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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Special Applications Science Center 

(SASC) produced an image base map showing high-resolution remotely sensed 

data over Lyons, Colorado—a city that was severely affected by the flood event 

that occurred throughout much of the Colorado Front Range in September of 

2013. The 0.5-meter WorldView-2 data products were created from imagery 

collected by DigitalGlobe on September 13 and September 24, 2013, during and 

following the flood event.

The images shown on this map were created to support flood response 

efforts, specifically for use in determining damage assessment and mitigation 

decisions. The raw, unprocessed imagery were orthorectified and pan-sharpened 

to enhance mapping accuracy and spatial resolution, and reproduced onto a 

cartographic base map. These maps are intended to provide a snapshot 

representation of post-flood ground conditions, which may be useful to 

decisionmakers and the general public. 

The SASC also provided data processing and analysis support for other 

Colorado flood-affected areas by creating cartographic products, 

geo-corrected electro-optical and radar image mosaics, and GIS water cover 

files for use by the Colorado National Guard, the National Park Service, the U.S. 

Forest Service, and the flood response community. All products for this 

International Charter event were uploaded to the USGS Hazards Data 

Distribution System (HDDS) website (http://hdds.usgs.gov/hdds2/) for distribution. 

McConnell Drive bridge in Lyons, Colorado, that was initially washed out during 

McConnell Drive bridge in Lyons, Colorado, that was initially washed out during

the flood event of September 13, 2013. Image from Civil Air Patrol (CAP), taken 

September 22, 2013.

MN

8°56'

159 MILS

0°12'

4 MILS

GN

UTM GRID AND 2013 MAGNETIC NORTH

DECLINATION AT CENTER OF SHEETS

Satellite Image of Lyons, Colorado, Flood Event on September 13, 2013

Satellite Images of the September 2013 Flood Event in Lyons, Colorado

By

Christopher J. Cole,1

 Beverly A. Friesen,1 Stanley R. Wilds,2 Suzanne M. Noble,2 Harumi Warner,2 and Earl M. Wilson1

2013 1

U.S. Geological Survey

2

Parallel, Inc., Lakewood, Colo.

Image base mosaics produced from Sept. 13, 2013, and Sept. 24, 

2013, DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 imagery.

Water and place names derived from 1:1,000,000-scale U.S. 

Geological Survey National Map digital data, accessed in 2013

at http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/.

These datasets have been orthorectified and pan-sharpened to 

enhance mapping accuracy and spatial resolution. Multispectral red 

(band 3), green (band 2), and blue (band 1) image composites shown.

UTM projection, zone 13N, World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)

©COPYRIGHT 2013 DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont, Colo., USA, 80503. 

DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, 

Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or and product in any 

way derived therefrom are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or 

dissemination is prohibited.

Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes 

only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public 

domain, it also contains copyrighted materials as noted in the text. 

Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from 

the copyright owner.

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Open-File Report 2013–1286

Publishing support provided by: 

Denver Publishing Service Center

Manuscript approved for publication December 5, 2013

Suggested citation: Cole, C.J., Friesen, B.A., Wilds, S.R., Noble, S.M., 

Warner, Harumi, and Wilson, E.M., 2013, Satellite images of the September 

2013 flood event in Lyons, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File 

Report 2013–1286, 1 sheet, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131286.

This report is available at:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1286/

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For more information concerning this publication, contact:

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Post-Flood Satellite Image of Lyons, Colorado, on September 24, 2013

7 25 Interstate 36

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ISSN 2331-1258 (online)

http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131286

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