CSU CIVE 539 Guest Lecture - Big Thompson Watershed Forum

COOP Monitoring Program• 15 (historically 20) flowing water sites are included in thisprogram (natural flowing waterbodies and canals).• Samples are collected 10x year, monthly, February- November.• Three extra nutrient samples also collected at 5 sites; May,June, July.• Canals are flowing water sites associated with the Colorado BigThompson Project (C-BT) and are now monitored by NorthernWater.• Forum partners monitor the major lakes and reservoirs in thewatershed: Boyd, Carter, Estes, Horseshoe, Horsetooth &Loveland.• 27 chemistry parameters & 5 physical parameters are collectedby USGS at each site in addition instantaneous dischargemeasurements.