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
2022-05-18
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 [...]
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 most of the corridor of the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park upstream from the confluence with the Green River. The images were acquired from public sources and orthorectified and mosaiced for this study. The DEMs cover the river channel and adjacent floodplain for the Lockhart Creek segment of the Colorado River within Canyonlands National Park and include both bathymetric and topographic data. The bathymetric data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center with funding provided by the National Park Service. The topographic data are airborne lidar data that were collected for the state of Utah by a contractor. The lidar data are available at https://doi.org/10.5069/G9RV0KSQ.
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Geomorphology_Floodplain_Metadata.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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Channel_Width_Maps.zip
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Lidar_Analysis.zip
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Lockhart_DEM.zip
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River_Metrics.zip
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SuppInfo.zip
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Meander_panorama.jpg “Colorado River in Meander Canyon, Utah”
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Grams, P.E., Head, E., and Mueller, E.R., 2022, Effects of flow regulation and drought on geomorphology and floodplain habitat along the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: River Research and Applications (online), https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4014.
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.
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