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Aerial images, digital elevation models, channel width maps, and river metrics along the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah (1940 - 2018)

Data for journal manuscript: Effects of flow regulation and drought on geomorphology and floodplain habitat along the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1940
End Date
2018

Citation

Grams, P.E., Head, E., and Kinzel, P.J., 2022, Aerial images, digital elevation models, channel width maps, and river metrics along the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah (1940 - 2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P95DYGMU.

Summary

These data consist of rectified aerial photographs, measurements of active channel width, measurements of river and floodplain bathymetry and topography, and ancillary data. These data are specific to the corridor of the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park between Potash, Utah and the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers near Spanish Bottom, Utah. The time period for these data are 1940 to 2018. The shapefile data are measurements of features of the active river channel and floodplains of the Colorado River. The raster data are aerial images and digital elevation models (DEMs) for segments of the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. The aerial images depict the river channel and adjacent floodplains for [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Paul E Grams
Originator :
Paul E Grams, Eric M Head, Paul J Kinzel
Metadata Contact :
Paul E Grams
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center

Attached Files

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Channel_Width_Maps.zip 12.99 MB application/zip
1,003.67 MB application/x-7z-compressed
534.19 MB application/x-7z-compressed
1.15 GB application/x-7z-compressed
Lidar_Analysis.zip 105.24 MB application/zip
Lockhart_DEM.zip 37.95 MB application/zip
River_Metrics.zip 247.1 KB application/zip
SuppInfo.zip 9.94 MB application/zip
Meander_panorama.jpg
“Colorado River in Meander Canyon, Utah”
thumbnail 505.4 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

These data were compiled for quantifying, measuring, and evaluating long-term changes in active channel width, monitoring habitat, creating ancillary data for future studies, and referencing data to the National Spatial Reference System. The shapefile data were developed to quantify changes in channel width of the Colorado River between 1940 and 2018. The raster images were compiled and referenced for the purpose of measuring changes in the width of the channel of the Colorado River. The topographic and bathymetric data used to create the digital elevation models were collected to establish baseline information for future studies and to construct a streamflow model to evaluate channel and floodplain inundation frequencies.

Rights

The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P95DYGMU

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