Mingus Mountain Watersheds

Watershed B

AREA: 44 ac (18 ha)
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ASPECT:
ELEVATION: 5,230 to 5,870 ft (1,595 to 1,790 m)
VEGETATION: Chaparral
PARENT MATERIAL: Granitic
GAGE:
PERIOD OF RECORD: 1960 through 1973
TREATMENT: none

OBJECTIVE: To determine how converting low density stands of chaparral (less than 40% crown cover) would affect water yields. Mean annual streamflow was 0.04 to 0.19 inch and was ephemeral. Watershed B was to be used as a control.

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