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___The Vigil Network: long-term, broad spectrum data collected to observe landscape change in drainage basins
Location: Moneta, Wyoming USA Principal Investigator: William Emmett Address: U.S.G.S. Denver, Colorado USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 07/1950, 07/1962, 06/1963 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 1 November 1968 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 44°41'12" N Longitude: 106°06'38" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 330 mm Elevation: 1130 m Vegetation: Grasses and sagebrush Bench marks: 2 U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Arvada NE, WY Stream Channels Headcut retreat: 2 Miscellaneous Other: 4 bench marks for resurvey Additional Data Additional data collected but not submitted with this file: Ground and aerial photos.
Location: Lance Creek Village, Wyoming USA Principal Investigator: William Emmett Address: U.S.G.S. Denver, Colorado USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 07/1950, 08/1962, 06/1963 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 1 November 1968 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 43°13'18" N Longitude: 104°36'41" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Erosion Channel Change Sedimentation Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1280 m Relief: 20 m Drainage Area: 0.04 km2 Vegetation: Range grasses and sagebrush Bench marks: 9 U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Funny Rock, WY
Location: Marshall County, Mississippi, USA Principal Investigator: S.C. Happ and Richard D. Holt Address: U.S.D.A. Sedimentation Lab, Oxford, Mississippi USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 1939 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 3 May 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°32'30" N Longitude: 89°27'15" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Site Information Annual precipitation: 1370 mm Elevation: 85 m Relief: 110 m Drainage area: 145 km2 Geology: Gently-Dipping Eocene Sand and Clay, Thin Surficial Loess Vegetation: Mixed Hardwood with Scattered Pasture Photography: High altitude aerial U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Hollysprings, MISS;...
Location: Yellowstone River Basin, Southeastern Montana, USA Principal Investigator: Robert Curry Address: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 30 August 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°31'38" N Longitude: 106°11'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 921 m Drainage area: 1516.6 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0008; W/D ratio @ BF stage 6.42 Bench marks: 6 Photography: 11 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Willow Crossing, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous...
Location: Hudson, Wyoming USA Principal Investigator: William W. Emmett Address: U.S.G.S. Denver, Colorado USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 08/1962, 06/1963, 07/1965, 06/1966, 09/1967, 06/1968 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 01 November 1968 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 42°55'33" N Longitude: 108°34'19" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Erosion Sedimentation Mass Movement Vegetation Site Information Annual precipitation:250 mm Elevation: 1570 m Relief: 43 m Drainage area: 0.22 km2 Vegetation: Sagebrush and Grasses Bench marks: 34 Photography: Ground and low-altitude aerial. U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Hudson, WY Hillslopes Erosion stakes:...
Location: Yellowstone River Basin, Southeastern Montana, USA Principal Investigator: Robert Curry Address: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 23 July 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 46°06'03" N Longitude: 106°45'44" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 830 m Drainage area: 807 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0023; W/D ratio @ BF stage 17.3 Bench marks: 6 Photography: 7 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Griffin Coulee, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous Particle...
Location: Yellowstone River Basin, Southeastern Montana, USA Principal Investigator: Robert Curry Address: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 18 August 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 46°12'48" N Longitude: 107°07'39" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 829 m Drainage area: 1165.5 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0028; W/D ratio @ BF stage 8.86 Bench marks: 5 Photography: 6 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Scraper Coulee, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous Other:...
General Information Site Name: Puskus and Cypress Creek, Mississippi Location: La Fayette County, Mississippi USA Principal Investigator: S.C. Happ Address: U.S.D.A. Sedimentation Lab, Oxford, Mississippi USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 1939 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 24 July 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°30'00" N Longitude: 89°15'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 87 m Relief: 95 m Drainage area: 155.4 km2 Geology: Eocene coastal plain sands and clays with thin surficial loess. Hydrology: +/- 500 mm runoff Vegetation: Mixed Hardwoods and...
Location: La Fayette and Panola Counties, Mississippi USA Principal Investigator: S.C. Happ and Richard D. Holt Address: U.S.D.A. Sedimentation Lab, Oxford, Mississippi USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 1939 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 24 July 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°28'00" N Longitude: 89°42'15" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 73 m Relief: 92 m Drainage area: 51.8 km2 Geology: Coastal Plain Sand and Clay; Surficial Loess Hydrology: Runoff +/- 500 mm Vegetation: Mixed Hardwoods and Farmlands, Upper Valleys Cultivated Photography: High...
Location: Yellowstone River Basin, Southeastern Montana, USA Principal Investigator: Robert Curry Address: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 14 August 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°12'48" N Longitude: 107°00'04" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1292 m Drainage area: 69 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0043; W/D ratio @ BF stage 8.5 Bench marks: 5 Photography: 6 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Bar V Ranch NE, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous Other:...