Garfield County has reported 27 new COVID-19 cases since Monday and Eagle County has added 17 cases. Pitkin County has recorded eight cases since Monday.
Author Archives: Laurine Lassalle
Laurine Lassalle is Aspen Journalism’s data desk editor, where she works to catalogue and analyze local public data. She also heads our our “Tracking the Curve” project, documenting COVID-19 in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties. She has a master’s degree in data and investigative journalism from UC Berkeley with an emphasis on environmental reporting.
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Data dashboard: Local streams are flowing closer to normal
• The Fork ran at 103% of average below Maroon Creek and at 97% of average at Emma on Sept. 18.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has lost about one foot since last week.
• Air temperatures are dropping and air quality was mostly clean last week.
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Data dashboard: Smoke from out-of-state wildfires impacts local air quality
• The Fork above Aspen ran at 75% of average Sept. 11 as Cameo call returns.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is down to 3,530 feet or five feet above critical level.
• Air quality in Aspen was “moderate” for three consecutive days last week due to smoke coming from out-of-state wildfires.
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Data dashboard: August is the rainiest month of the year so far
• Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 75.5% in July, down from 86.4% last year.
• The Fork ran at 106% of average on Aug. 28 below Maroon Creek, up from 89% last week.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has lost one foot since last week.
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Data dashboard: Fork flows above average at Emma, below minimums at Aspen
• The Fork ran at 105% near Emma, 44% in Aspen.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has lost six inches since last week.
• Aspen high temps reached 87°F on Aug. 9, about 10 degrees above normal.
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As more sanitation districts test wastewater for COVID-19, questions remain on interpreting the data
“Since April, we’ve seen a disconnect between our incidence rates, our positivity and our wastewater measurements,” Pitkin County epidemiologist Carly Senst told county commissioners July 26. “The wastewater is showing much higher prevalence than what we’re seeing come through.”
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Data dashboard: Roaring Fork is running at 80% of average
• The Fork was flowing at 79.7% of average below Maroon Creek and at 89.3% of average near Emma on Aug. 14.
• The Crystal’s streamflow has dropped by 26% above Avalanche Creek and by 50% at the CPW Fish Hatchery bridge since last week.
• Lake Powell’s elevation reached 3,533.9 feet on Aug. 14, down from 3,535.2 feet last week.
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Data dashboard: Last week’s rainfall doubled the Crystal’s streamflow
• The Fork peaked at 303 cfs on Aug. 2 below Maroon Creek and 649 cfs near Emma due to heavy rain.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has dropped one foot since last week.
• Air temperatures at Aspen airport were close to normal at the start of the month.
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Data Dashboard: Streamflow percentages get a boost
• The Fork ran at 79.2% of average near Emma on July 31. That’s up from last week’s 64.8%.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has dropped about eight inches since last week.
• Maximum air temperature reached nearly 90°F in mid-July at the Aspen airport.
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Data dashboard: An important caveat for summer’s occupancy rate
• June paid occupancy reached 63.4% in Aspen and 42.7% in Snowmass, down from last year’s 64.3% and 47.6%, respectively.
• The Fork below Maroon Creek ran at 51.7% of average on July 24, up from 50.8% last week.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is down to 3,536.9 feet.