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Streamflow Reconstructions

A tree-ring reconstruction of streamflow is developed by calibrating several tree-ring chronologies with a gage record to extend that record into the past. We have developed over 20 reconstructions of annual streamflow, in the South Platte, Arkansas, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins.
Updates September 2005: Seven new reconstructions have been generated, and another has been updated to 2002. See details below.

To access the reconstruction data: click on a gage name below OR go to Gage Map

yellow box Upper Colorado Basin
Fraser River at Winter Park
Fraser River at Colorado River confluence
Willow Creek Reservoir Inflow
Colorado River above Granby
Williams Fork near Leal
Blue River at Dillon
Blue River above Green Mountain Reservoir
Colorado River at Kremmling
Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs

green box Rio Grande Basin
Alamosa River above Terrace Reservoir
Saguache Creek near Saguache
Conejos River near Mogote
Rio Grande near Del Norte

orange box South Platte Basin
South Platte River above Cheesman Reservoir
South Platte River at South Platte
North Platte River at South Platte
Clear Creek at Golden
Boulder Creek at Orodell
St. Vrain River at Lyons
Big Thompson River at Canyon Mouth
Cache la Poudre River at Canyon Mouth

pink box Arkansas Basin
Arkansas River at Cañon City

map of reconstructed gages Cache la Poudre River at Canyon Mouth Big Thompson River at Canyon Mouth St. Vrain River at Lyons Boulder Creek at Orodell Clear Creek at Golden South Platte River at South Platte N. Fork South Platte River at South Platte South Platte River above Cheesman Reservoir Arkansas River at Canon City Saguache Creek near Saguache Rio Grande near Monte Vista Alamosa River above Terrace Reservoir Conejos River near Mogote Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs Colorado River at Kremmling Blue River above Green Mountain Reservoir Blue River at Dillon Williams Fork near Leal Fraser River at Winter Park Willow Creek Reservoir Inflow Fraser River at Colorado R. confluence Colorado River above Granby

 

Updates September 2005

We developed new reconstructions for the Hydrosphere Resource Consultants (City of Aurora), for these two gages:

Arkansas River at Canon City

Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs

 

We developed new reconstructions for the Rio Grande Water Conservancy District for these four gages:

Alamosa River above Terrace Reservoir

Conejos River near Mogote

Rio Grande near Del Norte

Saguache Creek near Saguache

 

We developed a new reconstruction for Denver Water for this gage:

Colorado River at Kremmling

and using updated chronologies, re-generated the reconstruction for this gage:

South Platte River at South Platte

 

Previous Updates:

May 2004:

Reconstructions for three Denver Water gages in the Upper Colorado basin were re-generated using chronologies newly collected or updated in 2003, so that the reconstructions end in 2002, compared to 1999 for the original reconstructions. They are:

Blue River at Dillon

Fraser River at Winter Park

Williams Fork near Leal

Reconstructions for four NCWCD gages in the South Platte Basin were re-generated using existing and new (in 2003) chronologies, so that the calibration periods end in 1999, compared to 1987 for the original reconstructions. They are:

Big Thompson River at Canyon Mouth

Boulder Creek at Orodell

Cache la Poudre River at Canyon Mouth

St. Vrain River at Lyons

These new reconstructions replace the previously archived reconstructions for those gages.


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