Sheila Murphy
Sheila Murphy is a Research Hydrologist for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Sheila Murphy is a research hydrologist who focuses on how disturbances (such as wildfire, floods, hurricanes, land use change) alter watershed response, water quality, and water quantity. Her recent research has evaluated the effects of wildfire on water quality in the western U.S., and the hydrologic and geochemical responses to land cover change and hurricanes in a tropical forest in Puerto Rico.
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Boulder Creek: A stream ecosystem in an urban landscape
The Boulder Creek Watershed, within the Front Range region of Colorado, is typical of many western watersheds because it is composed of a high-gradient upper reach mostly fed by snowmelt, a substantial change in gradient at the range front, and an urban corridor within the lower gradient section. A stream ecosystem within an urban landscape not only can provide water for municipal, industrial, and
Authors
Philip L. Verplanck, Sheila F. Murphy, Peter W. Birkeland, Pitlick, Larry B. Barber, Travis S. Schmidt
State of the watershed: Water quality of Boulder Creek, Colorado
No abstract available.
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Sheila F. Murphy
Water quality of the Boulder Creek watershed, Colorado
No abstract available.
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Philip L. Verplanck, Sheila F. Murphy, Larry Billingsley Barber
Comprehensive water quality of the Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado, during high-flow and low-flow conditions, 2000
Executive SummaryThe Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado, is 1160 square kilometers in area and ranges in elevation from 1480 to 4120 meters above sea level. Streamflow originates primarily as snowmelt near the Continental Divide, and thus discharge varies seasonally and annually (Chapter 1). Most of the water in Boulder Creek is diverted for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. Some diverted
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 52
Boulder Creek: A stream ecosystem in an urban landscape
The Boulder Creek Watershed, within the Front Range region of Colorado, is typical of many western watersheds because it is composed of a high-gradient upper reach mostly fed by snowmelt, a substantial change in gradient at the range front, and an urban corridor within the lower gradient section. A stream ecosystem within an urban landscape not only can provide water for municipal, industrial, and
Authors
Philip L. Verplanck, Sheila F. Murphy, Peter W. Birkeland, Pitlick, Larry B. Barber, Travis S. Schmidt
State of the watershed: Water quality of Boulder Creek, Colorado
No abstract available.
Authors
Sheila F. Murphy
Water quality of the Boulder Creek watershed, Colorado
No abstract available.
Authors
Philip L. Verplanck, Sheila F. Murphy, Larry Billingsley Barber
Comprehensive water quality of the Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado, during high-flow and low-flow conditions, 2000
Executive SummaryThe Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado, is 1160 square kilometers in area and ranges in elevation from 1480 to 4120 meters above sea level. Streamflow originates primarily as snowmelt near the Continental Divide, and thus discharge varies seasonally and annually (Chapter 1). Most of the water in Boulder Creek is diverted for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. Some diverted