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BOR | 2017
The BLM Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) is charged with improving habitat for endangered avian species at multiple conservation areas along the Lower Colorado River…
BOR | 2017
The BOR uses lidar and other remote-sensing-based elevation data as a basis for hydraulic modeling of dam failure and operational release flood flows. This work involves the implementation of both…
BOR | 2017
The Colorado River is the principal source of water for agriculture and riparian vegetation in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada. To account for water use by each State or individual…
BOR | 2015
One problem with using divers or remotely operated vehicles to perform underwater inspections of hydraulic structures is that frequently-encountered conditions of poor visibility increase the…
BOR | 2015
Sound navigation and ranging (sonar) data were coupled with historical topographic data to map the extent and volume of silt collected behind the Heart Butte Dam reservoir in southwestern North…
BOR | 2015
High-resolution lidar data were collected and compared to historical contour data to evaluate the condition of canal banks. Lidar point cloud data with a horizontal accuracy of 0.6-m root mean…
BOR | 2015
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) point cloud data were used to create a new contour map to assist with a facilities engineering project near a recreation area. Previous…
BOR | 2015
Changes in sandbar geometry were mapped using historcal and recent aerial imagery to quantify the extent of sandbar encroachment into the water intake structure of the pumping plant for the Buford-…
BOR | 2015
The Great Plains Reclamation Dakotas Area Office (DKAO) used remote sensing imagery in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment to calculate pump requirements for an irrigation system.…
BOR | 2015
The Bureau of Reclamation administers the Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) for the Newlands Reclamation Project, which monitors irrigation status of approximately 61,000 acres in Nevada. The…
BOR | 2015
The locations of existing and proposed water pipelines in multi-county tribal water systems in North and South Dakota are being mapped and documented in pipeline mapbooks. The 2014…
BOR | 2015
The Colorado River is the principal source of water for irrigation and domestic use in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada. To account for water use by each State and individual user,…