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==Overview==
==Overview==


This section of the wiki covers a broad set of topics pertaining to science that is relevant and/or applied to Colorado River management, as well as specific applications of the science, such as streamflow forecasting.  
This section of the Wiki covers a broad set of topics pertaining to science that is relevant and/or applied to Colorado River management, as well as specific applications of the science, such as streamflow forecasting.  


Each page contains at least the following:
Each page contains at least the following:
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*Annotated links to datasets, tools, and other information resources on that topic
*Annotated links to datasets, tools, and other information resources on that topic


In the list below, the bolded items are links to the page on that topic. The other items are pages that are planned for development.
In the list below, the bolded items are links to active Wiki pages on that topic. The other items are planned future pages.
 
We welcome your help in building out the Wiki, by
*Writing up a page on a topic already identified below or a different topic
*Alerting us to new publications, datasets, tools, and other technical resources
*Reviewing existing pages and sending us feedback


==Topics==
==Topics==
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*'''[[2020 CRB State of the Science]]'''
*'''[[2020 CRB State of the Science]]'''
*'''[[2018 CRB Ten Tribes Partnership Tribal Water Study]]'''  
*'''[[2018 CRB Ten Tribes Partnership Tribal Water Study]]'''  
*2012 Colorado River Basin Study  
*'''[[2012 Colorado River Basin Study]]'''
'''Weather and climate'''
'''Weather and climate'''
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*'''[[Weather and climate monitoring]]'''
*'''[[Weather and climate monitoring]]'''
*'''[[Weather and climate forecasts]]'''
*'''[[Weather and climate forecasts]]'''
*'''[[Projected future climate]]'''
*'''[[Projected future climate]]'''
*'''[[Colorado River extremes]]'''
'''Hydrology and water availability'''
'''Hydrology and water availability'''
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*'''[[Seasonal streamflow forecasts]]'''
*'''[[Seasonal streamflow forecasts]]'''
*Droughts
*Droughts
*Floods
*'''[[Floods]]'''
*Channel dynamics
*Channel dynamics
*Hydrologic modeling
*'''[[Hydrologic modeling]]'''
*Future hydrology and water availability
*'''[[Projected future hydrology]]'''
'''Water operations and planning'''
'''Water operations and planning'''
*Reservoirs and infrastructure
*'''[[Dams, reservoirs, and other infrastructure]]'''
*Operating guidelines and rules  
*Operating guidelines and rules  
*'''[[River system models]]'''
*'''[[River system models]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Mid-Range Modeling System (CRMMS)]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Mid-term Modeling System (CRMMS)]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS)]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS)]]'''
*Planning approaches
*Planning approaches
'''Water Use'''
'''Water Use'''
*Agricultural water use
*'''[[Consumptive uses and losses]]'''
*Municipal water use
**'''[[Agricultural water use]]'''
*Instream flows and water use
**'''[[Municipal water use]]'''
*Reservoir evaporation
**'''[[Reservoir evaporation]]'''
*Channel and bank losses
**Channel and bank losses
*Instream flows
*Demand accounting and scenarios
*Demand accounting and scenarios
*Future basin demand
*Future basin demand


'''Water quality'''
'''Water quality'''
*Salinity
*'''[[Salinity]]'''
*Uranium mining and tailings
*'''[[Metals and acid mine drainage]]'''
*Other contaminants
*Other contaminants


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*Wildfires
*Wildfires
*Insect infestations and disease
*Insect infestations and disease
*Tamarisk and invasive plants
*'''[[Tamarisk and invasive plants]]'''
*Threatened and endangered fish species
*'''[[Threatened and endangered fish species]]'''
*Invasive mussels
*'''[[Invasive mussels]]'''
*Traditional Ecological Knowledge
*'''[[Salton Sea]]'''
*Salton Sea
*'''[[Colorado River Delta]]'''
*Colorado River Delta
'''Societal and economic issues'''
'''Societal and economic issues'''

Latest revision as of 11:28, 9 July 2026

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Overview

This section of the Wiki covers a broad set of topics pertaining to science that is relevant and/or applied to Colorado River management, as well as specific applications of the science, such as streamflow forecasting.

Each page contains at least the following:

  • Summary description of the topic
  • The topic's relevance to Colorado River water management
  • Annotated links to datasets, tools, and other information resources on that topic

In the list below, the bolded items are links to active Wiki pages on that topic. The other items are planned future pages.

We welcome your help in building out the Wiki, by

  • Writing up a page on a topic already identified below or a different topic
  • Alerting us to new publications, datasets, tools, and other technical resources
  • Reviewing existing pages and sending us feedback

Topics

Cross-cutting reports

Weather and climate

Hydrology and water availability

Water operations and planning

Water Use

Water quality

Geomorphology and sediment

  • Erosion and sediment sources
  • Riverbed sediment dynamics
  • Reservoir sedimentation

Ecosystems and environment

Societal and economic issues

  • Benefits of water
  • Impacts of shortage and drought
  • Social inequity and vulnerability
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