Synoptic tracer and water quality
The Upper Cement Creek watershed in southwestern Colorado hosts extensive acid mine drainage and naturally occurring acid rock drainage. Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, completed synoptic tracer-injection studies and monitored water temperatures in order to evaluate spatial and temporal changes in connectivity between groundwater and surface water and to understand metal loading. This diverse dataset aids in providing a complete hydrologic and geochemical conceptualization of the processes occurring in the mine workings and adjacent groundwater, and serves as an example of applications to other sites.
This child item contains synoptic water-quality data, streamflow determined by tracer dilution, and instream mass loads for the Upper Cement Creek watershed.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Connor P. Newman", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:cpnewman@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The Upper Cement Creek watershed in southwestern Colorado hosts extensive acid mine drainage and naturally occurring acid rock drainage. Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, completed synoptic tracer-injection studies and monitored water temperatures in order to evaluate spatial and temporal changes in connectivity between groundwater and surface water and to understand metal loading. This diverse dataset aids in providing a complete hydrologic and geochemical conceptualization of the processes occurring in the mine workings and adjacent groundwater, and serves as an example of applications to other sites. This child item contains synoptic water-quality data, streamflow determined by tracer dilution, and instream mass loads for the Upper Cement Creek watershed. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_68110bb8d4be0276ecc84805 |
| keyword |
[ "Cement Creek", "Colorado", "Silverton", "USGS:68110bb8d4be0276ecc84805", "abandoned mines and quarries", "geochemistry", "groundwater quality", "hydrology", "mine drainage", "mineral deposits", "tracer study", "water temperature" ] |
| modified | 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -107.68559, 37.86103, -107.62928, 37.91116 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Synoptic tracer and water quality |
