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Compilation of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals in the Upper Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basins, 1980-2022

Domain: Hydrology; Infrastructure; Water Use

Variables:
▶ Diversion structure ID; Diversion structure name; basin code; SiteUse; Destination code;
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Spatial Resolution: NA

Temporal Frequency: daily

Temporal Coverage: 1980 - 2022

Spatial Extent: Upper Colorado River Basin; Little Colorado River Basin

Source: USGS

Update Type: Static

Update Frequency: NA

Update Detail: NA

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Description:

This data release contains an inventory of 1,358 surface water diversion structures with associated daily time series withdrawal records (1980-2022) for structures within the Upper Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basins. Diversion structures were included in this dataset if they were determined to have the capacity to divert water at rates greater than 10 cubic feet per second. Sites are classified by use: irrigation, municipal, industrial, hydropower, intrabasin (across HUC4), and interbasin (exported from the Upper Colorado to another HUC2). The original withdrawal data, the processed datasets, and a Python script to automate retrieval of daily time series data from source databases are included in the data release.

Citation:

Lopez, S.F., Knight, J.E., Wise, D.R., Jones, C.J., and Masbruch, M.M., 2024, Compilation of surface water diversion sites and daily withdrawals in the Upper Colorado River and Little Colorado River Basins, 1980-2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1496VHX .