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Exploratory Analysis of Hydrologic Variability and Resilience Along the Logan River Observatory Transect


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Abstract

This resource presents a reproducible hydrologic and environmental data-analysis workflow developed by Abdulganiyu Jimoh using observations from the Logan River Observatory (LRO) in northern Utah. The analysis examines spatial and temporal variability in river discharge and water temperature across a longitudinal transect spanning contrasting hydrologic settings, from upstream mountain conditions to downstream and urban-influenced reaches.

The workflow applies exploratory data analysis, time-series analysis, statistical modeling, flow-duration analysis, smoothing and resampling, robust trend estimation, flashiness metrics, baseflow separation, recession analysis, and event-based hydrologic characterization. These methods are used to quantify flow variability, examine discharge–temperature relationships, characterize hydrologic extremes, and evaluate how hydrologic behavior changes along the river corridor.

Results demonstrate strong seasonal structure, an inverse relationship between discharge and water temperature, and differences in flow variability among monitoring locations. The analysis also examines downstream attenuation of hydrologic variability and watershed response characteristics. Together, these analyses provide a reproducible framework for examining spatially and temporally varying hydrologic conditions using continuous environmental observations.

The resource is designed to support transparent and reproducible hydrologic analysis and to provide a reusable computational framework for researchers, students, water-resource scientists, and other users working with environmental monitoring data. The underlying observations are associated with the Logan River Observatory; this resource documents the analytical workflow, processing, visualization, and interpretation applied to those observations.

This public resource contributes an openly accessible computational example of how continuous hydrologic observations can be transformed into interpretable information about watershed behavior, variability, and environmental conditions.

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Logan River Observatory
North Latitude
41.8761°
East Longitude
-111.5646°
South Latitude
41.7211°
West Longitude
-111.8869°

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Start Date:
End Date:

Content

Additional Metadata

Name Value
Intended Use Hydrologic research; water-resource assessment; environmental data analysis; scientific and educational reuse
Analysis Type Exploratory hydrologic and statistical analysis
Analysis Domain Hydrology; Water Resources; Environmental Monitoring
Data Processing Data cleaning, quality assessment, temporal processing, statistical analysis, and visualization
Reproducibility Analysis workflow and computational code provided in the resource
Measurement Type Continuous environmental observations
Monitoring Sites LR_TG_BA; LR_MainStreet_BA; LR_WaterLab_AA
Resource Purpose Reproducible analysis of spatial and temporal hydrologic variability
Geographic Region Logan River Basin, Northern Utah, United States
Hydrologic Methods Flow-duration curves; baseflow separation; recession analysis; flashiness metrics; pulse/event analysis; travel-time and attenuation analysis
Monitoring Network Logan River Observatory (LRO)
Observed Variables Discharge (Streamflow) Water Temperature (WaterTemp_EXO)
Statistical Methods Descriptive statistics; correlation; OLS regression; R²; residual analysis; confidence intervals; TRichards–Baker Flashiness Index
Temporal Resolution Daily observations derived from LRO monitoring data, where applicable
Variable Description Various aquatic variables
Data Collection Method Measurements were made by a variety of instruments (specified by the method information in the file header) at 15 minute intervals. Measurements were recorded by a Campbell Scientific datalogger.
Data Processing Method Post processing has not been performed on these values. They are raw and provisional. But for this project I use raw data.
Software/Computational Environment Jupyter Notebook

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Related Resources

The content of this resource is derived from Logan River Observatory (2026). Logan River Observatory: Logan River near Main Street Aquatic Site (LR_MainStreet_BA) Raw Data, HydroShare.
The content of this resource is derived from Logan River Observatory (2026). Logan River Observatory: Logan River near Tony Grove Aquatic Site (LR_TG_BA) Raw Data, HydroShare.
The content of this resource is similar to Mihalevich, B., J. S. Horsburgh (2017). Mobile Sensing Platform Data for Dissolved Organic Matter Study in the Northwest Field Canal in Logan, UT, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.6711ca843bcc4834b51288a3ddc3aa08
The content of this resource is derived from Logan River Observatory (2026). Logan River Observatory: Logan River near Tony Grove Aquatic Site (LR_TG_BA) Raw Data, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/5cc3cf79eab2413fa46da70435a43265
The content of this resource is derived from Logan River Observatory (2026). Logan River Observatory: Logan River near Main Street Aquatic Site (LR_MainStreet_BA) Raw Data, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/23650489df6646edaf412cffa9881279
The content of this resource is derived from Logan River Observatory (2026). Logan River Observatory: Logan River at the Utah Water Research Laboratory west bridge Aquatic Site (LR_WaterLab_AA) Quality Controlled Data, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/1b87fe7452624e82a54fa57432b17583
The content of this resource is derived from Logan River Observatory (2026). Logan River Observatory: Logan River at the Utah Water Research Laboratory west bridge Aquatic Site (LR_WaterLab_AA) Quality Controlled Data, HydroShare. The LRO collection itself describes these resources as high-frequency observations managed by USU/UWRL.

Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
Utah Water Research Laboratory None None
Utah State University None None
USU Civil & Environmental Engineering Department None None
USU College of Engineering None None

Contributors

People or Organizations that contributed technically, materially, financially, or provided general support for the creation of the resource's content but are not considered authors.

Name Organization Address Phone Author Identifiers
Colin B Phillips Utah State University Utah, US
Jeffery S. Horsburgh Utah State University;Utah Water Research Laboratory UT, US +1 (435) 797-2946 ORCID , ResearchGateID , GoogleScholarID

How to Cite

Jimoh, A., Horsburgh, J. S., Phillips, C. B. (2026). Exploratory Analysis of Hydrologic Variability and Resilience Along the Logan River Observatory Transect, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/c62d79e44cc94a218d5cd3ef353d0c11

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