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Coal Creek
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Part of:
East River Watershed
Scale:
local
Elevation:
2712m
Elevation range:
2712m – 3668m
Habitat:
montane headwater stream, montane to alpine zones, stream, subalpine headwater stream, mountainous catchment, subalpine watershed, aspen forest, mountain drainage, high-elevation mountain watershed, high-elevation mountain stream, drainage, metal-polluted stream, montane stream, mountain stream, water supply stream, East River SFA, montane ecosystem, dry meadow, streamside area, mid-altitude meadow
Papers:
38 |
Mentions:
157
Child Places (7)
Lower Coal Creek
stream
Ohio fork
stream
1 papers
Splain's Gulch
named point
2 papers
Splains Creek
watershed
Station 2
stream
Station 3
stream
Upper Coal Creek
stream
Publications (38)
student_paper
Investigating Stable Water Isotopes Across Beaver-Dammed Mountain Streams
2026
primary study site
article
Hidden features: How subsurface and landscape heterogeneity govern hydrologic connectivity and stream chemistry in a montane watershed
2025
Hydrological Processes
primary study site
article
Controls from above and below: Snow, soil, and steepness drive diverging trends of subsurface water and streamflow dynamics
2025
Hydrological Processes
primary study site
article
Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem
2025
Biogeosciences
primary study site
article
Model and remote-sensing-guided experimental design and hypothesis generation for monitoring snow-soil–plant interactions
2024
Frontiers in Water
primary study site
article
River thorium concentrations can record bedrock fracture processes including some triggered by distant seismic events
2023
Nature Communications
primary study site
article
Watershed zonation through hillslope clustering for tractably quantifying above-and below-ground watershed heterogeneity and functions
2022
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
primary study site
article
Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream
2022
Water research X
primary study site
article
Variability of Snow and Rainfall Partitioning Into Evapotranspiration and Summer Runoff Across Nine Mountainous Catchments
2022
Geophysical Research Letters,
primary study site
article
The effects of spatial and temporal resolution of gridded meteorological forcing on watershed hydrological responses
2022
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
study site
thesis
From tree to tap: The impacts of climate change on biogeochemical processes during conifer needle distribution and broader implications for water quality in Colorado
2021
study site
article
Cytotype and genotype predict mortality and recruitment in Colorado quaking aspen (
Populus tremuloides
)
2021
Ecological Applications
primary study site
article
The Colorado East River Community Observatory Data Collection
2021
Hydrologic Processes
primary study site
article
The East River Community Observatory Data Collection: Diverse, multiscale data from a mountainous watershed in the East River, Colorado
2020
Authorea
primary study site
article
Satellite-derived foresummer drought sensitivity of plant productivity in Rocky Mountain headwater catchments: spatial heterogeneity and geological-geomorphological control
2020
Environmental Research Letters
primary study site
article
Significant stream chemistry response to temperature variations in a high-elevation mountain watershed
2020
Communications Earth & Environment. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-020-00039-w
primary study site
student_paper
Seasonal Progression of Algal Development and Quality in Streams that Vary in Timing of Springtime Peak Flow
2019
primary study site
article
Distinct Source Water Chemistry Shapes Contrasting Concentration-Discharge Patterns
2019
Water Resources Research
primary study site
article
Challenges in Building an End-to-End System for Acquisition, Management, and Integration of Diverse Data From Sensor Networks in Watersheds: Lessons From a Mountainous Community Observatory in East River, Colorado
2019
IEEE Access
study site
article
Return flows from beaver ponds enhance floodplain-to-river metals exchange in alluvial mountain catchments
2019
Science of the Total Environment
study site
student_paper
Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species
2018
primary study site
article
The East River, Colorado, Watershed: A mountainous community testbed for improving predictive understanding of multiscale hydrological-biogeochemical dynamics
2018
Vadose Zone Journal
secondary site
student_paper
Asteraceae pollen specialization affects vulnerability to brood parasitism in mason bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae).
