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The '''Colorado River Science Wiki''' is 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 clearinghouse is intended to be useful to managers and other decision-makers, to researchers, to the media, and to 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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==Resources==
*'''[[Data and tools]]'''
*'''[[Who's who]]'''
*'''[[Current conditions]]'''
*'''[[About the river]]'''
*'''[[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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==Topics==
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'''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]]'''
'''Weather and climate'''
'''Weather and climate'''
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'''Hydrology and water availability'''
'''Hydrology and water availability'''
*Water balance and basin water budget
*'''[[Snowpack]]'''
*'''[[Snowpack]]'''
*'''[[Soil moisture]]'''
*'''[[Soil moisture]]'''
*'''[[Evapotranspiration (ET)]]'''
*'''[[Evapotranspiration (ET)]]'''
*Groundwater
*'''[[Streamflow]]'''
*'''[[Streamflow]]'''
*'''[[Paleohydrology]]'''
*'''[[Paleohydrology]]'''
*Hydrologic variability and trends
*'''[[Seasonal streamflow forecasts]]'''
*'''[[Seasonal streamflow forecasts]]'''
*'''[[Floods]]'''
*Droughts
*'''[[Floods]]'''
*Channel dynamics
*'''[[Hydrologic modeling]]'''
*'''[[Hydrologic modeling]]'''
*'''[[Projected future hydrology]]'''
*'''[[Projected future hydrology]]'''
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'''Water operations and planning'''
'''Water operations and planning'''
*'''[[Dams, reservoirs, and other infrastructure]]'''
*'''[[Dams, reservoirs, and other infrastructure]]'''
*Operating guidelines and rules
*'''[[River system models]]'''
*'''[[River system models]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Mid-term Modeling System (CRMMS)]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Mid-term Modeling System (CRMMS)]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS)]]'''
**'''[[Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS)]]'''
*Planning approaches
'''Water Use'''
'''Water Use'''
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**'''[[Municipal water use]]'''
**'''[[Municipal water use]]'''
**'''[[Reservoir evaporation]]'''
**'''[[Reservoir evaporation]]'''
**Channel and bank losses
*Instream flows
*Demand accounting and scenarios
*Future basin demand


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


'''Geomorphology and sediment'''
*Erosion and sediment sources
*Riverbed sediment dynamics
*Reservoir sedimentation
'''Ecosystems and environment'''
'''Ecosystems and environment'''
*Vegetation change
*Wildfires
*Insect infestations and disease
*'''[[Tamarisk and invasive plants]]'''
*'''[[Tamarisk and invasive plants]]'''
*'''[[Threatened and endangered fish species]]'''
*'''[[Threatened and endangered fish species]]'''
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*'''[[Salton Sea]]'''
*'''[[Salton Sea]]'''
*'''[[Colorado River Delta]]'''
*'''[[Colorado River Delta]]'''
 
'''Societal and economic issues'''
'''Societal context'''
*Benefits of water
*'''[[Water law and policy]]'''
*Impacts of shortage and drought
*Social inequity and vulnerability


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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 below.
 




Latest revision as of 17:07, 8 July 2026

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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. We welcome your feedback; please use this form to send us suggestions, or reach us at the contact information on About this wiki.

Topics

Weather and climate

Hydrology and water availability

Water operations and planning

Water Use

Water quality

Ecosystems and environment

Societal context



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