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The vegetation on Castle Creek is predominately ponderosa pine
with an understory of Gambel oak. Mixed conifer species occur on
moist north-facing slopes and along drainages. West Fork (900 acres)
and East Fork (1,163 acres) range between 7,835 and 8,583 ft in
elevation. Annual precipitation averaged 27 inches, and annual runoff
during the calibration period averaged 2 inches on West Fork and
3 inches on East Fork.
- Treatments and Practices - how
the study was conducted and treatments used, and management practices
used and results for each, with photos and maps of the areas within
the reserve.
- Data Collected -
include streamflow and radiation data.
- Documentation for the data - what measurements were recorded,
how to interpret it, the years covered, etc.
- Data - select the watersheds, time period, etc. then view
and download the results
- Results and Current Status - the
outcome of the treatments used
- Images
- available in the image database illustrating various aspects
and conditions found in watersheds in the southwestern United
States. These can be accessed after getting into the database
by using the key word castle creek. Additional key
words are available for searching the images in a drop down
list within
the database.
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Timber harvesting during treatment of West Fork of Castle Creek.
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