Gunnison River Basin

Scale: regional

Coordinates: 39.0800, -107.1400

Elevation range: 1387m – 4359m

Habitat: river, stream, riverbed sediments, river basin

Also known as: Gunnison River, Gunnison River basin, Upper Gunnison River, Lower Gunnison River, Gunnison River Drive, Gunnison River Dr., Gunnison River Canyon, Gunnison River SRMA, Gunnison River RMA, Gunnison River Valley, Gunnison Rivers, Gunnison River East, Gunnison River ACEC, Gunnison River Bluffs

Papers: 33 | Mentions: 191

Publications (33)

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Measurement report: An investigation of the spatiotemporal variability in aerosols in the mountainous terrain of the upper Colorado River basin using SAIL-Net

2025Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicsreference site

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Stream water sourcing from high-elevation snowpack inferred from stable isotopes of water: a novel application of d-excess values

2024Hydrology and Earth System Sciencessecondary site

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Hydrological control of rock carbon fluxes from shale weathering

2024Nature Waterreference location

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Single-Well Push–Pull Tracer Test Analyses to Determine Aquifer Reactive Transport Parameters at a Former Uranium Mill Site (Grand Junction, Colorado)

2023Mineralsreference location

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On the similarity of hillslope hydrologic function: a clustering approach based on groundwater changes

2022Hydrology and Earth System Sciencesreference location

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Quantifying Subsurface Flow and Solute Transport in a Snowmelt-Recharged Hillslope With Multiyear Water Balance

2022Water Resources Researchmentioned

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Column-Test Data Analyses and Geochemical Modeling to Determine Uranium Reactive Transport Parameters at a Former Uranium Mill Site (Grand Junction, Colorado)

Datasets (24)

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Life History and Demography of Astragalus microcymbus

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Data for Unraveling the Drivers of Water Shortage across Spatial Scales and Sectors in Colorado's West Slope River Basins

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Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Whirling Disease-Resistant Gunnison River Rainbow Trout - Supplementary Data

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Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Whirling Disease-Resistant Gunnison River Rainbow Trout - Supplementary Data

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Total metal, carbon, anion, iron speciation, and sulfide concentrations; Slate River, East River, and Trail Creek surface water and floodplains, Crested Butte, CO; May 2023–August 2023

2024reference site

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Total metal, carbon, anion, iron speciation, and sulfide concentrations; Slate River, East River, and Trail Creek surface water and floodplains, Crested Butte, CO; May 2023–August 2023

2024reference site

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Total metal, carbon, anion, iron speciation, and sulfide concentrations; Slate River, East River, and Trail Creek surface water and floodplains, Crested Butte, CO; May 2023–August 2023

Gunnison River Basin

Child Places (20)

Almont Dam

Black Canyon

Blue Mesa Reservoir

Crystal Access Road

Curecanti Reservoir

Eastman side channel

Escalante Bridge

Gunnison Gorge

Gunnison River Pleasure Park

Hartland Diversion Dam

Lake Fork of Gunnison River

North Fork of the Gunnison River

Peeples Orchard

Red Creek

Redlands Diversion Dam

Redlands Power Canal

Smith Fork

Steuben Creek

Wayne N. Aspinall Storage Unit

West Elk Creek

Publications (33)

Measurement report: An investigation of the spatiotemporal variability in aerosols in the mountainous terrain of the upper Colorado River basin using SAIL-Net

Stream water sourcing from high-elevation snowpack inferred from stable isotopes of water: a novel application of d-excess values

Hydrological control of rock carbon fluxes from shale weathering

Single-Well Push–Pull Tracer Test Analyses to Determine Aquifer Reactive Transport Parameters at a Former Uranium Mill Site (Grand Junction, Colorado)

On the similarity of hillslope hydrologic function: a clustering approach based on groundwater changes

Quantifying Subsurface Flow and Solute Transport in a Snowmelt-Recharged Hillslope With Multiyear Water Balance

Column-Test Data Analyses and Geochemical Modeling to Determine Uranium Reactive Transport Parameters at a Former Uranium Mill Site (Grand Junction, Colorado)

Datasets (24)

Life History and Demography of Astragalus microcymbus

Data for Unraveling the Drivers of Water Shortage across Spatial Scales and Sectors in Colorado's West Slope River Basins

Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Whirling Disease-Resistant Gunnison River Rainbow Trout - Supplementary Data

Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Whirling Disease-Resistant Gunnison River Rainbow Trout - Supplementary Data

Total metal, carbon, anion, iron speciation, and sulfide concentrations; Slate River, East River, and Trail Creek surface water and floodplains, Crested Butte, CO; May 2023–August 2023

Total metal, carbon, anion, iron speciation, and sulfide concentrations; Slate River, East River, and Trail Creek surface water and floodplains, Crested Butte, CO; May 2023–August 2023

Total metal, carbon, anion, iron speciation, and sulfide concentrations; Slate River, East River, and Trail Creek surface water and floodplains, Crested Butte, CO; May 2023–August 2023

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Documents (108)

Final Supplementary Rule for Public Lands in the Colorado River Valley, Grand Junction and Kremmling Field Offices, and the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, CO

Final Supplementary Rule for Public Lands in the Colorado River Valley, Grand Junction and Kremmling Field Offices, and the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, CO

Public Lands in the Colorado River Valley, Grand Junction and Kremmling Field Offices, and the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, CO

Notice of Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Public Meetings

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Colorado Hookless Cactus From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Uncompahgre Field Office, Colorado

Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Uncompahgre Field Office, Colorado

Species Studied Here

fish and wildlife

endangered fish

endangered fishes

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmo trutta

endangered fish species

Ovis canadensis

Suckers

Bacteria

sage grouse

High-Resolution Snow-Covered Area Mapping in Forested Mountain Ecosystems Using PlanetScope Imagery

Effects of early snowmelt on plant phenophase timing and duration across an elevation gradient

Using Fission-Track Radiography Coupled with Scanning Electron Microscopy for Efficient Identification of Solid-Phase Uranium Mineralogy at a Former Uranium Pilot Mill (Grand Junction, Colorado)

High-discharge disturbance does not alter the seasonal trajectory of nutrient uptake in a montane stream

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

Resolution matters when modeling climate change in headwaters of the Colorado River

Differential C-Q Analysis: A New Approach to Inferring Lateral Transport and Hydrologic Transients Within Multiple Reaches of a Mountainous Headwater Catchment

A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA

Distinct Source Water Chemistry Shapes Contrasting Concentration-Discharge Patterns

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

Seasonal manganese transport in the hyporheic zone of a snowmelt-dominated river (East River, Colorado)

Snowmelt affects aphid (Aphis asclepladis) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

Streamflow partitioning and transit time distribution in snow-dominated basins as a function of climate

Modeling transient soil moisture limitations on microbial carbon respiration

Depth- and time-resolved distributions of snowmelt-driven hillslope subsurface flow and transport and their contributions to surface waters.

Seasonal manganese transport in the hyporheic zone of a snowmelt-dominated river (East River, Colorado)

Snowmelt controls on concentration-discharge relationships and the balance of oxidative and acid-base weathering fluxes in an alpine catchment, East River, Colorado

Direct and Indirect Consequences of Climate Change on Net Ecosystem Exchange.

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

Direct and indirect effects of nuisance blooms by the diatom, Didymosphenia geminata on the whirling disease intermediate host, Tubifex tubifex

Crucial nesting habitat for gunnison sage‐grouse: A spatially explicit hierarchical approach

Does the morphology of beaver ponds alter downstream ecosystems?