Lower Rio Puerco GPS survey data collected in 2002, 2007, 2010, and 2014
type: Dataset
description: High-precision (Real-time kinematic) Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys were conducted along the lower Rio Puerco in April 2002, January 2007, April 2010, and April 2014 to support a long-term study of geomorphic processes and the geomorphic history of the arroyo. The study reach extends from the confluence with the Rio San Jose 67 km downvalley to the old Highway 85 bridge near the USGS streamgage near Bernardo, NM. Individual shapefiles were created for data from each survey. Associated metadata files include the names of surveyors and equipment used. The survey extents varied, but all have overlapping points, including repeat surveys of arroyo cross sections. Results from analyses of these data were published in the following articles: Griffin, E.R., Kean, J.W., Vincent, K.R., Smith, J.D., and Friedman, J.M., 2005, Modeling effects of bank friction and woody bank vegetation on channel flow and boundary shear stress in the Rio Puerco, New Mexico, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, F04023. doi: 10.1029/2005JF000322 Vincent, K.R., Friedman, J.M., and Griffin, E.R., 2009, Erosional consequence of saltcedar control, Environmental Management, 44, 218-227. doi: 10.1007/s00267-009-9314-8 Griffin, E.R., Smith, J.D., Friedman, J.M., and Vincent, K.R., 2010, Progression of streambank erosion during a large flood, Rio Puerco arroyo, New Mexico, Proceedings of the 2nd Joint Federal Interagency Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 27 – July 1, 2010, 12 p. Perignon, M.C., Tucker, G.E., Griffin, E.R., and Friedman, J.M., 2013, Effects of riparian vegetation on topographic change during a large flood event, Rio Puerco, New Mexico, USA, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118, 1193-1209. doi: 10.1002/jgrf.20073 Griffin, E.R., Perignon, M.C., Friedman, J.M., and Tucker, G.E., 2014, Effects of woody vegetation on overbank sand transport during a large flood, Rio Puerco, New Mexico, Geomorphology, 207, 30-50. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.10.025 Friedman, J.M., Vincent,…
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: arroyos
keyword: bernalillo-county
keyword: bernardo-nm
keyword: ckan
keyword: floods
keyword: geo
keyword: geomorphology
keyword: geoss
keyword: gps-survey-data
keyword: national
keyword: new-mexico
keyword: north-america
keyword: rio-puerco
keyword: riparian-vegetation
keyword: saltcedar
keyword: semiarid
keyword: socorro-county
keyword: stream-channel
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs-576dab63e4b07657d1a37a1f
keyword: valencia-county
issued: 2025-11-20T22:09:06.018191
modified: 20200831
theme: {geospatial}
contact point: Organization
  fn: Eleanor R Griffin
spatial: Location

US Migrating
type: Agent

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
media type: text/xml
format: XML
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.576dab63e4b07657d1a37a1f.xml
issued: 2022-07-28T21:38:51.944464
modified: 2025-11-20T22:09:06.004645

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
media type: application/http
format: XML
access URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F72N50CM
issued: 2022-07-28T21:38:51.944471
modified: 2025-11-20T22:09:06.005049