Experience • GIS

Green River Watershed Study

  • Client Wyoming Water Development Commission

  • Location Upper Green River Watershed, Wyoming

  • Services Water Resource Management

Project Highlights

  • Completed a study of the Upper Green River Watershed, covering approximately 1,881,164 acres. Watershed consists of the main stem of the Green River with many tributaries and land ownership divided between federal, state, and private owners.

  • Evaluated the current function of the watershed, including an evaluation of wetlands and riparian areas within the drainage, and upland areas and grazing practices.

  • Performed a geomorphic classification of the Green River and its tributaries.

  • Identified problems and challenges of the watershed's many irrigation systems and developed viable management solutions to those challenges.