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Elevation data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2025 (ver. 2.0, August 2026)
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, has been collecting topographic data annually since 2012 at 10 study areas along Fountain Creek, Colorado. The 10 study areas are located along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River in Pueblo. This data release presents topographic survey data, Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) survey data, elevation rasters, and elevation-change rasters collected or generated in 2025 as part of that monitoring effort. Topographic survey points were collected using real-time kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (RTK-GNSS). These point data, along with lidar point clouds, were used to generate 2025 elevation rasters and 2015-25 elevation-change rasters. These survey data and maps provide an annual assessment of the geomorphic changes at each study area.This data release was revised to include a folder containing a python script for creating color-shaded maps as png files for each study area using the elevation and elevation change rasters provided in this release.
Although the previous version is available from the author, all the records in previous version can be found in version 2.0.
First posted – December 30, 2025
Revised - August 2026 (Version 2.0)
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Jackson B Sharp", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:jsharp@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, has been collecting topographic data annually since 2012 at 10 study areas along Fountain Creek, Colorado. The 10 study areas are located along Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River in Pueblo. This data release presents topographic survey data, Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) survey data, elevation rasters, and elevation-change rasters collected or generated in 2025 as part of that monitoring effort. Topographic survey points were collected using real-time kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (RTK-GNSS). These point data, along with lidar point clouds, were used to generate 2025 elevation rasters and 2015-25 elevation-change rasters. These survey data and maps provide an annual assessment of the geomorphic changes at each study area.This data release was revised to include a folder containing a python script for creating color-shaded maps as png files for each study area using the elevation and elevation change rasters provided in this release. Although the previous version is available from the author, all the records in previous version can be found in version 2.0. First posted – December 30, 2025 Revised - August 2026 (Version 2.0) |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Digital Data", "format": "XML", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P14NZCGE", "mediaType": "application/http", "description": "Landing page for access to the data" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Original Metadata", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.6924e768d4be022d9b2fe110.xml" } ] |
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_6924e768d4be022d9b2fe110 |
| keyword |
[ "Colorado", "Colorado Springs", "El Paso County", "Fountain", "Fountain Creek", "Lidar", "Pueblo", "Pueblo County", "USGS:6924e768d4be022d9b2fe110", "floods", "geomorphology", "sediment transport" ] |
| modified | 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -104.8563, 38.2357, -104.5706, 38.8458 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Elevation data from Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the confluence of Fountain Creek at the Arkansas River, Colorado, 2025 (ver. 2.0, August 2026) |
