Colorado River Science Wiki: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:34, 17 August 2026

Welcome to the Colorado River Science Wiki, a web-based clearinghouse for scientific and technical information relevant to the Colorado River Basin and the management of its water resources and related natural resources. We welcome your feedback; please use this form to send us suggestions, or reach us at the contact information on About this wiki.

Resources

Publications

New research (since 2020)
Searchable database (Zotero library)
- 2021 SECURE Water Act reports
- 2020 CRB State of the Science
- 2018 CRB Tribal Water Study
- 2012 Colorado River Basin Study

Topics

Weather and climate

Hydrology and water availability

Water operations and planning

Water Use

Consumptive uses and losses
- Agricultural water use
- Municipal water use
- Reservoir evaporation

Water quality

Salinity
Metals and acid mine drainage

Ecosystems and environment

Wildfire and water
Tamarisk and invasive plants
Threatened and endangered fish species
Invasive mussels
Salton Sea
Colorado River Delta

Societal context

Water law and policy

Photos at top: Fieldwork in the East River watershed near Gothic, CO for the Sublimation of Snow (SoS) project (Emilio Mateo)

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-Welcome to the '''Colorado River Science Wiki''', a web-based clearinghouse for scientific and technical information relevant to the Colorado River Basin and the management of its water resources and related natural resources. This wiki is intended to be useful to resource managers and other decision-makers, researchers, students, the media, and the broader public.
+Welcome to the '''Colorado River Science Wiki''', a web-based clearinghouse for scientific and technical information relevant to the Colorado River Basin and the management of its water resources and related natural resources. We welcome your feedback; please use this [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVXdC1lZde88uk5Nld1qnDDtzXQr1XaDIjFo1KlQ1shCY20A/viewform form] to send us suggestions, or reach us at the contact information on [[About this wiki]].
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 *'''[[About the river]]'''
-*'''[[Events]] calendar'''
+*'''[[Events|Events calendar]]'''
+==Publications==
+*'''[[New research]]''' (since 2020)
+*'''[https://www.zotero.org/groups/4274378/colorado_river_science_wiki/library Searchable  database (Zotero library)]'''
+**'''[[2021 SECURE Water Act reports]]'''
+**'''[[2020 CRB State of the Science]]'''
+**'''[[2018 CRB Ten Tribes Partnership Tribal Water Study|2018 CRB Tribal Water Study]]'''
+**'''[[2012 Colorado River Basin Study]]'''
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-==Publications==
-*'''[[New research]]''' (since 2020)
-*'''[https://www.zotero.org/groups/4274378/colorado_river_science_wiki/library Searchable  database (Zotero library)]'''
-'''Cross-cutting reports'''
-*'''[[2021 SECURE Water Act reports]]'''
-*'''[[2020 CRB State of the Science]]'''
-*'''[[2018 CRB Ten Tribes Partnership Tribal Water Study]]'''
-*'''[[2012 Colorado River Basin Study]]'''
-We welcome your feedback; please use this [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVXdC1lZde88uk5Nld1qnDDtzXQr1XaDIjFo1KlQ1shCY20A/viewform form] to send us suggestions, or reach us at the contact information on [[About this wiki]].
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+Photos at top: Fieldwork in the East River watershed near Gothic, CO for the [https://www.agci.org/projects/sublimation-of-snow-sos-project Sublimation of Snow (SoS) project] (Emilio Mateo)