Clear/Bear Creek Watershed Assessment
The watershed assessment is following a procedure prescribed by the Front Range Watershed Protection Data Refinement Work Group titled “Protecting Critical Watersheds in Colorado from Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization”. See sidebar for more information.
This watershed is a combination of the fourth-level Clear Creek Watershed and the fifth-level Bear Creek Watershed. They were combined because:
1. Clear Creek is a small fourth-level watershed
2. Bear Creek is part of the Upper South Platte Watershed that has been assessed before Bear Creek became part of the fourth-level Upper South Platte watershed.
3. They are adjacent and similar in the characteristics that are in this assessment.
The watershed assessment area was modified because the watersheds on the plains would skew the results of the prioritization. The following sixth-level watersheds were removed from the assessment area:
Outlet Bear Creek
Lower Ralston Creek
Table Mountain-Clear Creek
Outlet Clear Creek
The Phase 1 analysis has been completed. Please review the results (see sidebar).
Please contact Brad Piehl for further information.