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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: 45°11'54" N Longitude: 107°17'23" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1085 m Drainage area: 221 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0026; W/D ratio @ BF stage 3.10 Bench marks: 4 Photography: 10 exposures U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Wyola NE, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous Other: Stream order n:3 Additional...
Location: Louviers, Colorado USA Principal Investigator: Waite Osterkamp Address: U.S.G.S. Denver, Colorado USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: June 1965 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 39°29'04" N Longitude: 105°00'07" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1704 m Drainage area: 782 km2 U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Castle Rock North, CO; Castle Rock South, CO; Dawson Butte, CO; Greenland, CO; Kassler, CO; Larkspar, CO; Littleton, CO; Sedalia, CO Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 1 Discharge Gaging station: x Suspended sediment: x Other: Bedload Vegetation Transects: 6 Tree-rings: 1 Other: Tree Counts...
Location: Middle Piedmont, Georgia, USA Principal Investigator: Stanley Trimble Address: University of California, Los Angeles Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 1968 - 1969 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 31 March 1971 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 33°22'30" N Longitude: 83°18'45" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Vegetation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1200 mm Elevation: 120 m Relief: 60 m Drainage area: 7500 km2 Geology: Granite, Gneiss, Mica, Schist Hydrology: Dendritic Drainage Vegetation: Mixed Pines and Hardwoods U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Apalachee, GA; Athens East, GA; Auburn, GA; Chestnut Mountain,...
Location: Panola 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: 1940, 1969 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 24 July 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°11'30" N Longitude: 90°01'00" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 55 m Relief: 92 m Drainage area: 220.1 km2 Geology: Eocene coastal plain sand and clay; surficial loess silt Hydrology: Runoff +/- 500 mm Vegetation: Mixed hardwoods and farmlands; valleys cultivated Photography: High altitude...
Location: Tallahatchie 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: 1970 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 3 August 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°10'30" N Longitude: 89°59'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 55 m Relief: 61 m Drainage area: 15.5 km2 Geology: Coastal Plain Sand and Clay; Surficial Loess Hydrology: Runoff +/- 500 mm Vegetation: Hardwoods and Scattered Farmlands Photography: High altitude aerial U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute...
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: 2 August 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°49'02" N Longitude: 106°59'38" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1036 m Drainage area: 136.5 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0041; W/D ratio @ BF stage 7.57 Bench marks: 6 Photography: 11 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Sarpy School, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous Other:...
Location: Yalobusha and Calhoun Counties, Mississippi USA Principal Investigator: S.C. Happ, Richard D. Holt Address: U.S.D.A. Sedimentation Lab, Oxford, Mississippi USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 1940 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 3 August 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 33°54'00" N Longitude: 89°41'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 61.0 m Relief: 97.5 m Drainage area: 328.9 km2 Geology: Coastal plain sand and clay; Surficial loess. Hydrology: +/- 500 mm runoff Vegetation: Hardwoods, Scattered Farmlands Photography: High altitude aerial U.S.G.S....
Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Principal Investigator: Luna Leopold Address: University of California, Berkley Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: Fall 1967 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 40°03'05" N Longitude: 75°43'20" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1100 mm Elevation: 180 m Relief: 90 m U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Downington, PA; Wagontown, PA Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 12
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, 07/1968 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 1 November 1968 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 43°03'04" N Longitude: 104°37'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Erosion Sedimentation Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1340 m Relief: 11.3 m Drainage Area: 0.20 km2 Vegetation: Range grasses and sagebrush Bench marks: 10 U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Lance Creek, WY; Rabbit Mountains, WY Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 6 Bed profile: 1 Headcut...
Location: Near Kelly, Wyoming USA Principal Investigator: Luna B. Leopold Address: Teton Science School, Kelly, Wyoming Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: July 1989 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 43°40'15" N Longitude: 110°35'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Site Information Annual precipitation: 810 mm Elevation: 2121 m Relief: 790 m Drainage area: 69.9 km2 Bench marks: 2 U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Shadow Mountain, WY; Moose, WY Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 2 Discharge Crest-stage gage: 1
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: 27 August 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°07'57" N Longitude: 107°14'38" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1140 m Drainage area: 170 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0029, W/D Ratio at BF Stage 7.7 Bench Marks: 5 Photography: 15 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Kid Creek, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 4 Vegetation Transects: 4 Grasses: Yes Shrubs: Yes...
