Daily streamflow data for gauged watersheds at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USFS Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:
Daily streamflow data for gauged watersheds at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina
Edition: 2nd
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0025-2
Description:
Abstract:
These data include daily streamflow data for 15 experimental treatment and reference watersheds at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Macon County, North Carolina, USA. The station is operated by the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. Data include streamflow for the following stream gages and water years: WS01 (1935-2022), WS02(1936-2022), WS06 (1938-2022), WS07 (1965-2022), WS08 (1935-2022), WS13 (1937-2022), WS14 (1937-2022), WS17 (1937-2022), WS18 (1937-2021), WS27 (1947-2021), WS31 (1981-2022), WS32 (1942-2022), WS34 (1955-2022), WS36 (1943-2022), and WS37 (1942-2022).
Purpose:
The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory was established in 1934 and is world-renowned for its research in forest hydrology. Coweeta was established to determine the fundamental effects of forest management on soil and water resources and to serve as a testing ground for theories in forest hydrology. To facilitate this, a network of high- and low- elevation experimental watersheds were established across the site. Streamflow from watersheds is gaged with 90-degree or 120-degree V-notch weirs every five minutes. Approximately half of the watersheds serve as “references” with no purposeful disturbance, while the other watersheds serve as “experimental” and have undergone land management treatments.
Supplemental_Information:
The first edition of these data (Miniat et al. 2016; https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0025) included streamflow for four Coweeta watersheds (WS07, WS14, WS18, and WS27) up through 2021. This second edition includes data for 11 additional watersheds and provides data up through 2022. There were also some minor changes made to the data files in this newer edition, which are described in detail in the process steps section below.

For more information about Coweeta: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/srs/forestsandranges/locations/coweeta.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1935
Ending_Date: 2022
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Planned
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
USDA Forest Service, Coweeta Hydrologic Lab in the Coweeta Basin consists of 1626 hectares in Macon County, North Carolina, USA. Below are geographic details for each watershed.

WATERSHED 1 (WS01):
White pine plantation treatment watershed. Elevation at the weir is 705 meters (m). Maximum elevation of watershed is 988 m.
Watershed area is 16.2 hectares (ha).
Aspect is south-facing.

WATERSHED 2 (WS02):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 709 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1010 m.
Watershed area is 12.1 ha.
Aspect is south-facing.

WATERSHED 6 (WS06):
Treatment watershed: forest to grassland conversion, returned to forest. Elevation at the weir is 696 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 994 m.
Watershed area is 8.9 ha.
Aspect is northwest-facing.

WATERSHED 7 (WS07):
Clear-cut watershed. Elevation at the weir is 722 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1077 m.
Watershed area is 59.5 ha.
Aspect is south-facing.

WATERSHED 8 (WS08):
Mixed-treatments of subwatershed units. Elevation at the weir is 702 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1600 m.
Watershed area is 759.6 ha.
Aspect is east-facing.

WATERSHED 13 (WS13):
Clear-cut watershed. Elevation at the weir is 716 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 904 m.
Watershed area is 16.2 ha.
Aspect is east-facing.

WATERSHED 14 (WS14):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 707 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 992 m.
Watershed area is 61.1 ha.
Aspect is northwest-facing.

WATERSHED 17 (WS17):
White pine plantation treatment watershed. Elevation at the weir is 738 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1031 m.
Watershed area is 13.4 ha.
Aspect is northwest-facing.

WATERSHED 18 (WS18):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 726 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 993 m.
Watershed area is 12.5 ha.
Aspect is northwest-facing.

WATERSHED 27 (WS27):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 1061 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1454 m.
Watershed area is 39 ha.
Aspect is northeast-facing.

WATERSHED 31 (WS31):
Understory removal treatment watershed. Elevation at the weir is 869 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1146 m.
Watershed area is 37.8 ha.
Aspect is east-facing.

WATERSHED 32 (WS32):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 920 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1236 m.
Watershed area is 41.3 ha.
Aspect is east-facing.

WATERSHED 34 (WS34):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 853 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1189 m.
Watershed area is 32.8 ha.
Aspect is south-facing.

WATERSHED 36 (WS36):
Reference watershed. Elevation at the weir is 1021 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1539 m.
Watershed area is 48.6 ha.
Aspect is east-facing.

WATERSHED 37 (WS37):
Clearcut watershed. Elevation at the weir is 1033 m. Maximum elevation of watershed is 1600 m.
Watershed area is 43.7 ha.
Aspect is east-facing.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.47845
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.42166
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.07382
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.02734
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 685
Altitude_Maximum: 1389
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Climate change
Theme_Keyword: Climate change effects
Theme_Keyword: Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
Theme_Keyword: Hydrology, watersheds, sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resource Management & Use
Theme_Keyword: Water
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: streamflow
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: forested watershed
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Macon County
Place_Keyword: southern Appalachians
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

USFS Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. 2023. Daily streamflow data for gauged watersheds at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina. 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0025-2
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Chris Oishi
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Contact_Position: Research Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3160 Coweeta Lab Road
City: Otto
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28763
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-524-2128
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: andrew.c.oishi@usda.gov
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: \Supplements\CoweetaBasinMap.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Contour map of the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory showing the location of the climate stations, rain gages, and weirs.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding for these data were provided by the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station (SRS).

