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Watershed 19

Area: 12,092 ac (4,897 ha)
Elevation: 6,370 to 7,610 ft (1943 to 2,321 m)
Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine
Parent Material: Basalt
Years: 1962 - 1983
Treatment: Silvicultural thinning
Year Treated: 1978

 
Objective: To determine how large scale silvicultural thinning of ponderosa pine affects streamflow, erosion and sedimentation, vegetation, and wildlife. Prior to treatment, streamflow from WS 19 was calibrated against flow from the designated control WS 20.
Treatment: Silvicultural thinning from 1978 through 1983.
Response:
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