Topographic Survey Data of Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2017
Dates
Publication Date
2017-08-28
Start Date
2017-01-09
End Date
2017-08-13
Citation
Kohn, M.S., 2017, Topographic survey data of Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2012 to 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7QN65NJ.
Summary
In 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities selected 10 reaches or study areas along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River for annual bed and bank characterization and topographic surveys. The 10 selected study areas are approximately 5 to 20 bank-full channel widths in length. The topographic surveys collected point data of location and elevation in the active channel and along both left and right banks and flood plains. Starting in 2012, USGS personnel have collected topographic survey data annually during the spring using real-time kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems. These point data are interpolated to a grid which [...]
Summary
In 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities selected 10 reaches or study areas along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River for annual bed and bank characterization and topographic surveys. The 10 selected study areas are approximately 5 to 20 bank-full channel widths in length. The topographic surveys collected point data of location and elevation in the active channel and along both left and right banks and flood plains. Starting in 2012, USGS personnel have collected topographic survey data annually during the spring using real-time kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems. These point data are interpolated to a grid which is used to generate annual digital elevation maps of each study area. These annual maps are used to develop elevation change maps at each study area for each year. The topographic survey data provide an annual assessment of the geomorphic change at each study area.
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to collect topographic survey data annually and to provide an annual assessment of geomorphic changes at 10 study areas along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River. Study area 3 was surveyed using structure from motion photogammetry so few real-time kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems survey points were required at study area 3 but the normal amount of survey data was collected using the real-time kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems at the other 9 study areas. These topographic data were collected from January 9, 2017, through August 13, 2017.
