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2020 Water CourseIntroduction to Colorado Hydrology
Colorado Mesa University
Ruth Hutchins Powell Water Center
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Learning Objectives
1. Define hydrology as a discipline within the lenses of science, engineering, and policy
2. Define and explore watershed properties 3. Contrast weather and climate in Colorado.4. Explore the drivers of hydrology and water
resources in Colorado (Snow and Flow) 5. Discuss how water is distributed across the State6. Discover how climate change may impact our
water supply
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What is Hydrology?Study of the distribution and movement of water in physical and biological systems
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What is Hydrology?Measurement
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What is Hydrology?Science
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What is Hydrology?Engineering
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What is Hydrology?Dynamic Ecosystems / Hazards
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What is a Watershed?
Definition “An area that contributes water to a particular
location on a channel” (Novotny, 2003) “The land area that drains to a common
waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, or ultimately the ocean.” (EPA, 2008)
Image: Tracey Saxby IAN Image Library (ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary)
York River watershed, Virginia
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Images by Dan Baker (2005, 2010)
Outlet
Headwaters
Mainstem
What is a Watershed?
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Powell’s Vision for the West
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Watersheds –Hydrologic Units
11
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Major Colorado River Basins
Yampa
Colorado
Gunnison
Dolores – San Juan
Rio GrandeArkansas
South Platte
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Major Colorado River Basins
Yampa
Colorado
Gunnison
Dolores – San Juan
Rio GrandeArkansas
South Platte
Continental Divide
Mississippi RiverColorado River
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Precipitation
INPUTS
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Sublimation
Evapotranspiration
Surface and Subsurface Runoff
OUTPUTS / STORAGE
Infiltration:Soil and GW
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SublimationEvapotranspiration
Surface and Subsurface Runoff
NRCS SNOTEL
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Water Balance
Input – Output = Change in Storage
• Precipitation
Inputs
• Evapotranspiration• Sublimation• Runoff (stream flow)
Outputs
• Soil Moisture• Groundwater
Storage
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Colorado Climate:Precipitation
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Runoff Distribution in Colorado80% of Colorado’s water is generated in the Colorado River Basin
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Colorado Weather:Extreme Rainfall
inches
https://hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/hdsc/pfds/pfds_map_cont.html
NOAA ATLAS 14
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Flood Intensity in Colorado
Data Source: USGS NWIS
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Climate vs Weather
WEATHER
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Climate vs Weather
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Slide from: Gigi Richard
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Runoff Distribution in Colorado What do we do when we
don’t have water when and
where we need it?
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Trans-basin Diversions
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State-wide Consumptive
Use 89%
4%
7%
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cowaterplan/plan
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Snow and Flow
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SNOw TELemetry (SNOTEL) Station
Measuring: Snow Water Equivalent (SWE)
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Slide from: Gigi Richard
Doesken and Judson, 1997
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Doesken and Judson, 1997
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Slide from: Gigi Richard
Doesken and Judson, 1997
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Slide from: Gigi Richard
2020 Water Year
2019 2020
Calendar Year
2019 2020
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Slide from: Gigi Richard
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Snow Water Equivalent
Source: NRCS Interactive Map; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/wcc/home/quicklinks/imap
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Source: NRCS Interactive Map; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/wcc/home/quicklinks/imap
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Source: NRCS Interactive Map; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/wcc/home/quicklinks/imap
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Slide from: Gigi Richard
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
Rank of Feb-Mar 2019 precip at SNOTEL sites
Source: NRCS Interactive Map; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/wcc/home/quicklinks/imap Slide from: Jeff Lukas
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
Rank of May 2019 precip at SNOTEL sites
Source: NRCS Interactive Map; https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/wcc/home/quicklinks/imap Slide from: Jeff Lukas
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
WY 2019 SWE plot –Lake Powell 104 Group
Source: NOAA CBRFC; https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/station/sweplot/snowgroup.php
130% of median peak SWE
Slide from: Jeff Lukas, 2019
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
Lees Ferry water-year natural flows: 2019 looking good, but not great
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2019est.17.5 maf(118% of average)
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Mill
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Acre
-Fee
t (m
af)
Year
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One of the biggest snow year….
What happened to runoff in 2019???
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
Upper CO River Basin Oct-May precip vs. Lees Ferry flows, 1900-2019
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2019est.
UCRB Oct-May precip, in.
Lees
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ry W
Y na
tura
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w, m
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R2 = 0.67
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
UCRB Oct-May precip, in.
Lees
Fer
ry W
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tura
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Upper CO River Basin Oct-May precip vs. Lees Ferry flows, 1900-2019
Slide from: Jeff Lukas, 2019
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http://wwa.colorado.edu
UCRB Oct-May precip, in.
Lees
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1906-1999
Upper CO River Basin Oct-May precip vs. Lees Ferry flows, 1900-2019
Slide from: Jeff Lukas, 2019
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Precipitation
2019 Water Year: Inputs
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Sublimation
Evapotranspiration
Surface and Subsurface Runoff
Infiltration:Soil and GW
2019 Water Year: Outputs / Storage
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Udall and Overpeck (2017)
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How does runoff relate to temperature?
Temperature sensitivity is defined as the percent change in annual flow per degree rise in average annual temperature.
Udall and Overpeck (2017)
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Udall and Overpeck (2017)
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Hot Drought
Record Colorado River flow reductions averaged 19.3% per year during 2000–2014. One-third or more of the decline was likely due to warming
Unabated greenhouse gas emissions will lead to continued substantial warming, translating to twenty-first century flow reductions of 35% or more.
More precipitation can reduce the flow loss, but lack of increase to date and large mega drought threat, reinforce risk of large flow loss
Udall and Overpeck (2017)
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Climate Change in CO
Climate Change in Colorado
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Climate Change in Colorado:
Projected Temperature
Lukas et al. 2014
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Climate Change in Colorado:
Projected Precipitation
Lukas et al. 2014
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Summary
Colorado is becoming warmer Total precipitation (annual rain and snow depths)
may not change. Precipitation variability in the Colorado Basin has
increased by 10% since 1980. Individual storms will tend to be ”juicier” in a warmer
climate More warm/dry and warm/wet years.
Warmer summer temperatures will dry out land surface faster. Even if precipitation remains the same, runoff may
reduce due to evaporation and dry soils. Hot Drought
Slide information from: Jeff Lukas
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Restore our Headwaters
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References
SNOTEL Data
USGS Stream Flow Data
Colorado Water Plan
Doesken, N.J. and Judson A. 1997. The Snow Booklet: A guide to the science, climatology, and measurement of snow in the United States. Colorado Climate Center, Colorado State University. Fort Collins, CO. 92p.
Lukas, J. 2019. Snowpocalypse: A 2019 feast after a 2018 famine. Colorado River District, 2019 Annual Seminar. Grand Junction, CO.
Lukas, J., Barsugli, J., Doesken, N., Rangwala, I., and K. Wolter. 2014. Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation. A report for the Colorado Water Conservation Board by the Western Water Assessment. 114 pp.
Udall, B. and Overpeck, J., 2017. The twenty‐first century Colorado River hot drought and implications for the future. Water Resources Research, 53(3), pp.2404-2418.