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Water classification of the Colorado River Corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 2021—Data

April 16, 2025
These data are a surface water classification map of surface water in the riparian corridor of Grand Canyon between Glen Canyon and Pearce Ferry, Arizona, published in ESRI shapefile format. The map was classified from 0.2 m resolution, multispectral imagery (Sankey and others, 2024) and are the same spatial resolution as the imagery. In order to differentiate between the boundary between each river reach in Grand Canyon, the map is categorized with a water channel name, including the mainstem Colorado River or other major tributaries by name. Data analyses were performed using ENVI V.5.6.1 and IDL V8.8.1, a registered trademark of NV5 Global, Inc. and ArcGIS PRO 3.3.1, a product of Esri, Inc.
Publication Year 2025
Title Water classification of the Colorado River Corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 2021—Data
DOI 10.5066/P13SRUPW
Authors Nathaniel D Bransky, Shannon L Sartain, Joel B Sankey
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Southwest Biological Science Center - Flagstaff, AZ, Headquarters
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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