2014
primary study site
student_paper
The effect of long-term metal exposure and mermithid parasitism on behavior and predation of nymphal
Baetis bicaudatus
by
Megarcys signata
2013
primary study site
thesis
Revisiting Edward R. Warren: A Century of Beaver
Castor canadensis
Occupancy near Crested Butte, Colorado
2013
study site
article
PASSIVE TREATMENT OF MINING INFLUENCED WASTEWATER WITH BIOCHEMICAL REACTOR TREATMENT AT THE STANDARD MINE SUPERFUND SITE, CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
2012
Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation
mentioned
article
Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories
2011
Freshwater Biology
primary study site
article
Does the morphology of beaver ponds alter downstream ecosystems?
2011
Hydrobiologia
primary study site
student_paper
Dissolved iron stimulates uptake of organic phosphorus by
Didymosphenia geminata
2010
primary study site
student_paper
Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Species richness along an elevational gradient
2009
primary study site
student_paper
Effects of single and terraced beaver ponds on benthic macroinvertebrate communities
2007
primary study site
other
Drosera rotundifolia
monitoring protocol
2001
mentioned
other
Bottom sediment chemistry and water quality near Mount Emmons, Colorado
1982
Proceedings of the Exeter Symposium
primary study site
thesis
Aquatic insects as measures of trace element presence: cadmium and molybdenum
1981
study site
article
A brief review of the geology of the San Juan region of southwestern Colorado
1935
study site
Datasets (62)
dataset
Geophysical survey associated with NEON AOP survey, East River, CO 2018
2026
study site
dataset
Data for "Depth of nutrient uptake by deep-rooted plants is regulated by water availability"
2026
study site
dataset
Data From: "Warming and snow loss increase reliance on old groundwater in a Colorado River headwater"
2026
study site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Spectrometer orthorectified at-sensor radiance from NEON AOP imaging spectroscopy surveys
2026
study site
dataset
Data from Stewart et al. 2026 "Organic Colloid Composition in Variable-Redox Porewaters within a Mountainous Floodplain"
2026
reference site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Crown polygons and extracted reflectance for field sampling sites
2026
study site
dataset
Hyporheic zone, river, and groundwater metagenome resolved genomes and rpS3 genes in East River Watershed, Colorado USA Summer 2020, 2021
2026
study site
dataset
Custom surface reflectance, shade mask, and equivalent water thickness maps for the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Study (2025)
2026
study site
Documents (44)
Document
Public Land Order No. 7939; Thompson Divide Withdrawal, Colorado
2024
reference area
Document
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Thompson Divide Area, Colorado
2022
subject area
Document
Severance Taxation in the West
2007
reference area
Document
Proposed Acquisition of Meridian Lake
2002
reference area
Document
Environmental Assessment Mt. Emmons Iron Bog Proposed Mineral Withdrawal
2000
affected area
Document
Letter to BLM from RMBL on the Mt. Emmons Iron Fen
1999
affected area
Document
Letter to Gunnison County Board of Commissioners
1999
subject area
Document
Gunnison Country Hunting Guide
1998
reference area
Document
Letter: New Mine Proposal from Amax
1998
affected area
Species Studied Here
fish and wildlife
20 shared papers
Castor canadensis
Castoridae
19 shared papers
Pinus contorta
Pinaceae
18 shared papers
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmonidae
17 shared papers
Picea engelmannii
Pinaceae
16 shared papers
Populus tremuloides
Salicaceae
14 shared papers
Drosera rotundifolia
Droseraceae
14 shared papers
Beetles
13 shared papers
Artemisia tridentata
Asteraceae
12 shared papers
Abies lasiocarpa
Pinaceae
12 shared papers
dataset
CHESS 2025: Discrete-return LiDAR point clouds from NEON AOP surveys
2026
study site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Post-survey report for 2025 NEON AOP Assignable Asset collection of East River and Washington Gulch, Almont and Upper Taylor watersheds at Crested Butte, CO
2026
study site
dataset
DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek, Soil sensors, SoilAuger, Soil Pits, (DWCZ-CC_Soil_LBixby)-(2020-2022)
2026
study site
dataset
Denudation, solute export, landscape evolution modeling, and geographic information system data for the East River watershed, Colorado, USA (2020-2024)
2026
data collection site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Orthorectified airborne RGB imagery from NEON AOP surveys
2026
