Colorado River Science Wiki

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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.

Science and applications topics

Weather and climate

• Climate patterns and variability
• Recent climate change
• Weather and climate monitoring
• Weather and climate forecasts
• Projected future climate
• Colorado River extremes

Hydrology and water availability

• Snowpack
• Soil moisture
• Evapotranspiration (ET)
• Streamflow
• Paleohydrology
• Seasonal streamflow forecasts
• Floods
• Hydrologic modeling
• Projected future hydrology

Water operations and planning

• Dams, reservoirs, and other infrastructure
• River system models
  • Colorado River Mid-term Modeling System (CRMMS)
  • Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS)

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

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

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

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