Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Paired Watershed Study on the East Slope of Mount Mansfield: Hydrologic Monitoring: Ranch Brook and West Branch Stream Flow Data from 2000 to current

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Establish stream gages on Ranch Brook and West Branch to initiate long-term hydrology and water quality program including: baseline conditions, trends in stream acid/base status, and suspended sediment output. To provide a watershed framework for other VMC efforts including nutrient cycling, forest health assessments, and biological monitoring.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Jon Denner: Principal Investigator

  • Jamie Shanley: Principal Investigator

  • Donald Ross: Content Provider

  • Beverley Wemple: Content Provider

Keywords

  • discharge, hydrologic processes, runoff, streamflow,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.782222, 44.503889
    • -72.772222, 44.503889
    • -72.772222, 44.523333
    • -72.782222, 44.523333
    • -72.782222, 44.503889

Data Table

  • Title: Ranch Brook and West Branch Stream Flow Data from 2000 to current
  • Start Date: 2000-10-01
  • Description: Daily averages of stream flows from two gages on Mt. Mansfield, one in a disturbed watershed, and one in an undisturbed watershed

  • Purpose: Monitoring the hydrology of disturbed and undisturbed watersheds

  • Condensed Title: Z0111_MtMansfieldStreamflow

  • Object Name: VMC.111.447

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Denner, J., and J. Shanley. 2017. Ranch Brook and West Branch Stream Flow Data from 2000 to current. United States Geological Survey. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/paired-watershed-study-east-slope-mount/dataset/ranch-brook-west-branch-streamflow

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/paired-watershed-study-east-slope-mount/dataset/ranch-brook-west-branch-streamflow

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Date
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD
    Attribute Name: RBflow
    • Label: Daily Flow at Ranch Brook
    • Description: Daily flow at Ranch Brook
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: cubicfeetpersecond
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: cfs
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Rbrunoff
    • Label: Daily Runoff at Ranch Brook
    • Description: Daily runoff volume at Ranch Brook
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMillimetersPerDay
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: MillimetersPerDay
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Rbest
    • Label: Data Quality Codes for Ranch Brook
    • Description: Data-value qualification codes
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    • Custom List: RB_Water_QualityCodes
    Attribute Name: Wbest
    • Label: Data Quality Codes at West Branch
    • Description: Quality Code at West Branch
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    • Custom List: WestBranch_Water_QualityCodes
      • Code: A
        • Definition: Approved for publication -- Processing and review completed.
      • Code: P
        • Definition: Provisional data subject to revision.
      • Code: e
        • Definition: Value has been estimated.
    Attribute Name: Wbrunoff
    • Label: Daily Runoff at West Branch
    • Description: Daily runoff volume at West Branch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMillimetersPerDay
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: MillimetersPerDay
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Wbflow
    • Label: Daily Flow at West Branch
    • Description: Daily flow at West Branch
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: cubicfeetpersecond
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: cfs
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 2000-07-01
      • Method Description: Continuous monitoring of stream water heights, which will be related to discharge (flow) by an empirical rating based on frequent discharge measurements.

    • Stream water monitoring
      • Started: 2000-07-01
      • Method Description: Continuous monitoring of stream water heights, which will be related to discharge (flow) by an empirical rating based on frequent discharge measurements.


Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Ranch Brook, undeveloped forested watershed with cross country ski trail network; West Branch River, develop forested watershed with downhill ski trails, builindings and ski area infrastructure. Watershed area is approximately 10 km2 each. Gage stations at 1300 foot elevation.