Publications
Below is a list of available Colorado Water Science Center publications and published products.
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Geochemistry of the processes that attenuate acid mine drainage in wetlands
Because conventional treatment of acid-mine drainage (AMD) involves installation and maintenance of water treatment plants, regulators and mine operators have sought lower cost and lower maintenance technologies. One ecological engineering technology that has received increasing research attention is the use of natural and constructed wetlands for remediation of some of the water-quality problems
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Katherine Walton-Day
Strontium 87/strontium 86 as a tracer of mineral weathering reactions and calcium sources in an alpine/subalpine watershed, Loch Vale, Colorado
Sr isotopic ratios of atmospheric deposition, surface and subsurface water, and geologic materials were measured in an alpine/subalpine watershed to characterize weathering reactions and identify sources of dissolved Ca in stream water. Previous studies have noted an excess of Ca in stream water above that expected from stoichiometric weathering of the dominant bedrock minerals. Mixing calculation
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David W. Clow, Alisa Mast, Thomas D. Bullen, John T. Turk
Effects of water quality and habitat on composition of fish communities in the Upper Colorado River Basin
No abstract available.
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Jeffrey R. Deacon, Scott V. Mize
Organochlorine compounds and trace elements in streambed sediment and fish tissue, South Platte River Basin; Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming
Concentration data for organochlorine compounds and trace elements in streambed sediment and fish tissue collected throughout the South Platte River Basin as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National WaterQuality Assessment (NAWQA) Program were evaluated to determine the following: (1) which organochlorine compounds and trace elements occurred most frequently, (2) whether detection frequencies
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Janet S. Heiny
Interim results of quality-control sampling of surface water for the Upper Colorado River National Water-Quality Assessment Study Unit, water years 1995-96
Quality-control samples provide part of the information needed to estimate the bias and variability that result from sample collection, processing, and analysis. Quality-control samples of surface water collected for the Upper Colorado River National Water-Quality Assessment study unit for water years 1995?96 are presented and analyzed in this report. The types of quality-control samples collected
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N.E. Spahr, R.W. Boulger
Nitrogen and phosphorus data for surface water in the Upper Colorado River basin, Colorado, 1980-94
This report documents, summarizes, and provides on 3.5-in. diskette the surface-water data collected from January 1980 through August 1994 for nitrogen and phosphorus in the Upper Colorado River Basin from the Colorado-Utah State line to the Continental Divide. Ancillary data for parameters, such as water temperature, streamflow, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, and alkalinity, also are
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K. H. Wynn, N.E. Spahr
Are aquatic resources of the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness Area in Colorado affected by acid deposition and what will emissions reductions at the local power plants do?
No abstract available.
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John T. Turk, Donald H. Campbell
Variability of nitrate concentrations in the shallow ground water in a selected area of the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado
No abstract available.
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Robert W. Stogner, Sr.
Biological and contaminant investigations, Upper Colorado River Basin : what's been done and how can the information be used?
No abstract available.
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Jeffrey R. Deacon
What affects water quality in the Upper Colorado River basin?
No abstract available.
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Lori Estelle Apodaca, Verlin C. Stephens, Nancy E. Driver
Initial effects of Stagecoach Reservoir on discharge, water-quality characteristics, and suspended-sediment loads in the Yampa River, northwestern Colorado
The construction and filling of Stagecoach Reservoir on the Yampa River during 1988-91 were done to enhance water management and to use local water resources. To assess the initial effects of the reservoir on the hydrology of the upper Yampa River, physical, chemical, and biological data were collected at a site upstream (YR-1) during water years 1989-92 and a site downstream (YR-2) from the reser
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R.L. Tobin
Water-quality data for the Arkansas River Basin, southeastern Colorado, 1990-93
Water-quality data were collected and compiled for 59 surface-water stations in the Arkansas River Basin of Colorado. The purpose of the data collection was to describe selected water-quality characteristics of the Arkansas River from the headwaters downstream to the Colorado-Kansas State line. Data are presented for 19 Arkansas River stations, 31 tributary stations, 2 mine-drainage stations, and
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Russell G. Dash, Roderick F. Ortiz