This channel survey record from Muddy Creek near Kremmling contains a map of each monitored reach and channel survey graphs for each cross-section within each reach.
RCMAP - Muddy Creek below Wolford Mountain Reservoir near Kremmling, Colorado
Completed
By Colorado Water Science Center
January 23, 2015
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
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Reaches 1 and 2 of the Muddy Creek study area were monumented and surveyed by the USGS as part of the Reconfigured Channel Monitoring and Assessment Program (RCMAP) in 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2008. The purpose of the channel modifications was to enhance and improve trout habitat for the existing fish in the creek. Muddy Creek is not stocked in this area.
Reconfiguration activities were completed in the fall of 2003. The 3,200-ft monitoring Reach 2 was resurveyed and photographed by the USGS in October 2003, after modifications were completed, in August 2006 after a peak dam release of 917 ft3/s, and in August 2008 after a peak dam release of 950 ft3/s (provisional discharge). Changes in channel geometry and boulder structures resulting from the 2006 and 2008 peaks are being evaluated.
Location:
The Muddy Creek study area begins approximately 0.3 mile downstream from the Wolford Mountain Dam and approximately 3.5 miles northwest of Kremmling, in the northeast ¼ of section 36, T2N, R81W, Grand County. Streamflow gaging station 09041400 Muddy Creek below Wolford Mountain Reservoir near Kremmling, Colorado, is approximately 1 mile upstream, below Wolford Mountain Dam and has recorded reservoir releases since July 1995.
The study area consists of two actively monitored reaches. Reach 1 is a sinuous, unaltered, "control" reach that begins at the USGS streamflow gaging station and continues approximately 0.3 mile (1,600 ft) downstream to the boundary of the Grand River Ranch. Reach 2 is a sinuous 0.6 mile (3,200 ft) segment of the creek beginning approximately 1 mile downstream from the Wolford Mountain Dam.
Streamflow Data:
Current streamflow: USGS 09041400 Muddy Creek below Wolford Montain Reservoir near Kremmling
View peak streamflow: 09041400 Muddy Creek below Wolford Mountain Reservoir, CO
Photographic History
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Map of photographic monuments at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, CO at Reach 1.
- Footbridge and Gage
- Below Cross Section 1
- Cross Section 2
- Below Cross Section 4
- Above Cross Section 5
- Cross Section 5
.
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Photographic monuments at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, CO at Reach 2
- Cross Section 7
- Cross Section 8
- Cross Section 9 RHB
- Cross Section 9 LHB
- Cross Section 10
- Cross Section 11
- Below Cross Section 12
- Cross Section 13 RHB
- Cross Section 13 LHB
- Cross Section 14
- Above Cross Section 15
Sediment Surveys
Channel Surveys
Below are other science projects associated with the RCMAP project at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, Colorado.
Reconfigured Channel Monitoring and Assessment Program (RCMAP)
Channel reconfiguration to mitigate a variety of riverine problems has become an important issue in the Western United States. Reasons cited for channel reconfiguration include restoration to more natural or historical conditions, improved water conveyance in flood-prone areas, mitigation of unstable streambed and streambanks, increased sediment transport, and enhancement of riparian habitat or...
RCMAP - Lake Fork of the Gunnison near Lake City, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - North Fork Gunnison River at Hotchkiss, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Gunnison River at the Hartland Dam near Delta, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Gunnison River at Spann Diversion at Gunnison, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Uncompahgre River at Ridgway, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Roaring Fork River at Basalt, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach. The Roaring Fork River at...
RCMAP - Lake Fork at Gateview, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
Below are streamflow hydrographs associated with the RCMAP project at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, Colorado.
Channel Surveys from Muddy Creek near Kremmling
This channel survey record from Muddy Creek near Kremmling contains a map of each monitored reach and channel survey graphs for each cross-section within each reach.
