Title Slide for Lower Colorado River Basin Panel Discussion for USGS Virtual Open House meeting to discuss drought issues with Native American Tribal Members. Held online via Microsoft Teams on November 29, 2024.
Jessica Driscoll, PhD
Dr. Jessica Driscoll is the Science Program Officer for the Rocky Mountain Region.
Science and Products
Integrated Water Availability Assessments Fundamentals
The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is assessing how much water is available for human and ecological needs in the United States and identifying where and when the Nation may have challenges meeting its demand for water.
Pilot Project Team Members | CRB-ASIST
The Rocky Mountain Region is working with a multidisciplinary team of experts within the Colorado River Basin to determine how the USGS can develop integrative science, data, models, and tools that can be used to address key science challenges related to drought risk within the basin.
By
California Water Science Center, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology
Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology
The Colorado River Basin is currently experiencing its worst drought in recorded history. The period from 2000 through 2020 is the driest 21-year period in over 100 years and one of the driest periods in the 1,200-year paleo-record. Drought impacts include worsening conditions in the 9 ecoregions, including habitat for several threatened and endangered species, wildland fire risks, reduced...
National Hydrologic Model Infrastructure
The USGS National Hydrologic Model (NHM) infrastructure supports the efficient construction of local-, regional-, and national-scale hydrologic models. The NHM infrastructure consists of: 1) an underlying geospatial fabric of modeling units with an associated parameter database, 2) a model input data archive, and 3) a repository of the physical model simulation code bases.
Improved hydrologic forecasting through synthesis of critical storage components and timescales across watersheds worldwide
Models that predict the flow of rivers and streams are critically important for planning flood control, hydropower, and reservoir operations, as well as for management of fish and wildlife populations. As temperatures and precipitation regimes change globally, the need to improve and develop these models for a wider spatial coverage and higher spatial fidelity becomes more imperative...
National Water Census
The National Water Census is a USGS research program on national water availability and use that develops new water accounting tools and assesses water availability at the regional and national scales. Through the Water Census, USGS is integrating diverse research on water availability and use and enhancing the understanding of connection between water quality and water availability.
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Title Slide for Lower Colorado River Basin Panel Discussion for USGS Virtual Open House meeting to discuss drought issues with Native American Tribal Members. Held online via Microsoft Teams on November 29, 2024.
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Photograph taken by Jessica Driscoll of USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
Photograph taken by Jessica Driscoll of USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
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Photograph taken at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
Photograph taken at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023
linkPhotograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023
linkPhotograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Colorado River near Canyonlands National Park
Colorado River outside of Canyonlands National Park, La Sal Mountains in the background.
Colorado River outside of Canyonlands National Park, La Sal Mountains in the background.
Science and Products
Integrated Water Availability Assessments Fundamentals
The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is assessing how much water is available for human and ecological needs in the United States and identifying where and when the Nation may have challenges meeting its demand for water.
Pilot Project Team Members | CRB-ASIST
The Rocky Mountain Region is working with a multidisciplinary team of experts within the Colorado River Basin to determine how the USGS can develop integrative science, data, models, and tools that can be used to address key science challenges related to drought risk within the basin.
By
California Water Science Center, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology
Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology
The Colorado River Basin is currently experiencing its worst drought in recorded history. The period from 2000 through 2020 is the driest 21-year period in over 100 years and one of the driest periods in the 1,200-year paleo-record. Drought impacts include worsening conditions in the 9 ecoregions, including habitat for several threatened and endangered species, wildland fire risks, reduced...
National Hydrologic Model Infrastructure
The USGS National Hydrologic Model (NHM) infrastructure supports the efficient construction of local-, regional-, and national-scale hydrologic models. The NHM infrastructure consists of: 1) an underlying geospatial fabric of modeling units with an associated parameter database, 2) a model input data archive, and 3) a repository of the physical model simulation code bases.
Improved hydrologic forecasting through synthesis of critical storage components and timescales across watersheds worldwide
Models that predict the flow of rivers and streams are critically important for planning flood control, hydropower, and reservoir operations, as well as for management of fish and wildlife populations. As temperatures and precipitation regimes change globally, the need to improve and develop these models for a wider spatial coverage and higher spatial fidelity becomes more imperative...
National Water Census
The National Water Census is a USGS research program on national water availability and use that develops new water accounting tools and assesses water availability at the regional and national scales. Through the Water Census, USGS is integrating diverse research on water availability and use and enhancing the understanding of connection between water quality and water availability.
LCR.Virtual.Tribal.Open_.House_.Image_11_29_2023.jpg
Title Slide for Lower Colorado River Basin Panel Discussion for USGS Virtual Open House meeting to discuss drought issues with Native American Tribal Members. Held online via Microsoft Teams on November 29, 2024.
Title Slide for Lower Colorado River Basin Panel Discussion for USGS Virtual Open House meeting to discuss drought issues with Native American Tribal Members. Held online via Microsoft Teams on November 29, 2024.
ASIST.Tribal.Open_.House_.A.Oct_.16.2023.jpg
Photograph taken by Jessica Driscoll of USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
Photograph taken by Jessica Driscoll of USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
ASIST.Tribal.Open_.House_.B.Oct_.16.2023.jpg
Photograph taken at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
Photograph taken at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Open House, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 16, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023
linkPhotograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Tribal Drought Issues Open House, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 26, 2023
linkPhotograph of Panel Discussion at USGS ASIST Project Open House related to Drought Issues in Tribal Lands in and near the Colorado River Basin, held at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2023
Colorado River near Canyonlands National Park
Colorado River outside of Canyonlands National Park, La Sal Mountains in the background.
Colorado River outside of Canyonlands National Park, La Sal Mountains in the background.