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University of Wyoming. Wyoming Water Resources Center Records, 1943-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. Wyoming Water Resources Center
Title
University of Wyoming. Wyoming Water Resources Center Records
Dates
1943-1998 (inclusive)
Website capture 2019-ongoing (inclusive)
Quantity
29.75 cubic ft. (61 boxes) + website material
Collection Number
511001
Summary
Collection contains reports, correspondence, research projects, proposals, and grant information initiated by the Wyoming Water Resources Center and its predecessor at UW, the Wyoming Water Resources Research Institute (WWRRI). The materials deal with local and regional water issues in collaboration with other organizations in a variety of hydrology and environmental research areas, including groundwater allocations, snow levels, stream flow, air quality, and acid depositions. The collection also includes maps and field notebooks on a riparian zone conservation effort for Muddy Creek near Baggs, Wyoming as well as access to the archived website.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no accessrestrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Created in 1982 by the Wyoming Legislature and operated by the University of Wyoming, the WWRC conducted comprehensive water research to address the conservation, development and management of Wyoming water resources. The WWRC absorbed the Wyoming Water Resources Research Institute, which had been established in 1965 by the university.

The WWRC operated in partnership with state agencies charged with major responsibilities for water resources and served as a point focus for water research efforts at the University of Wyoming. The WWRC also administered the Water Resources Data System (WRDS), a database of worldwide hydrologic and climatologic data. In 1998 the Wyoming Legislature cancelled funding for the WWRC and it stopped operating in July of that year. The WRDS was subsequently transferred to the UW Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering.

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Content Description

The collection has been arranged into nine series:

Series I. Wyoming Water Resources Research Institute Records, 1965-1981. Contains subject files with studies, reports, and correspondence on groundwater allocations, instream flows, and other hydrological research.

Series II. Wyoming Water Resources Center Subject Files, 1960-1998.Contains subject files with correspondence, reports, grant applications, research materials and budgets regarding snow levels, stream flow, air quality, and acid depositions.

Series III. Investigation Files, 1970-1985. Contains research materials, reports and other information on water-related studies conducted by the with the WWRC.

Series IV. Wyoming Water Resources Center Controlled Subject Files, 1960-1998. Contains materials relating to the administration of the WWRC.

Series V. Principal Investigator's Files, 1970-1983. Subject files of grants and research studies led by WWRC and other University of Wyoming investigators, 1970- 1983.

Series VI. Collaborative Project Files, 1972-1998. Contains correspondence and project information as well as grants and general information on hydrology and environmental studies with a number of governmental and commercial entities, including the American Water Works Association, ARCO, the National Institutes of Water Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Series VII. Muddy Creek Project Field Notebooks, 1984-1992. Contains field notebooks on a riparian zone conservation effort Muddy Creek near Baggs, Wyoming.

Series VIII. Oversized Maps, 1943-1977. Contains maps of field sites and remodeling floor plans.

Series IX. Website, 2019-ongoing. Contains access to the archived website.

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Use of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming Wyoming Water Resources Center at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the University of Wyoming, Office of Research in 1998 and the University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture in 2021.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Tania Flores in October 2001 and updated by Sara Davis in August 2020 and Jamie Greene in January 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming. Wyoming Water Resources Center

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-.

Processed by Tania Flores
2001

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