study site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Waveform LiDAR data from NEON AOP surveys
2026
study site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Field-collected vegetation attributes and site photos
2026
study site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Leaf Area Index (LAI) for meadow, shrub, tree, and understory vegetation
2026
study site
dataset
CHESS 2025: Location data for field observations and sampling
2026
study site
dataset
Depth-resolved sagebrush root metabolomics, rhizosphere microbial communities, and geochemistry at the East River Watershed
2026
study site
dataset
Mountain Basin Controls on the Snow-to-Streamflow Signal: An AIC-Weighted Multiple Linear Regression Framework
2026
study site
dataset
Groundwater and river water elevations and temperature from 2017 to 2022 across Meander Z in the East River Watershed, Colorado
2025
study site
dataset
Site and endmember spectra of terrestrial vegetation and soils for the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Study, June-July 2025
2025
study site
dataset
Metagenome-assembled genomes from topsoils along a hillslope water gradient across early snowmelt to late summer in East River, CO
2025
reference site
dataset
Solute chemistry for streams draining geomorphic features and varying land cover gradients in the East River watershed, Colorado
2025
data collection site
dataset
Surface Water Disinfection Byproducts and Organic Matter Characterization Data Associated with: “Disinfection byproducts formed during drinking water treatment reveal an export control point for dissolved organic matter in a subalpine headwater stream”
2025
study site
dataset
2D reactive transport model of shale chemical weathering and biogeochemical fluxes along a mountainous hillslope, East River Watershed, Colorado: Input files and simulation results
2025
study site
dataset
Data from: 'Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed'
2025
study site
dataset
Multiple RGB ortho-mosaics and digital surface models in 2017 and 2018 across the Lower Montane site in the East River Watershed, Colorado
2025
study site
dataset
Data for "Depth of nutrient uptake by deep-rooted plants is regulated by water availability"
2025
study site
dataset
Data from: 'Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed'
2025
study site
dataset
Metagenome-assembled genomes from topsoils collected during NEON campaign in East River, CO (06/14/2018-06/28/2018)
2025
study site
dataset
Site and endmember spectra of terrestrial vegetation and soils for the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Study, June-July 2025
2025
study site
dataset
Data from: 'Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed'
2025
study site
dataset
Site and endmember spectra of terrestrial vegetation and soils for the Colorado Headwaters Ecological Spectroscopy Study, June-July 2025
2025
study site
dataset
Foliar element determination from field survey in association with the National Ecological Observatory Network Airborne Observation Platform survey, East River, Colorado 2018
2025
study site
dataset
Metagenome-assembled genomes measured at 3 depths during snowmelt period in East River, CO (March, May, and June, September 2017)
2025
reference site
dataset
Time-lapse imagery in 2017 and 2018 at the Lower Montane site in the East River Watershed, Colorado
2025
study site
dataset
Soil moisture and temperature from 2019 to 2024 along northeast- and southwest-facing hillslopes at the Lower Montane site in the East River Watershed, Colorado
2025
study site
dataset
Stream bed topography in 2016 at the Lower Montane site in the East River Watershed, Colorado
2025
study site
dataset
Groundwater elevation data for monitoring wells within the East and Taylor River basins, Colorado (USA)
2025
study site
dataset
Montane Conifer, Aspen, Meadow, and Sagebrush Metagenome Resolved Genomes and Traits in East River Watershed, Colorado, USA
2025
study site
dataset
Foliar element determination from field survey in association with an Analytical Spectral Device Fieldspec3 survey, East River, CO 2023
2025
study site
dataset
Geochemistry and Strontium Isotopes for Coal Creek Watershed, Colorado, 2021-2022
2025
data collection site
dataset
Data from: “Significant stream chemistry response to temperature variations in a high-elevation mountain watershed”
2023
study site
dataset
Radon Isotopes and Stable Water Isotopes from Coal Creek Watershed, Colorado (2021)
2023
data collection site
dataset
Aspen ploidy level and cover maps from NEON Airborne Observation Platform, 2018, Crested Butte, Colorado
2022
study site
dataset
Site-level Foliar C, N, delta13C data from samples collected during field survey associated with NEON AOP survey, East River, CO 2018.
