Mingus Mountain Watersheds

Three Mingus experimental watersheds, located about 23 mi northeast of Prescott, Arizona, were established in 1958 and equipped with stream gaging stations in 1960 (Ffolliott and Thorud 1974, Hibbert 1986). Watershed A is about 96 ac, Watershed B is 67 ac, and Watershed C is 44 ac. The mid-area elevation ranges from 6,200 to 6,560 ft and the mean annual precipitation over 12 yr averages 17 to 19 inches. The chaparral cover consisted of a low density stand of shrub live oak-mountainmahogany brush. The density was less than 40% crown cover. The mean annual streamflow on the untreated watersheds was 0.04 to 0.19 inch and was ephemeral.

• 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.
  • Mingus Mountain A
  • Mingus Mountain B
  • Mingus Mountain C
• Data Collected - this section will provide access to data collected when we have converted it into electronic form. Precipitation, streamflow, sediment loads, and other data were collected on Mingus Mountain Watershed over the period from 1957 to about 1983.
  • 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 result
• Results and Current Status
• 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 mingus mountain . Additional key words are available for searching the images in a drop down list within the database.