We acknowledge the support of many individuals, past and present, including (in alphabetical order): Katie Bower, Neville Buchanan, Patsy Clinton, Mark Crawford, Bryant Cunningham, David Hawthorne, Stephanie H. Laseter, Chuck Marshall, Bruce McCoy, Chelcy Ford Miniat, Julia Moore, A. Christopher Oishi, Joel Scott, Charlie L. Shope, Charles Swafford, Wayne T. Swank, and James M.Vose.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Miniat, Chelcy Ford
Originator: Laseter, Stephanie H.
Originator: Swank, Wayne T.
Originator: Vose, James M.
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Daily streamflow data for watersheds at Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, North Carolina
Edition: 1st
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0025
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Douglass, J.E.
Originator: Hoover, M.D.
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Chapter 2. History of Coweeta
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter
Other_Citation_Details:
pages 17-31
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3732-7_2
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Swank, W.T. (ed.)
Originator: Crossley, D.A. (ed.).
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Forest Hydrology and Ecology at Coweeta
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Studies
Issue_Identification: 66
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New York, NY
Publisher: Springer
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3732-7
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ford, Chelcy R.
Originator: Laseter, Stephanie H.
Originator: Swank, Wayne T.
Originator: Vose, James M.
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Can forest management be used to sustain water-based ecosystem services in the face of climate change?
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Applications
Issue_Identification: 21: 2049-2067
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1890/10-2246.1
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/38726
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Golladay, S.W.
Originator: Webster, J.R.
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Effects of clear-cut logging on wood breakdown in Appalachian Mountain streams
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: The American Midland Naturalist
Issue_Identification: 119(1): 143-155
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2307/2426063
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Laseter, Stephanie H.
Originator: Ford, Chelcy R.
Originator: Vose, James M.
Originator: Swift, Lloyd W. Jr.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
Long-term temperature and precipitation trends at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, North Carolina, USA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Hydrology Research
Issue_Identification: 43(6): 890-901
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.067
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/42197
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Miniat, Chelcy Ford
Originator: Oishi, Andrew Christopher
Originator: Bolstad, Paul V.
Originator: Jackson, C. Rhett
Originator: Liu, Ning
Originator: Love, Jason P.
Originator: Pringle, Catherine M.
Originator: Solomon, Kelsey J.
Originator: Wurzburger, Nina.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:
The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory and the Coweeta LTER Project
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Hydrologic Processes
Issue_Identification: 35(7): e14302
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14302
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/62688
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Swank, Wayne T.
Originator: Webster, Jackson R.
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Preface: Long-term response of a forest watershed ecosystem, clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter
Other_Citation_Details:
pages vii-ix
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/46145
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Swank, W.T. (ed.)
Originator: Webster, Jackson R. (ed.)
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Long-term response of a forest watershed ecosystem: Clearcutting in the southern Appalachians
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New York, NY
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Swift, L.W.
Originator: Cunningham, G.B.
Originator: Douglass, J.E.
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Chapter 3. Climatology and hydrology
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter
Other_Citation_Details:
pages 33-55
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3732-7_3
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Swank, W.T. (ed.)
Originator: Crossley, D.A. (ed.).
Publication_Date: 1988
Title:
Forest Hydrology and Ecology at Coweeta
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Studies
Issue_Identification: 66
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New York, NY
Publisher: Springer
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3732-7
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Shaft encoder precision is 0.001-0.003 feet.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
See Hibbert and Cunningham (1966) for details.

Hibbert, A.R.; Cunningham, G.B. 1966. Streamflow data processing opportunities and application. In: Proceedings of a National Science Foundation Advanced Science Seminar: International Symposium of Forest Hydrology. Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, August 29-September 10, 1966. New York, NY. Pergamon Press. Pages 725-736.
Completeness_Report:
Missing data are recorded as "NaN" indicating not-a-number. Typically, short gaps are hardware malfunction and long gaps are periods when the weir was down for repairs. All September 2003 data were lost, so no measurements are available for any of the weirs. For WS14, data were not recorded from May 1, 1975 through June 15, 1977.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodolgy_Identifier:
Methodolgy_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Methodology_Keyword: field data
Methodology_Keyword: streamflow gauge
Methodology_Keyword: weir
Methodology_Keyword: stage height
Methodology_Keyword: shaft encoder
Methodology_Description:
Stream height (which is later converted to streamflow) is recorded at four different watersheds in the Coweeta Basin with a shaft encoder and data logger. The height of the water in the notch of the weir blade is recorded on a 5 minute time step. Data are presented with the day, month, and calendar year of measurement. "Water year", which is commonly used for streamflow data, is defined as November 1 of a given year through October 31 of the following year.

