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Kettle Ponds Annex
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Part of:
East River Watershed
Scale:
site
Coordinates:
38.9394, -106.9630
Elevation:
2856m
Habitat:
south-sloping meadow above East River, montane semi-permanent ponds, open gently sloping meadow, ponds, aquatic habitats, montane environments, meadows, aquatic, montane meadow and riparian, glacial holes containing ponds, montane meadow, Thlaspi arvense population area, temporary ponds, Mid-Elevation Carr (SMC), pond and surrounding meadows, wide, gently sloping valley floor
Also known as:
Kettle Ponds, Kettle ponds, Kettle Ponds area, Kettle Ponds Annex site, Kettle Ponds Road
Papers:
29 |
Mentions:
55
Publications (30)
article
The short life of upvalley wind in a high-altitude valley in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
2025
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
primary study site
student_paper
Comparing decomposition rates and detritivore preferences for caddisfly (Trichoptera) cases versus ambient detritus
2025
primary study site
article
Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023
2025
Earth System Science Data
primary study site
article
Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign
2023
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
secondary site
article
Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA
2023
Frontiers in Conservation Science
primary study site
student_paper
Limnephilus externus Case Grazing
2023
secondary site
student_paper
Climate disruption on avian species and communities in the southern Rocky Mountains
2023
primary study site
article
Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign
2023
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
primary study site
student_paper
Determining changes in floral volatile composition of
Ipomopsis aggregata
in response to nectar robbing and its associated microorganisms
2022
primary study site
student_paper
Does an achromatic border alter color discrimination of male
Speyeria mormonia
butterflies during mate searching?
2022
primary study site
student_paper
The influence of human recreational trail use has on rodent and predator activity using motion triggered cameras
2021
secondary site
student_paper
Experimental Validation of Biophysical Models of Tiger Salamanders (
Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum
)
2021
primary study site
student_paper
Larval Feeding Ability on a Drought-Stressed Invasive Plant
2021
primary study site
student_paper
Butterfly foraging and the dispersal of microbes among & within flowers
2020
primary study site
student_paper
The effects of recreational trail use on small mammal species richness and abundance
2020
secondary site
student_paper
Effects of pond permanence on avian behaviors
2019
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of avalanches on rodent populations
2019
secondary site
student_paper
Surveying historical patterns in vegetation change (1929-2019) in the upper East River Valley using RMBL's archival herbarium records
2019
primary study site
student_paper
Comparing Longworth live traps to hair tubes for describing small mammal communities
2018
primary study site
student_paper
Phenology and Phenotypic Variation of
Thlaspi arvense
Along an Elevational Gradient
2017
primary study site
student_paper
Testing for nutrient limitation of algal biomass across elevational and permanence gradients in high elevation ponds near the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab
2016
primary study site
student_paper
Syrphid fly distributions along an elevation gradient in and around the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL)
2012
secondary site
student_paper
The effect of human activity on the vigilance rates of
Spermophilis lateralis
and
Tamias minimus
2012
secondary site
article
Parasite infection and host dynamics in a naturally fluctuating rodent population
2012
Canadian Journal of Zoology
mentioned
student_paper
Impacts of climate disruption on avian species in the southern Rocky Mountains: a retroanalysis of the Gothic breeding bird survey and pilot point count surveys at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory weather stations
2011
secondary site
student_paper
Does species diversity of caddisflies enhance detritus breakdown and nutrient release in temporary ponds?
2011
primary study site
student_paper
The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?
2010
secondary site
student_paper
Butterfly foraging behavior: can butterflies detect nectar in flowering plants?
2008
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of soil moisture on
Lupinus spp
growth and root nodulation
2007
primary study site
article
Altitudinal variation in body size and population density of
Nicrophorus investigator
(Coleoptera: Silphidae)
2000
Environmental Entomology
primary study site
Datasets (25)
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #30 measurements (level 2 Processed), Sep2021-Jul2023 (NCEI Accession 0303959)
2025
study site
dataset
Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #30 measurements (level 2 Processed), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), September 2021-July 2023
2025
data collection site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; NOAA GML Surface Radiation Budget and Near-Surface Meteorology Data at Kettle Ponds and Brush Creek, Colorado (NCEI Accession 0302673)
2025
data collection site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; BST/NOAA PSL Level 3 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature (NCEI Accession 0301536)
2025
data collection site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; NOAA PSL Soil Moisture and Surface Temperature Probe Data at Avery Picnic and Kettle Ponds, Colorado (NCEI Accession 0302136)
2025
data collection site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; NOAA GML Brush Creek & Kettle Ponds Snow Depth Estimates (NCEI Accession 0302850)
2025
data collection site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; HELiX UAS Solar Irradiance data from 2022-03-12 to 2022-06-04 (NCEI Accession 0303584)
2025
data collection site
Species Studied Here
small mammals
7 shared papers
Perymiscus species
Cricetidae
7 shared papers
Pekania pennanti
Mustelidae
7 shared papers
Microtus
Cricetidae
6 shared papers
Selasphorus platycercus
Trochilidae
6 shared papers
Microtus montanus
Cricetidae
6 shared papers
Peromyscus maniculatus
Cricetidae
6 shared papers
Tamias minimus
Sciuridae
6 shared papers
Tamias
Sciuridae
6 shared papers
Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra
Salicaceae
5 shared papers
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; Spectral Surface Albedo Observations from NOAA GML/GRAD and CIRES at Kettle Ponds (CKP) (NCEI Accession 0305473)
2025
study site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; NOAA and CIRES Ceilometer Cloud Data Products at Brush Creek, Colorado, 2021-10-19 to 2023-08-14 (NCEI Accession 0301003)
2025
study site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; Ott Disdrometer Raw & Stats Observations at Kettle Ponds, Colorado, 2021-09-30 to 2023-09-05 (NCEI Accession 0287378)
2024
data collection site
dataset
NOAA GML and CIRES/Uni. of Colorado-Boulder Ceilometer Cloud Data Products at Kettle Ponds (CKP) for SPLASH
2024
data collection site
dataset
SPLASH Field Study; Snow-level Radar FMCW Moments at Kettle Ponds, Colorado, 2021-09-29 to 2023-09-06 (NCEI Accession 0289123)
2024
data collection site
dataset
Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #30 measurements (level 1 Raw), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), September 2021-July 2023
2023
data collection site
dataset
Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #30 measurements (level 1 Raw), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), September 2021-July 2023
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 3 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 2 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 3 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 2 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
NOAA PSL Soil Moisture and Surface Temperature Probe Data for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 3 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
NOAA PSL Soil Moisture and Surface Temperature Probe Data for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 3 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 3 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 2 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site
dataset
BST/NOAA PSL Level 2 UAS Soil Moisture, Digital Elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetative Index, and Surface Temperature for SPLASH
2023
data collection site