Location: Yalobusha 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: 1940 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 3 August 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 33°56'30" N Longitude: 89°41'00" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 62.5 m Relief: 85.3 m Drainage area: 57.0 km2 Geology: Coastal Plain Sand and Clay; Surficial Loess Hydrology: Runoff +/- 500 mm Vegetation: Hardwoods and Scattered Farmlands Photography: High Altitude Aerial; Ground Photos...
Location: Jackson and Trempealeau Counties, Wisconsin 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 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 44°02'30" N Longitude: 91°20'00" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Erosion Channel Change Site Information Annual precipitation: 760 mm Elevation: 200 m Relief: 91 m Drainage area: 409.2 km2 Geology: Sandstone, Shale and Dolomite; Surficial Loess Hydrology: Runoff +/- 200 mm Vegetation: Mostly Farming, Some Native Oak Photography: High Altitude Aerial, Representative Surface Photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Ettrick, WI; Galesville, WI; Hegg,...
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: 21 August 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°08'47" N Longitude: 107°15'02" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1115.6 m Drainage area: 181 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0029; W/D ratio @ BF stage 5.35 Bench marks: 5 Photography: 7 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Wyola NE, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 3 Vegetation Transects: 3 Miscellaneous Other: Stream...
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°12'47" N Longitude: 107°00'09" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1292 m Drainage area: 21 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0075; W/D ratio @ BF stage 5.00 Photography: 5 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Bar V Ranch NE, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 4 Vegetation Transects: 4 Miscellaneous Other: Stream order...
Location: Tongue River, Montana USA Principal Investigator: Donald Pape Address: D'Appolonia Engineers, Englewood, Colorado Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: June 1979 and April 1980 Original Date of Submission to the Vigil Network: 18 December 1980 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°23'16" N Longitude: 106°27'00" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Erosion Sedimentation Channel Change Site Information Annual precipitation: 305 mm Elevation: 910 m Relief: 360 m Drainage area: 120 km2 Geology: Ft. Union Formation U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Birney Day School, MT; Green Creek, MT; Ashland, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 79 Bed Profile: 5 Other: 7 Gully Cross Sections...
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°12'45" N Longitude: 107°00'07" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1292 m Drainage area: 47 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.003, W/D Ratio at BF Stage 3.65 Bench Marks: 6 Photography: 11 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Bar V Ranch NE, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 4 Vegetation Transects: 4 Grasses: Yes Shrubs:...
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: 31 July 1975 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 45°14'44" N Longitude: 106°57'57" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Channel Change Vegetation Sedimentation Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 380 mm Elevation: 1256 m Drainage area: 95 km2 Hydrology: Slope m/m 0.0069, W/D Ratio at BF Stage 3.6 Photography: 14 exposures, B & W ground photos U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Half Moon Hill, MT Stream Channels Channel cross sections: 9 Vegetation Transects: 4 Grasses: Yes Shrubs: Yes Trees: Yes ...
Location: Yazoo Watershed, La Fayette County, Mississippi USA Principal Investigator: S.C. Happ and Gordon Rittenhouse Address: U.S.D.A. Sedimentation Lab, Oxford, Mississippi USA and Shell Oil, Houston, Texas USA Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 1937, 1965 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°33'00" N Longitude: 89°35'15" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1370 mm Elevation: 73 m Relief: 61 m Drainage area: 82.9 km2 Geology: Coastal Plain Sand and Clay; Surficial Loess Vegetation: Mixed hardwoods and pine, farmlands Hydrology: Runoff +/- 500 mm Photography: High Altitude aerial; ground photos range...
Location: La Fayette 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: 24 July 1970 Location at Lower End of Basin Latitude: 34°31'30" N Longitude: 89°29'30" W Purposes (ranked in order of importance) Sedimentation Channel Change Erosion Site Information Annual precipitation: 1340 mm Elevation: 82 m Relief: 82 m Drainage area: 28.5 km2 Geology: Coastal Plain Sand and Clay; Surficial Loess Hydrology: Runoff +/- 500 mm Vegetation: Mixed Hardwoods and Farmlands Photography: High altitude aerial U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps:...