The dashboard will use Poppins — the same typeface the Snake River Headwaters Watershed Group uses on its website, so the dashboard and the site will have one continuous feel.

All text will fit into one of three categories: Primary, Secondary, or Faint. Text should be classified based on importance, and this will naturally be reflected in a high contrast tn lower contrast theme, that immediately draws viewers to the important text first, and then reveals further details upon closer inspection. This already matches the theme of the dashboard, but will consolidate many colors and variations into three simple bins.

Every reading on the dashboard will use one consolidated color-ramp: colorblind, and contrast friendly. This color-ramp is applied across all data sources using standard principles of high-low, or ideal to poor conditions based on a fish-based system, to get a visually consistent and quick read on any data source independently or comparatively.

For map symbology, the same colors are brightened slightly so the dots stand out against the terrain, and every dot gets a thin white ring. Stations that aren’t reporting show as a neutral grey.

Every data type gets an assigned color, used on its icon and to underline whichever data tab is active in the map or list view. These colors should be used on icons and as a highlight to show which data types are "active", but should never be used for text.

This shows a draft of what the basemap will look like when live. The map will highlight the hydrologic network of the Snake River Headwaters, with varying line widths for each reach based on gage-adjusted annual flow estimates provided by NHDPlus. The basemap will also give context to watershed topography and boundaries, and create a clearer understanding of the watershed for viewers at a glance, while allowing live site data to be the most prominent thing on the page. The basemap could optionally show the road network, town names, and public land boundaries, or eventually incorporate recreation sites.