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Colorado River Mile System, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2019

Citation

Gushue, T.M., 2019, Colorado River Mile System, Grand Canyon, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9IRL3GV.

Summary

These data represent the centerline and measured increments at hundredths, tenths and whole miles, along the centerline of the Colorado River beginning at Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona and terminating near the inflow s of Lake Mead in the Grand Canyon region of Arizona, USA. The centerline was digitized using Color Infra-Red (CIR) orthophotography collected in March 2000 as source information and a LiDAR-derived river shoreline representing 8,000 cubic feet per second (CFS)as the defined extent of the river. Every effort was made to follow the main flow of the river while keeping the line approximately equidistant from both shorelines. The centerline feature class has been created to more accurately map locations along the Colorado [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Thomas Gushue
Originator :
Thomas M. Gushue
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Thomas Gushue
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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ColoradoRiverMileSystem_Metadata.xml
“Metadata”
Original FGDC Metadata

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10.51 KB application/fgdc+xml
Colorado River Mile - Centerline.jpg
“Colorado River Mile - Centerline”
thumbnail 12.25 MB image/jpeg
Data_Metadata.zip
“Data & Metadata”
2.75 MB application/zip

Purpose

This data set was developed to provide a geospatial river measurement system to be used by scientists performing research along the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam, near Page, Arizona and downstream to Pearce Ferry, near Lake Mead. The data serve as a common reference system used for tracking and identifying site locations, reach extents, and other applicable uses related to geo-locating scientific research and analysis through the Colorado River corridor.

Rights

The author 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/P9IRL3GV

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