Runoff and erosion from small forest watersheds on the Boise Basin Experimental Forest

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Elliot, William J.
Originator: Glaza, Brandon D.
Originator: Miller, Ina S.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:
Runoff and erosion from small forest watersheds on the Boise Basin Experimental Forest
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular, vector, and raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0029
Description:
Abstract:
By September of 2004, ten small watersheds ranging in size from 0.9 to 12.2 hectares were installed in the Boise Basin Experimental Forest (BBEF) in east/central Idaho approximately 48 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Boise, Idaho and 5 kilometers (3 miles) southeast of the village Idaho City, Idaho. The long term objective of the study was to compare impacts of different management activities, but in the early years, none of the watersheds received any management treatments or natural disturbances. This data publication contains daily temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed, and runoff measurements recorded from 2004 through 2010. Also included are soil loss and ground cover data collected during this same time period. Additionally, a shaded relief map of the hillslope and raster image file of the BBEF are included, along with shapefiles providing the boundaries of each watershed. Watershed treatment information and timing is also provided, which includes details denoting that due to insufficient funds four of the ten watersheds scheduled for treatment were not treated. Two were designated as controls and the remaining four watersheds were burned in 2008 two of which were salvaged logged the following year.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to measure the watershed impacts of current forest fuel management practices, simulated wildfire, and to present the runoff and erosion rates observed on these watersheds prior to and following any treatment in order to evaluate natural variability in small watershed studies.
Supplemental_Information:
For additional information regarding this study and the pre- and post-fire analyses of these data see Elliot and Glaza (2007 and 2009), and analysis evaluating the topographic features of post-fire mineral soil can be found in Dobre et al. (2014).

Data were published on 03/31/2021. On 04/15/2021 additional information was added to the metadata.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2004
Ending_Date: 2010
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Several small watersheds were installed in the Boise Basin Experimental Forest adjacent to the Bannock Creek and West Bannock Creek, approximately 5 kilometers (km) (3 miles [mi]) southwest the village of Idaho City, Idaho. A map showing the location of this study can be found in \Supplements\BBEF_BR_LocMap.pdf.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.78000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.78000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.80000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.80000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
Theme_Keyword: Hydrology, watersheds, sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: Fire
Theme_Keyword: Wildland/urban interface
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resource Management & Use
Theme_Keyword: Forest management
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: biomass reduction
Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: wildland fire
Theme_Keyword: small watershed
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Boise Basin Experimental Forest
Place_Keyword: southwestern Idaho
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:

Elliot, William J.; Glaza, Brandon D.; Miller, Ina S. 2021. Runoff and erosion from small forest watersheds on the Boise Basin Experimental Forest. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0029
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: \Supplements\BBEF_BR_LocMap.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Map and inset location of the BBEF watersheds and weather stations.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
Data_Set_Credit:
This project was funded by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station and the National Fire Plan.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Elliot, William J.
Originator: Glaza, Brandon D.
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Impacts of forest management on runoff and erosion
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: conference proceedings
Other_Citation_Details:
pages 117-127
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/34683
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Webb, Richard M. T.
Originator: Semmens, Darius J.
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Planning for an Uncertain Future-Monitoring, Integration, and Adaptation; Proceedings of the Third Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: conference proceedings
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-5049
Other_Citation_Details:
8-11 September, 2008, Estes Park, CO
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Elliot, William J.
Originator: Glaza, Brandon D.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Variability in runoff and erosion from small forest watersheds
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: conference proceedings
Series_Information:
Series_Name: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Other_Citation_Details:
2007 ASAE Annual Meeting; June 17-20 in Minneapolis, MN
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.22994
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dobre, Mariana
Originator: Wu, Joan Q.
Originator: Elliot, William J.
Originator: Miller, Ina S.
Originator: Jain, Theresa B.
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Effects of topographic features on postfire exposed mineral soil in small watersheds
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Forest Science
Issue_Identification: 60(6): 1060-1067
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.13-047
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/47845
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Data from this study were collected by trained technicians and professionals. Upon analysis outliers that were deemed inaccurate have been culled from the data. All instrumentation was calibrated by the manufacturer or in our lab within a +/- 3% accuracy.
Completeness_Report:
Information regarding how missing data are recorded are defined in the description of each data file. Data missing from equipment malfunction are also noted in the data files.