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Reaches 1 and 2 of the Muddy Creek study area were monumented and surveyed by the USGS as part of the Reconfigured Channel Monitoring and Assessment Program (RCMAP) in 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2008. The purpose of the channel modifications was to enhance and improve trout habitat for the existing fish in the creek. Muddy Creek is not stocked in this area.
Reconfiguration activities were completed in the fall of 2003. The 3,200-ft monitoring Reach 2 was resurveyed and photographed by the USGS in October 2003, after modifications were completed, in August 2006 after a peak dam release of 917 ft3/s, and in August 2008 after a peak dam release of 950 ft3/s (provisional discharge). Changes in channel geometry and boulder structures resulting from the 2006 and 2008 peaks are being evaluated.
Location:
The Muddy Creek study area begins approximately 0.3 mile downstream from the Wolford Mountain Dam and approximately 3.5 miles northwest of Kremmling, in the northeast ¼ of section 36, T2N, R81W, Grand County. Streamflow gaging station 09041400 Muddy Creek below Wolford Mountain Reservoir near Kremmling, Colorado, is approximately 1 mile upstream, below Wolford Mountain Dam and has recorded reservoir releases since July 1995.
The study area consists of two actively monitored reaches. Reach 1 is a sinuous, unaltered, "control" reach that begins at the USGS streamflow gaging station and continues approximately 0.3 mile (1,600 ft) downstream to the boundary of the Grand River Ranch. Reach 2 is a sinuous 0.6 mile (3,200 ft) segment of the creek beginning approximately 1 mile downstream from the Wolford Mountain Dam.
Streamflow Data:
Current streamflow: USGS 09041400 Muddy Creek below Wolford Montain Reservoir near Kremmling
View peak streamflow: 09041400 Muddy Creek below Wolford Mountain Reservoir, CO
Photographic History
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Map of photographic monuments at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, CO at Reach 1.
- Footbridge and Gage
- Below Cross Section 1
- Cross Section 2
- Below Cross Section 4
- Above Cross Section 5
- Cross Section 5
.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Photographic monuments at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, CO at Reach 2
- Cross Section 7
- Cross Section 8
- Cross Section 9 RHB
- Cross Section 9 LHB
- Cross Section 10
- Cross Section 11
- Below Cross Section 12
- Cross Section 13 RHB
- Cross Section 13 LHB
- Cross Section 14
- Above Cross Section 15
Sediment Surveys
Channel Surveys
Below are other science projects associated with the RCMAP project at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, Colorado.
Reconfigured Channel Monitoring and Assessment Program (RCMAP)
Channel reconfiguration to mitigate a variety of riverine problems has become an important issue in the Western United States. Reasons cited for channel reconfiguration include restoration to more natural or historical conditions, improved water conveyance in flood-prone areas, mitigation of unstable streambed and streambanks, increased sediment transport, and enhancement of riparian habitat or...
RCMAP - Lake Fork of the Gunnison near Lake City, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - North Fork Gunnison River at Hotchkiss, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Gunnison River at the Hartland Dam near Delta, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Gunnison River at Spann Diversion at Gunnison, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Uncompahgre River at Ridgway, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
RCMAP - Roaring Fork River at Basalt, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach. The Roaring Fork River at...
RCMAP - Lake Fork at Gateview, Colorado
The U.S. Geological Survey was engaged in a program to monitor and assess the long-term geomorphic behavior of selected river and stream reaches that previously had undergone some physical modification. These modifications included natural channel adjustments to floods as well as intentional channel reconfigurations to alter the function or appearance of a river reach.
Below are streamflow hydrographs associated with the RCMAP project at Muddy Creek near Kremmling, Colorado.
Channel Surveys from Muddy Creek near Kremmling
This channel survey record from Muddy Creek near Kremmling contains a map of each monitored reach and channel survey graphs for each cross-section within each reach.
This channel survey record from Muddy Creek near Kremmling contains a map of each monitored reach and channel survey graphs for each cross-section within each reach.