The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $553,980 Project Grant to the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District (UYWCD) under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The primary goal of this 2-year project is to create a forecasting tool for the Yampa River Basin that provides projected streamflow conditions, reservoir yields, environmental flow impacts, and water rights availability. This will be achieved by integrating a streamflow forecasting framework with a water resources allocation model, and delivering the results through a public web-based dashboard. The project aims to improve the quality and spatial resolution of streamflow forecasts, leverage Colorado's water rights modeling to project basin-wide water availability, and provide useful forecast metrics and uncertainties to aid local stakeholder decision-making. By integrating the dashboard with an existing UYWCD data portal, the project will reach a wider audience of engaged Yampa River Basin stakeholders.
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