The original watershed #8 was not used in the study because risk assessment deemed this watershed not suitable for simulated wildland fire treatment. Instead, another watershed, watershed #11 was installed and used in place of watershed #8.


SOIL LOSS
In 2007, watershed 9, grab sample collected, but total sample weight in situ not found/lost. Could not calculate total sample.


GROUND COVER
Ground cover data were not collected in 2007 and are only available for 4 watersheds from 2008-2010.


WEATHER DATA
Some precipitation collecting equipment were not outfitted with winter measurement adapting devices and were noted in the data files.


RUNOFF
Missing data caused by equipment malfunction or environmental factors. The flumes and corresponding stilling wells were covered, but not heated. This may have caused the float device in the stilling well to freeze in place during the winter. The equipment was powered by solar panels and batteries. If solar panels could not keep up with power needs, batteries discharged. Another factor is wildlife, rodents chewing wires or larger animals ‘investigating’ equipment sometimes results in a disruption of data collected.
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Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
BACKGROUND
The study plan (\Supplements\2005_BBEF_Foreststudyplan.pdf) presented two main treatments for the Boise Basin Experimental Forest (BBEF) study, wildfire and thinning, as well as an undisturbed control. The thinning, was not completed during the length of the study due to budget constraints. Following the wildfire treatment, half of the wildfire watersheds would be treated with a salvage logging operation to remove large trees with economic value. Treatments for each watershed can be found in (\Supplements\BBEF_SmallWatershed_parameters.pdf).

The watersheds to be treated with simulated wildfire were all under 5 hectares. Experience by researchers trying to measure sediment generated by wildfires had shown that building weirs and sediment basins to measure sediment from larger areas would be beyond the research budget (Robichaud 2005). Also, a number of wildfire and fuel management treatments have been completed on watersheds of this size (e.g. Covert et al. 2005), so keeping a similar size would make observations from these studies easy to compare to a number of studies of similar scale.

The Boise Basin watersheds have an east-northeast aspect, and are located on two adjacent ridges (\Supplements\BBEF_BR_LocMap.pdf) and have similar elevation, ranging from 1338 to 1424 meters (m) (\Supplements\BBEF_SmallWatershed_parameters.pdf). The watershed areas of the control and simulated wildfire treatment ranged in size from 0.9 to 12.2 hectares (ha).

The largest watershed was used for a control to minimize the risk of overwhelming the outlet flume. The wildfire watersheds were generally smaller. Average slopes ranged from 24 to 46 percent. Watershed 8 was originally intended to be one of the wildfire treatment watersheds. Following installation, however, the Forest Service fire management specialist determined that it would be difficult to contain a “simulated wildfire” on this small watershed, and there was a risk that the fire could spread to the large control watershed 9. The following year, an additional watershed, number 11, was installed to use instead of watershed 8 for the wildfire treatment. Hence, watershed 8 is not listed in the parameters table (\Supplements\BBEF_SmallWatershed_parameters.pdf). A single weather station was considered to be sufficient for this site because there was not a large variation in elevation among the watersheds.


WEATHER DATA
One weather station was installed near an open canopy area near watershed 5 on the Bannock creek side of the study area and an additional rain gauge was installed in an area near watershed 3 on the West Fork of Bannock Creek (\Supplements\BBEF_BR_LocMap.pdf.) Daily weather station data were collected with Campbell Scientific data logger and programs. Connected to the data logger were the following peripherals: wind speed and direction, solar radiation, ambient temperature and humidity, and precipitation monitors. Mores Creek Summit data were added for completeness to the precipitation data at the weather station site. The Mores Creek Summit SNOTEL station, ID 637, is nearby BBEF and was used when the precipitation data collected were deemed faulty, such as equipment malfunction – dead batteries, wildlife chewing through equipment wires, etc. The Mores Creek Summit SNOTEL station was the closest station and is at an elevation of 1860 m (6100 feet [ft]) and longitude 43.93 and latitude -115.67 approximately 14.5 km (9 mi) northeast of BBEF. The distinction was made between the two stations in the data so that the Mores Creek Summit data could be deleted if the user so desired.


