Upper South Platte Wildfire/Watershed Assessment
Photo: South Platte River, Johnny Allen, Flickr
Project Summary
Completion Date: 2007
The watershed assessment and prioritization for the Upper South Platte Watershed was the first watershed assessment of this type conducted in Colorado. The assessment followed a procedure prescribed by the Watershed Wildfire Protection Group titled “Protecting Critical Watersheds in Colorado from Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization”. This assessment was completed during the formation of the procedure. See the Watershed Wildfire Protection Group for more information. The report can be found below in the Documents sections.
Project Actions
Identification & prioritization of zones of concern
Identification of potential hazards to water supply in zones of concern
Watershed ranking based on hazard analysis
Recommendation for next steps to protect critical watersheds
Benefits
Protect critical water supplies and natural resources from adverse effects of post-wildfire hydrologic changes, including:
Flooding
Erosion
Debris flows
Deposition
Mitigate negative effects of wildfire through targeted projects
Maps
The maps in the slide show below are from the Upper South Platte Wildfire/Watershed Assessment. Click on the slide show to view the priority maps. The legend text identifies the ranking item. Descriptions of the maps and how they were created are contained in the report located in the Documents section.
