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## USGS Science Collaboration Portal for the Colorado River Basin

### Collaboration platform that brings together science, data, and mapping and analytical tools from across the basin

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## Colorado River Basin Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (ASIST) Initiative

### Fostering Innovative Interdisciplinary Science for Characterizing and Adapting to Long-term Drought

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## Colorado River Basin Drought and the 2023 Water Year

### Geonarrative presentation comparing 2023 conditions to the long-term drought in the Colorado River Basin

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## Great Salt Lake Data and Reports by the USGS

### Learn about Water Quantity and Quality and Aquatic Ecology of this National Treasure

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## Colorado River Basin Studies in Utah

### Learn about Surface Water, Groundwater Quantities and Quality and Artificial Recharge of Groundwater in the Colorado River Basin in Utah

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## Streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande Basin

### USGS Analyses of the Effects of Potential Future Climate Conditions on Streamflows in the Upper Rio Grande Basin

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## Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) Study: Upper Colorado River Basin

### The USGS NGWOS Program Provides Innovative, High-fidelity, Real-time Data and Insightful Analyses about Water Quantity, Quality, and Use in Selected Watersheds across the U.S.

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# Rocky Mountain Region

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin includes the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. USGS Science Centers conduct interdisciplinary research and monitoring related to natural resources, ecology, climate, and natural hazards. Data, analyses, and tools developed by USGS staff help stakeholders to make sustainable management decisions.

### USGS Region 7:  Upper Colorado Basin (Rocky Mountain)

Map Showing USGS/DOI Unified Region 7 and adjoining Regions

### Key USGS Region 7 Contacts

                        - Regional Director-Peter Griffiths
                        - Deputy Regional Director for Operations-Katharine Dahm
                        - Deputy Regional Director for Science-Allison Shipp

### Additional Information about USGS Region 7

                        - Office Location, Regional Staff, Career Information, and Job Vacancies
                        - Information about USGS Region 7 Offices and Science Centers

## News

Studies Reveal Presence and Distribution of PFAS in New Mexico's Water Resources

April 10, 2024

####   Studies Reveal Presence and Distribution of PFAS in New Mexico's Water Resources

Media Alert:  USGS field crews to study avalanche prone regions using airborne techniques near Durango

April 5, 2024

####   Media Alert:  USGS field crews to study avalanche prone regions using airborne techniques near Durango

In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

April 4, 2024

####   In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

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## Publications

April 8, 2024

####                 Rainfall reduces the potential for competitive suppression of a globally endangered ungulate by livestock              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

April 3, 2024

####                 Groundwater hydrology, groundwater and surface-water interactions, aquifer testing, and groundwater-flow simulations for the Fountain Creek alluvial aquifer, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2018–20              

Water Resources Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center

April 2, 2024

####                 Comparing modern identification methods for wild bees: Metabarcoding and image-based morphological taxonomic assignment              

Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, California Water Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

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## Science

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March 19, 2024

####                 New Mexico Tree-Ring Lab              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center

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March 19, 2024

####   New Mexico Tree-Ring Lab

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March 19, 2024

####                 The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

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March 19, 2024

####   The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station

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March 13, 2024

####                 New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Wildlife Research              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

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March 13, 2024

####   New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Wildlife Research

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