Long-term sandbar monitoring data along the Colorado River in Marble and Grand Canyons, Arizona (ver. 2.0, March 2026)
This data release comprises over three decades of measurements of sandbar topography for monitoring sites along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The data were collected to monitor the effects of the operations of Glen Canyon Dam on sandbars, which are also recreational campsites. The data were collected by the US Geological Survey Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center in cooperation with Northern Arizona University. Funding for data collection, processing, and reporting has been provided by the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program administered by the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Katherine A. Chapman", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:kchapman@usgs.gov" } |
| description | This data release comprises over three decades of measurements of sandbar topography for monitoring sites along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The data were collected to monitor the effects of the operations of Glen Canyon Dam on sandbars, which are also recreational campsites. The data were collected by the US Geological Survey Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center in cooperation with Northern Arizona University. Funding for data collection, processing, and reporting has been provided by the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program administered by the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_5babd289e4b08583a5cf52b1 |
| keyword |
[ "Arizona", "Colorado River", "Glen Canyon Dam", "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area", "Grand Canyon National Park", "USGS:5babd289e4b08583a5cf52b1", "aquatic ecosystems", "campsites", "dam operations", "dams", "deposition", "elevation", "erosion", "field experiments", "field inventory and monitoring", "geomorphology", "geoscientificInformation", "high-flow experiments", "hydrology", "hydropower", "inlandWaters", "measurements", "monitoring", "power generation water use", "rebuild sandbars", "recreation", "recreational campsites", "river ecosystems", "rivers", "sandbar topography", "sandbars", "sedimentation", "size and condition of the sandbars", "terrestrial ecosystems", "topography", "water resources" ] |
| modified | 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -113.3907, 35.7701, -111.5553, 36.8752 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Long-term sandbar monitoring data along the Colorado River in Marble and Grand Canyons, Arizona (ver. 2.0, March 2026) |