Below is information specific to each gage or watershed.

WATERSHED 1 (WS01): This treatment watershed has a 90 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Copper Branch Creek. Drainage area: 40 acres. The watershed was clearcut and planted in Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) in 1957.

WATERSHED 2 (WS02): This reference watershed has a 90 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Shope Branch Creek. Drainage area: 30 acres.

WATERSHED 6 (WS06): This treatment watershed has a 90 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Copper Branch Creek. Drainage area: 22 acres. Riparian Clearcut Treatment (1941): All vegetation within 15 vertical feet of stream deadened (Dunford and Fletcher, 1947). Forest to Grass Conversion Treatment (1959): 80% of watershed was converted to Blue Fescue grass with fertilization and prevention of competition (Burt and Swank, 1992).

WATERSHED 7 (WS07): This treatment watershed has a 90 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Big Hurricane Creek. Drainage area: 147 acres. The lower portion of the watershed was grazed by an average of six cattle during a 5-month period each year from 1941 to 1952. It was commercially clear-cut and cable logged in 1977.

WATERSHED 8 (WS08): This watershed has a 2 foot Cipolletti Weir measuring flow on Shope Fork Creek. It drains the northern side of the Coweeta basin and includes several reference watersheds (2, 32, 36), treatment watersheds (1, 7, 31, 37), and ungauged forest area. Drainage area: 1,877 acres.

WATERSHED 13 (WS13): This treatment watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Carpenter Branch Creek. Drainage area: 40 acres. First Treatment (1939, 1940): All woody vegetation cut and left on-site. Second Treatment (1964): Watershed 13 re-harvested, timber left on-site.

WATERSHED 14 (WS14): This reference watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Hugh White Branch. Drainage area: 151 acres. It is an unmanaged watershed with mixed hardwood stands remaining undisturbed since 1927.

WATERSHED 17 (WS17): This treatment watershed has a 90 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Hertzler Branch Creek. Drainage area: 33 acres. Treatments: All woody vegetation on watershed 17 was cut in 1940 and regrowth was inhibited for 13 years. In 1956, watershed 17 was planted with white pine.

WATERSHED 18 (WS18): This reference watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Grady Branch. Drainage area: 31 acres. It is an unmanaged watershed with mixed hardwood stands remaining undisturbed since 1927.

WATERSHED 27 (WS27): This reference watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Hard Luck Creek. Drainage area: 96 acres. It is an unmanaged watershed with mixed hardwood stands. It was partially defoliated by fall cankerworm infestation from 1972 to 1979.

WATERSHED 31 (WS31): This treatment watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Mill Branch Creek. Drainage area: 93.5 acres. Treatments: the majority of Rhododendron and Kalmia in riparian and midslope areas was cut and left in place and stumps were herbicided in winter of 2017/2018. Prescribed fire was applied to whole watershed in spring of 2019, 2021, and 2023.

WATERSHED 32 (WS32): This reference watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Cunningham Creek. Drainage area: 102 acres.

WATERSHED 34 (WS34): This reference watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Bee Branch Creek. Drainage area: 81 acres.

WATERSHED 36 (WS36): This reference watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Pinnacle Creek. Drainage area: 120 acres.

WATERSHED 37 (WS37): This treatment watershed has a 120 degree v-notch weir, which is measuring flow on Albert Branch Creek. Drainage area: 108 acres. Treatment: Total clearcut of watershed in 1941.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Swank, W.T.
Originator: Burt, T.P.
Publication_Date: 1992
Title:
Flow frequency responses to grass conversion and subsequent succession
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Hydrologic Processes
Issue_Identification: 6(2): 179-188
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.3360060206
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dunford, Eearl G.
Originator: Fletcher, P.W.
Publication_Date: 1947
Title:
Effect of removal of stream-bank vegetation upon water yield
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Transactions American Geophysical Union
Issue_Identification: 28(1): 105-110
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1029/tr028i001p00105
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data are downloaded monthly and converted to streamflow using an equation specific to the geometry of each weir and then summarized for daily totals. See Hibbert and Cunningham (1966) for more information. All data were processed using a Fortran program through 2016. A Python script was developed to automate the manual file input for processing in the original Fortran program for data starting in 2017. Annual files were compiled for these data sets using a MATLAB script.

