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  4. Fish data collected within the greater Fountain Creek Basin, Colorado

Fish data collected within the greater Fountain Creek Basin, Colorado

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2003
End Date
2023

Citation

Zuellig, R.E., Covert, S.A., Hennessy, E.K., and Wahl, C.F., 2022, Invertebrate, fish, and habitat data collected within the greater Fountain Creek Basin, Colorado, 2002-2023 (ver. 4.0, March 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PUY4FC.

Summary

Invertebrate, fish, and habitat data were collected as part of a cooperative project that began in 2002 between the U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Springs Utilities, and Colorado Springs Engineering. Other entities have contributed to the project over the years including Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Fish samples were collected and analyzed at 12 sites in the Fountain Creek Basin, El Paso and Pueblo Counties, Colorado. The number of sites sampled each year as well as the number of annual visits during which data were collected, and sampling methods used during each visit vary. The fish data were collected between 2003 and 2023 and is intended to be updated annually as new data are collected and available. Users of these data are advised [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Robert E Zuellig
Originator :
Robert E Zuellig, Alex Covert, Erin K Hennessy, Charles F Wahl
Metadata Contact :
Alex Covert
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Colorado Water Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Fish_Data_Fountain_Creek.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		150.84 KB application/fgdc+xml
Fish_Bin_Length.csv 2.59 MB text/csv
Fish_Count.csv 517.44 KB text/csv
Fish_Samp_Info.csv 79 KB text/csv
fishSpecies.txt 1.53 KB text/plain

Purpose

These data were collected in part to monitor and evaluate changes in invertebrate and fish communities and associated habitat in the greater Fountain Creek Basin, Colorado, USA.

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