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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'''
*Benefits of water
*Impacts of shortage and drought
*Social inequity and vulnerability
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Revision as of 16:36, 7 July 2026

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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.

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