Rengers , Francis Kevin 1 ; Moody , John 2 ; Ebel , Brian 3 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 USGS 3 USGS Recently new work has begun to try to model the sediment deposition and erosion patterns that occurred in the Spring Creek Watershed following the Buffalo Creek Fire...
Pugh , Evan T 1 ; Small , Eric E 2 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ In western North America, the mountain pine beetle has killed more than 100,000 km 2 of lodgepole pine ( Pinus contorta ) forest, causing trees to lose the majority of their...
Piscopo , Amy N 1 ; Mays , David C 2 ; Neupauer , Roseanna M 3 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Denver 3 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder The lack of mixing in laminar flows is a fundamental problem when addressing groundwater contamination, and...
Perrot , Danielle O. 1 ; Molotch , Noah P. 2 ; Musselman , Keith N. 3 ; Pugh , Evan T. 4 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder 3 University of California, Los Angeles 4 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder The recent mountain...
Neupauer , Roseanna M 1 ; Grielbing , Scott A 2 1 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Groundwater withdrawals for drinking water supplies, irrigation, and other uses can lead to depletion of aquifers. If the aquifer is hydraulically connected to a stream or river, groundwater withdrawals can also...
Murphy , Sheila F 1 ; Writer , Jeff H 2 2 Presenting Author 1 U.S.G.S. 2 U.S.G.S. ; ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Past studies of stream chemistry after wildfire are conflicting. Some studies show increases in pH, turbidity, nutrients, metals, and other constituents, while others report little impact. Many of...
Mueller , Erich R 1 ; Pitlick , John 2 1 Dept. of Geography, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2 Dept. of Geography, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Braided streams and rivers are relatively rare in the Rocky Mountains of the Western U.S., except in the Yellowstone region of northwest Wyoming. This raises the...
Moody , John A 1 1 U.S. Geological Survey Extreme floods often follow wildfire in mountainous watersheds. The peak discharge for these post-wildfire floods has been shown to correlate with rainfall intensity. The relation between rainfall intensity and peak discharge per unit basin area is based on data from several...