Hibbert, A.R.; Cunningham, G.B. 1966. Streamflow data processing opportunities and application. In: Proceedings of a National Science Foundation Advanced Science Seminar: International Symposium of Forest Hydrology. Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, August 29-September 10, 1966. New York, NY. Pergamon Press. Pages 725-736.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This second edition of the data included some data changes:

1. Missing data in first edition were recorded as zeros. In the 2nd edition missing data are recorded as "NaN" indicating not-a-number to avoid confusion with a true-zero value.

2. The first edition WS07 daily flow file included a data row for date 4/31/2014, a date which does not exist and the datum was the value "0"; however, this file also excluded any data for 4/30/2014 (no row included). The new file now includes a row for 4/30/2014 with datum 3.74.

3. The first edition WS14 daily flow file did not include a data row for 8/30/2014 but appeared to include data for 8/31/2014 which is the sum of the data from these two dates (value = 1.63). The new file now includes data for both days with values 1.00 and 0.63, respectively.

4. The first edition WS27 daily flow file included data rows for non-existing dates for months with fewer than 31 days. Data appeared as zero values (value = 0) for these days. These non-existing dates have been removed from the new file.
Process_Date: 202312
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.

VARIABLE DESCRIPTION FILE (1)

1. \Data\_variable_descriptions.csv: Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files. (A description of these variables is also provided in the metadata below.)

Columns include:

Filename = Name of data file
Variable = Name of variable
Units = Units (if applicable)
Precision = Precision (if applicable)
Description = Description of variable


DATA FILES (15)

1. \Data\Coweeta_WS01_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 1 (WS01). Records begin with water year 1935.

2. \Data\Coweeta_WS02_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 2 (WS02). Records begin with water year 1936.

3. \Data\Coweeta_WS06_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 6 (WS06). Records begin with water year 1938.

4. \Data\Coweeta_WS07_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 7 (WS07). Records begin with water year 1965.

5. \Data\Coweeta_WS08_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 8 (WS08). Records begin with water year 1935.

6. \Data\Coweeta_WS13_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 13 (WS13). Records begin with water year 1937.

7. \Data\Coweeta_WS14_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 14 (WS14). Records begin with water year 1937.

8. \Data\Coweeta_WS17_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 17 (WS17). Records begin with water year 1937.

9. \Data\Coweeta_WS18_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 18 (WS18). Records begin with water year 1937.

10. \Data\Coweeta_WS27_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 27 (WS27). Records begin with water year 1947.

11. \Data\Coweeta_WS31_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 31 (WS31). Records begin with water year 1981.

12. \Data\Coweeta_WS32_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 32 (WS32). Records begin with water year 1942.

13. \Data\Coweeta_WS34_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 34 (WS34). Records begin with water year 1955.

14. \Data\Coweeta_WS36_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 36 (WS36). Records begin with water year 1943.

15. \Data\Coweeta_WS37_DailyFlow.csv: Daily streamflow for watershed 37 (WS37). Records begin with water year 1942.


Data files are provided as comma-separated values (CSV) files and each contain the following variables:

YEAR = Year
MO = Month of year (1-12)
DAY = Day of month (1-31)
DOY = Day of Year (1-366)
CSM = Watershed total daily streamflow in cubic feet/second/square mile (csm or ft³/sec/mile²)


SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (1)

1. \Supplements\CoweetaBasinMap.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a contour map of the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory showing the location of the climate stations, rain gages, and weirs.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Laseter, Stephanie H.; Ford, Chelcy R.; Vose, James M.; Swift, Lloyd W. Jr. 2012. Long-term temperature and precipitation trends at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, North Carolina, USA. Hydrology Research 43(6): 890-901. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/42197 and https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.067

Swift, L.W.; Cunningham, G.B.; Douglass, J.E. 1988. Climatology and Hydrology. Chapter 3. In: Swank, W.T. (ed.); Crossley, D.A. (ed.). Forest Hydrology and Ecology at Coweeta. Ecological Studies. 66. New York, NY: Springer. Pages 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3732-7_3

Hibbert, A.R.; Cunningham, G.B. 1966. Streamflow data processing opportunities and application. In: Proceedings of a National Science Foundation Advanced Science Seminar: International Symposium of Forest Hydrology. Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, August 29-September 10, 1966. New York, NY. Pergamon Press. Pages 725-736.

Swank, Wayne T.; Webster, Jackson R. 2014. Preface: Long-term response of a forest watershed ecosystem, clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians. In: Swank, Wayne T.; Webster, Jackson R., eds. Long-term response of a forest watershed ecosystem: Clearcutting in the southern Appalachians. Oxford University Press: NYC, NY. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780195370157.001.0001. Pages vii-ix. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/46145
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Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2016-0025-2
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20231218
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Chris Oishi
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
Contact_Position: Research Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3160 Coweeta Lab Road
City: Otto
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28763
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-524-2128
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: andrew.c.oishi@usda.gov
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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