbow trout populations across Colorado following its introduction in the 1980s. One promising approach for the recovery of Colorado's rainbow trout populations has been the production of rainbow trout ...
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Frontiers in Water, 2021 This study characterizes the resilience of organizations undertaking river basin governance and recovery. The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program (UCREFRP) and the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR-MSCP) are ...
Jaishri Srinivasan +3 more
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Geosciences, 2023 The Colorado River has flowed across the dextral strike-slip plate boundary between the North American and Pacific plates since the latest Miocene or earliest Pliocene.
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Groundwater depletion during drought threatens future water security of the Colorado River Basin [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2014 Brian F Thomas +2 more
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Journal of Political Ecology, 1999 “The Politics of Place”: Domestic and Diplomatic Priorities of the Colorado River Salinity Control Act (1974) This article analyzes the Colorado River Salinity Control Act (1974) from international, regional (Colorado River Basin), and local (Yuma County)
Evan R. Ward
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