Colorado River Basin Accounts: Provoke discussion about more flexible and sustainable operations

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David E Rosenberg
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Created: May 10, 2022 at 5:58 a.m.
Last updated: May 18, 2022 at 5:16 a.m. (Metadata update)
Published date: May 10, 2022 at 7:40 p.m.
DOI: 10.4211/hs.57ad7df425b84da2874e9c19e7b34aad
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Abstract

The purpose of this activity is to provoke participants to discuss more flexible and sustainable Colorado River operations than existing operations that equalize reservoirs and expire in 2026. Participants use a Google Sheet to consume, save, and trade water in 6 basin accounts, protect Lake Powell and Lake Mead, sustain endangered, native fish of the Grand Canyon, and discuss. Follow the requirements and facilitation directions in the readme.md file.

CONTENTS:
1) readme.md - Requirements, facilitation directions, publications, file contents, and more.
2) Basin Accounts Tool - ColoradoRiverBasinAccounts.xlsx. Move into Google Sheets and follow Facilitation Directions (in readme.md). Or open ReadMe-Directions Worksheet.
3) Lets Start - ColoradoRiverBasinAccounts-LetsStart.pdf. Visual directions.
4) Model Guide - https://github.com/dzeke/ColoradoRiverCoding/blob/main/ModelMusings/Support/ModelGuide/ModelGuide-CombinedLakePowellLakeMead.md. Online.
5) Manuscript - 3-LessonsUseGoogleSheetsZoomToDiscussMoreFlexibleSustainableColoradoRiverOperations.docx. Write up for publication as a journal article.

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Colorado River basin
North Latitude
41.7321°
East Longitude
-105.2282°
South Latitude
30.0996°
West Longitude
-116.3024°

Temporal

Start Date: 01/01/1400
End Date: 01/01/2022
Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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This resource has been replaced by a newer version Rosenberg, D. E. (2022). Colorado River Basin Accounts: Provoke discussion about more flexible and sustainable operations, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.f085afcf710744898f38b64c00e22a5b

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Rosenberg, D. E. (2022). Colorado River Basin Accounts: Provoke discussion about more flexible and sustainable operations, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.57ad7df425b84da2874e9c19e7b34aad

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