Skip to main content

Water and Air Temperature Throughout the Range of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout in Colorado and New Mexico; 2010-2015 V2

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2010-01-01
End Date
2015-12-31

Citation

Todd, A.S., McGee, B.N., Zeigler, M.P., and Caldwell, C.A., 2016, Water and Air Temperature Throughout the Range of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout in Colorado and New Mexico; 2010-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F73R0QZC.

Summary

This data set characterizes the thermal regime in a number of Colorado and New Mexico streams that contain populations of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis) or have been considered potential restoration areas for the fish. The majority of these streams had no previous record of continual temperature records. When compared to Colorado water temperature criteria (Cold Tier 1), a portion of these populations appeared to be at risk from elevated stream temperatures, as indicated by exceedance of both acute and chronic water quality metrics. Summer water temperature profiles recorded at sites within current Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout habitat indicated that although the majority of currently occupied conservation [...]

Contacts

Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Author :
Andrew Todd, Ben N Mcgee, Mathew Zeigler, Colleen A Caldwell
Point of Contact :
Andrew Todd
Metadata Contact :
Ben N Mcgee
USGS Mission Area :
Land Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Climate Adaptation Science Centers

Attached Files

Click on title to download individual files attached to this item.

USGS Rio Grande Temp Data 2010-2015 V2.xlsx 82.58 MB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Purpose

The purpose of this data release is to provide general access to these stream temperature data sets. The dataset facilitates the comparison of stream temperature with the acute and chronic temperature threshold of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout in order to identify at risk populations. This comparison can be used by managers for decisions regarding the current and future thermal suitability of existing Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout populations as well as potential restoration sites.

Rights

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 whenever applicable. The data have been approved for release and publication by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Although the data have been subjected to rigorous review and are substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, the data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use. Although the data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Users of this data are advised to read all metadata and associated documentation thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.

Map

Spatial Services

ScienceBase WMS

Communities

  • National CASC
  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • USGS Data Release Products
  • USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

Associated Items

Tags

Provenance

Additional Information

Identifiers

Type Scheme Key
doi https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/F73R0QZC

Item Actions

View Item as ...

Save Item as ...

View Item...