Continued climate warming is reducing seasonal snowpacks in the western United States,
where> 50% of historical water supplies were snowmelt‐derived. In the Upper Colorado …

Because of the importance of snow for river discharge in mountain regions, hydrological
research often focuses on seasonally snow‐covered zones. However, in many basins the …

Accelerating warming, changes in the amount, timing, and form of precipitation, and rapidly
growing populations highlight the need for improved predictions of snowmelt‐driven water …

Streamflow duration is important for aquatic ecosystems and assigning stream protection
status. This study predicts streamflow duration, represented as the fraction of time with flow …

Suspended sediment concentration (SSC) is an important attribute for water resources
management. However, the interactions between climate and catchment characteristics that …

Streamflow regime management is critical for preserving species in riverine and riparian
habitats. Quantifying flow-ecology relationships can help to characterize the effect of flow …

Snow persistence (SP) is a widely available remotely-sensed measure of snowpack
accumulation and ablation, reflecting the duration of snow presence on the ground in a …

Suspended sediment concentration (SSC) is an important attribute for water resources
management. However, the interactions between climate and catchment characteristics that …

Over half of the global stream network is estimated to dry for at least one day of the year.
Streams that dry at some point in space and time are considered intermittent. Intermittent …

This thesis presents a series of key informant interviews with a variety of stakeholders in
Colorado water including state legislatures, indigenous tribes, engineers, and water …