HydroBio: Hydropower Capacity and Freshwater Biodiversity in Conterminous United States Sub-basins

Bozeman, Bryan; Matson, Paul; DeRolph, Christopher; DeNeale, Scott

doi:10.21951/hydrobio/2569066

Title: HydroBio: Hydropower Capacity and Freshwater Biodiversity in Conterminous United States Sub-basins

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This dataset summarizes existing and potential hydropower capacity and freshwater biodiversity at the sub-basin level throughout the conterminous United States (CONUS). It contains descriptive information regarding each sub-basin (e.g., 8-digit hydrologic unit code identifier, name, states, and size) along with sub-basin-level summaries of: 1) existing hydropower capacity (MW), 2) potential nominal non-powered dam (NPD) capacity (MW), 3) potential capacity of new stream reach development (NSD) (MW), and 4) freshwater biodiversity, including the total richness of fish, crayfish, and mussels and metrics that account for how rare and threatened those species tend to be. Hydropower data were obtained from Oak Ridge National Laboratory data resources (Existing Hydropower Assets, Non-Powered Dam Technical Potential, and New Stream Reach Development). Freshwater biodiversity data were obtained from NatureServe. Sub-basin characteristic information was obtained from the United States Geological Survey. Additionally, long data that provide lists of unique elements within each sub-basin for each constituent data resource (e.g., NatureServe, Existing Hydropower Assets) are provided to enhance dataset utility for users. The dataset provides, for the first time, a national-level assessment of existing and potential hydropower capacity in the context of freshwater biodiversity and is a valuable resource for stakeholders tasked with providing affordable, reliable energy tomore »« less

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Publication Date:: Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2025

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 2573082

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.21951/hydrobio/2569066

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                    Bozeman, Bryan, Matson, Paul, DeRolph, Christopher, and DeNeale, Scott. HydroBio: Hydropower Capacity and Freshwater Biodiversity in Conterminous United States Sub-basins.  United States: N. p., 2025. 
        Web.  doi:10.21951/hydrobio/2569066.

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                    Bozeman, Bryan, Matson, Paul, DeRolph, Christopher, & DeNeale, Scott. HydroBio: Hydropower Capacity and Freshwater Biodiversity in Conterminous United States Sub-basins.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.21951/hydrobio/2569066

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                    Bozeman, Bryan, Matson, Paul, DeRolph, Christopher, and DeNeale, Scott. 2025.  
"HydroBio: Hydropower Capacity and Freshwater Biodiversity in Conterminous United States Sub-basins".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.21951/hydrobio/2569066.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2573082. Pub date:Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2025

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  title        = {HydroBio: Hydropower Capacity and Freshwater Biodiversity in Conterminous United States Sub-basins},

  author       = {Bozeman, Bryan and Matson, Paul and DeRolph, Christopher and DeNeale, Scott},

  abstractNote = {This dataset summarizes existing and potential hydropower capacity and freshwater biodiversity at the sub-basin level throughout the conterminous United States (CONUS). It contains descriptive information regarding each sub-basin (e.g., 8-digit hydrologic unit code identifier, name, states, and size) along with sub-basin-level summaries of: 1) existing hydropower capacity (MW), 2) potential nominal non-powered dam (NPD) capacity (MW), 3) potential capacity of new stream reach development (NSD) (MW), and 4) freshwater biodiversity, including the total richness of fish, crayfish, and mussels and metrics that account for how rare and threatened those species tend to be. Hydropower data were obtained from Oak Ridge National Laboratory data resources (Existing Hydropower Assets, Non-Powered Dam Technical Potential, and New Stream Reach Development). Freshwater biodiversity data were obtained from NatureServe. Sub-basin characteristic information was obtained from the United States Geological Survey. Additionally, long data that provide lists of unique elements within each sub-basin for each constituent data resource (e.g., NatureServe, Existing Hydropower Assets) are provided to enhance dataset utility for users. The dataset provides, for the first time, a national-level assessment of existing and potential hydropower capacity in the context of freshwater biodiversity and is a valuable resource for stakeholders tasked with providing affordable, reliable energy to the American public while maintaining or enhancing invaluable freshwater resources. The dataset contains six data files in comma separated (*.csv) format that are within a zipped file.},

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