2021
study site
dataset
Locations, metadata, and species cover from field sampling survey associated with NEON AOP survey, East River, CO 2018.
2021
study site
dataset
NEON AOP foliar trait maps, maps of model uncertainty estimates, and conifer map, East River, CO 2018.
2021
study site
dataset
Custom NEON AOP reflectance mosaics and maps of shade masks, canopy water content.
2021
study site
dataset
Thermal infrared, multispectral, and photogrammetric data collected by drone for hydrogeologic analysis of the East River and Coal Creek beaver-impacted corridors near Crested Butte, Colorado
2021
study site
dataset
Plant species distribution within the Upper Colorado River Basin estimated by using hyperspectral and LiDAR airborne data.
2021
study site
dataset
DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek - Radon -(DWCZ-CC-RadonArray-KJohnson) - (2021)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek - Radon -(DWCZ-CC-RadonArray-KJohnson) - (2021)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ CO - Coal Creek (CC)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek - Radon -(DWCZ-CC-RadonArray-KJohnson) - (2021)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ CO - Coal Creek (CC)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek, Soil sensors, SoilAuger, Soil Pits, (DWCZ-CC_Soil_LBixby)-(2021)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ- CO - Coal-Creek, Soil sensors, SoilAuger, Soil Pits, (DWCZ-CC_Soil_LBixby)-(2021)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ- Coal-Creek - CO - Radon -(DWCZ-CC-RadonArray-KJohnson) - (2021)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ - CO - Coal Creek - Soil Collection ICP - (DWCZ-MEF-CC-SoilSample-Transect-AWinkler) - (2022-2023)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ - CO - Coal Creek - Soil Collection ICP - (DWCZ-MEF-CC-SoilSample-Transect-AWinkler) - (2022-2023)
0
study site
dataset
DWCZ Coal Creek (CC)
0
study site
Document
Wetlands of the Crested Butte Region
1997
subject area
Document
The Greenline
1996
study subject
Document
A Useful Guide to Architecture, History, & Building in Crested Butte
1995
reference area
Document
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 2
1994
reference area
Document
Effect of Keystone Mine Effluent on Colonization of Stream Benthos
1985
subject area
Document
Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement Ch
1982
project site
Document
Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement Ch. 3 & 4
1982
subject area
Document
Cleaning Up Coal Creek
1980
subject area
Document
Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project
1980
subject area
Document
Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project
1980
subject area
Document
Cleaning Up Coal Creek
1980
subject area
Document
Crested Butte Takes on AMAX
1979
affected area
Document
Summary of Rationale Amax Inc. – Mount Emmons Project
1979
affected area
Document
The Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Mount Emmons Mining Project_1979
1979
project site
Document
Planning Commission Draft Letter To Forest Service
1977
affected area
Document
Letters from RMBL about Mt. Emmons
1977
affected area
Document
Tailing Site Comparative Investigation – Mt. Emmons Project
1977
affected area
Document
Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado
1976
affected area
Document
American Institute of Architects Regional Urban Design Assistance Team Gunnison Country
1976
affected area
Document
A Useful Guide to Architecture, History and Building in Crested Butte
1976
reference area
Document
Priority areas of environmental concern in Colorado – working papers
1974
subject area
Document
The Scope of Environmental Impact Statement
affected area
Document
Gunnison Country
affected area
Document
Undeveloped Area Inventory Descriptions
subject area
Document
Colorado Water Quality Control
subject area
Document
Water Quality Control Commission
subject area
Document
American Institute of Architects Regional Urban Design Assistance Gunnison Country
affected area
Document
Mount Emmons Environmental Impact Statement
project site
Document
A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
subject area
Document
Mt. Emmons Project Pre-Feasibility Report
affected area
Document
My Dreams For The Bench: personal essay
subject area
Document
Proofs
project site
Document
Mount Emmons Aquatic Ecology Baseline Studies
subject area
Document
Making a Mine at Mount Emmons
affected area
Document
BLM Beavers
project site