Wetland Profile for Gilpin County

  • The wetland profile below describes general geography of Gilpin County, the extent of wetland mapping, and the acreage of various wetland classes mapped by National Wetland Inventory.
  • To view this area in the Colorado Wetlands Inventory Mapping Tool, Click Here

  • River Basin Geography

  • Total Area: 96,000 acres (389 square kilometers)
  • Elevation Range
    • Max: 4,058 meters
    • Min: 2,106 meters
    • Average: 2,862 meters
  • Ecoregions
    • 21: Southern Rockies: 100%
      • 21a: Alpine Zone: 9%
      • 21b: Crystalline Subalpine Forests: 20%
      • 21c: Crystalline Mid-Elevation Forests: 71%
  • Land Ownership
    • Total Federal Land: 44%
      • Bureau of Land Management: 2%
      • Total U.S. Forest Service Lands 42%
        • Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Pawnee National Grassland: 42%
    • Total State Lands 10%
      • Colorado Division of Wildlife: < 1%
      • Colorado State Land Board: < 1%
      • Colorado State Parks: 9%
    • City, County, and Other Local Government Lands: < 1%
    • Land Trusts and Non-Governmental Organizations: None
    • Tribal Lands: None
    • Private Lands: 46%

  • Wetland Extent and Classification

  • Extent of basin mapped by wetland/riparian mapping projects
    • Digital NWI Mapping: 100% of unit
    • CPW Riparian Mapping: None of unit
    • Potential Fen Mapping: None of unit
  • Total area of NWI mapped wetlands: 1,551 acres
  • Percentage of basin mapped as NWI wetland: 2%
  • Wetland area by NWI System and Class
    • Palustrine Emergent: 335 acres
    • Palustrine Scrub-Shrub: 940 acres
    • Palustrine Forested: 0 acres
    • Palustrine Aquatic Bed: 5 acres
    • Palustrine Unconsolodated Shore/Bottom: 148 acres
    • All Lacustrine: 122 acres
    • All Riverine: 1 acres
  • Extent of wetland acres with NWI special modifiers
    • Percent excavated: None
    • Percent dammed: None
    • Percent ditched/drained: None
    • Percent farmed: None
    • Percent modified by beaver: None
  • Wetland landscape integrity
    • Percent of unit in No Discernable Stress: 3%
    • Percent of basin in Low Stress: 33%
    • Percent of basin in Moderate Stress: 23%
    • Percent of basin in High Stress: 20%
    • Percent of basin in Severe Stress: 22%
  • Disclaimer: Basin, subbasin, and county wetland profiles are calculated for the area mapped by National Wetland Inventory (NWI). All percentages and acreage estimates are only for the area mapped. If the entire area of interest is mapped by NWI, these estimates reflect the entire area of interest. If only a portion is mapped, these estimates do not reflect the entire area. For more information about NWI’s Cowardin classification system, click here. For information about NWI mapping standards, click here.