Water in Southwest Colorado 2022 by Samm Rowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse Karl Wetlaufer Hydrologist USDA-NRCS Colorado Snow Survey en-us 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC 2023-01-30 23:39:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a6.png Where does water begin? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061700 It starts with the snow!]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061700 Watersheds sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061701 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061701 Study: Drier Colorado River system in store for West sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061702 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061702 sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061703 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061703 Colorado River’s retreat begins in the Rocky Mountains sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061704 The snow that falls in the Rocky Mountains provides the majority of the water for the Colorado River. But with warming temperatures, drought and increased dust settling on the snowpack, that water source is diminishing. ]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061704 The Animas River watershed sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061705 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061705 How does snow affect the amount of water in rivers? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061706 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061706 What will water conservation guidelines mean for Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061707 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061707 Colorado mountain snowpack in “good spot” for water supply heading into spring sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061708 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061708 Colorado River flow shrinks from climate crisis, risking severe water shortages sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061709 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061709 How is the temperature changing in Colorado? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061710 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061710 sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061711 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061711 How is the temperature changing? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061713 What does that mean for snowpack and water? ]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061713 Colorado Snowpack Summary sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061715 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061715 The Water Cycle sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061716 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061716 Where does the snow stay? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061718  Snow accumulates without melting in shaded or level areas at elevations above about 8,000 feet]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061718 sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061719 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061719 Colorado River Is in Danger of a Parched Future sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061721 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061721 CAIC sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061723 Colorado Avalanche Information Center tracks weather trends and snowpack in Colorado]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061723 Dust on Snow! sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061724 “Dust pulls more solar energy into the snowpack, which is essentially a reservoir of water for managers across the West. In dusty years, snow melts earlier. The rate of runoff can increase substantially compared to low dust-on-snow years.”]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061724 FatMap sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061725 Look at current snow and trail conditions for any activity! ]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061725 What is Dust on Snow? sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061726 How did it get there?]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061726 Follow a Drip Through the Water Cycle sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061728 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061728 SnoTel Topo Map sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061729 Where is above 8,000 feet?]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061729 Colorado Water Plan Interactive Map sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061730 This is the map that speaker Nathan showed during his presentation last year]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061730 Water is the most important resource we have in Southwest Colorado! sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061731 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061731 Map of the Colorado River Basin sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061732 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061732 Durango, Colorado snow pack and melt sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061734 Here is a map picture about the Animas River and the snowpack that makes it. The light blue is the width of the rivers on years with not much snow melt. The dark blue is the years of a lot of snow.]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061734 Durango snowpack sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061735 This map picture I made shows where the snow pack starts before it melts into our Animas River.]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061735 Animas River, once again, sets record low flow sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061736 Durango Herald]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061736 Animas River Report sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061737 How's our river doing? This is updated daily]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061737 Four Seasons: Colorado water in a changing climate sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061738 Audio/video version of the article. You only need to watch or read this one or the other!]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061738 Four seasons: Colorado water in a changing climate sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061739 Colorado Independent - I have posted a video version of this below. ]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061739 SNOTEL Watershed High/Low Snowpack Summary Graph sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061740 This is what the snowpack is looking like this year, in comparison to other years]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061740 Snow Measurements sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061743 Colorado Snow Survey's Karl Wetlaufer]]> 2022-03-28 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061743 Wow! So many resources! sammrowland https://padlet.com/sammrowland/2fc7cm15t4qo8vse/wish/2116061744 Please use these resources to research Water in Southwest Colorado!

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