Record amounts of precipitation fell across the Colorado Front Range from September 9 to 16, 2013, resulting in extensive flooding in the South Platte River and its major mountain tributaries. In this study, the effects of the flood on the City of Boulder, Colorado urban hydrology system were assessed using weekly time-series sampling of 3 source waters (Boulder tap water, Boulder wastewater treatment facility effluent, and Boulder Creek water) conducted from September 20 to October 16, 2012 (n=5) and August 13 to September 30, 2013 (n=8). The effect of the flood on the South Platte River was assessed using a single basin-wide sampling of 5 main stem and 7 tributary sites from September 18 to 22, 2013. Filtered...
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Tags: Boulder Creek, Colorado,
Boulder, Colorado,
Colorado,
Commerce City, Colorado,
Fort Lupton, Colorado, All tags...
Fort Morgan, Colorado,
Geochemistry,
Julesburg, Colorado,
North America,
South Platte River,
South Platte River Basin,
Sterling, Colorado,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Resources,
floodwater chemistry,
major elements,
rare earth elements,
tap water,
trace elements,
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