Suspended Sediment Data and Loads in the Fountain Creek Watershed, Colorado (ver 2.0, June 2025)

This data release consists of daily mean streamflow, daily mean suspended sediment concentration (SSC), and daily mean suspended sediment load (SSL) data for selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgage sites within the Fountain Creek watershed, separated by water year. Each file also includes USGS approval levels and any associated qualifiers that were applied to the values. The daily mean SSC and daily mean SSL were calculated using the program, Graphical Constituent Loading Analysis System (GCLAS), and are publicly available in the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) database. The datasets also are presented as monthly total streamflow and monthly total SSL for selected USGS streamgage sites within the Fountain Creek watershed. Seasonal totals of streamflow and SSL, ratio of SSL to streamflow, yields, and suspended sediment flux are also presented. Additionally, for each seasonal period from 1998 to 2024, there is a site comparison text file documenting net difference of streamflow and SSL between sites. This data release is intended to be updated annually as new data are collected and available. The final datasets include continuous turbidity data, which are presented from 2018 to 2024 for sites 07106500 and 07103700 that were previously unpublished and used exclusively to aid in the estimation of concentration curves within GCLAS. For water year 2024, the continuous turbidity data are included in the dataset and are not publicly available in the NWIS database but were processed generally following techniques and methods for continuous water-quality monitors. Although the previous version is available from the author, all the records in previous versions can be found in version 2.0. First posted - April 26, 2024 Revised - June, 2025 (Version 2.0)

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