SOIL LOSS
The only soil loss collected was from the control watershed 9. This watershed is the largest and only watershed out of the ten that recorded the greatest amount of periodic flow throughout the year. No other watershed had periodic flow and/or erosion data to collect. The procedure entailed draining the sediment trap of water and collecting a grab sample during the later summer months once snow melted and seasonal flow reduced. The remaining soil in the trap was weighed in situ. In the lab, the grab sample was analyzed for soil moisture by weighing the wet- grab sample before and after being thoroughly oven dried at 100 °Celsius. The moisture content percent was used to calculate the dried weight of the discarded soil measured in situ, for a total soil loss sample weight. The site completed installation in September of 2004, so no data were gathered for this year. In 2007, a grab sample was processed, but the field data of the weight of the soil in situ was lost or not recorded and therefore the kilograms per hectare (kg/ha) could not be calculated.


RUNOFF
For the control, and the originally planned thinning, and thinning plus prescribed fire watersheds, metal borders were installed at the bottom of each watershed outlet to divert the runoff water to a 300 millimeter (mm) pipe. The pipe conveyed the water to a large plastic box which served as a sediment trap (\Supplements\BBEF3_Flume.jpg). The sediment trap is covered, and the volume is approximately 1 cubic meter. The outflow from the trap is diverted to a 300 mm fiberglass h-flume with a stilling basin. Flow depth in the h-flume is measured with a magneto restrictive float device and recorded at regular 30 minute intervals on a nearby data logger. Data for runoff are reported daily in data files in millimeters.

By the end of the BBEF study, four to six of the ten watersheds generated seasonal runoff, depending on the year. Some of the watersheds which did not record runoff may have had runoff recorded had they been outfitted with different measuring equipment (i.e., weir vs flume). The photo (Supplements\BBEF7_Spring2009.jpg) shows standing water behind the installed V-notch weir from one of the simulated wildfire watersheds. The equipment installed was designed to capture larger runoff flows and erosion from a burned watershed that had limited vegetation and more exposed mineral soil. The photo illustrates the difficulty in predicting and measuring small amounts of runoff and erosion.

The wildfire sites are designed similarly to those used in wildfire erosion studies (Robichaud 2005). A 2-m high sheet metal and wood post barrier is installed across the watershed outlet. A 300-mm vee notch is cut in the sheeting to serve as a vee-notch weir, approximately 1.5 m above the elevation of the existing waterway (\Supplements\BBEF10_VeeNotchWeir.jpg). Following a major erosion event, the erosion can be estimated by measuring the accumulated volume of sediment, by excavating all the deposited sediment and weighing the soil accumulated until the collection basin is empty. None of the watersheds that were treated with simulated wildland fire in BBEF generated sediment delivered to the weirs.


GROUND COVER
Groundcover was measured on all the watersheds on a 60-m grid. At each measurement point, a 1 square meter frame with 100 points was placed on the ground and the material beneath the x-sections of the grid recorded (see \Supplements\FieldProcedures_Cover_watersheds.pdf). Cover classes were mineral soil, ash, rock, branches, organic material, and charcoal. The number of points in each class was converted to a percent for each watershed point.

Only four watersheds from this site were treated (simulated wildland fire/salvage, see \Supplements\ BBEF_SmallWatershed_treatment_schedule.pdf) due to insufficient funds. The remaining six watershed were deemed control. Cover was collected as pre and post treatment data. Pre-treatment data coverage was collected in 2006 for all ten watersheds and only collected this one time for all control watersheds. Post treatment data started collection in 2008 and collected through 2010.

Cover data are the only data collected through 2010. During 2009 all electronics were pulled out of the site and the next year, 2010, the larger items were collected (i.e. flumes, sediment traps etc.). Because the salvage logging took place the year before, it was decided that cover data may prove useful to see how much the vegetation had recovered.


GPS DATA
GPS data were logged with a Trimble Pathfinder Pro XR receiver and system equipment. All trails, plots, rain gauge and/or weather stations were logged using this system. For Forest Service performance testing of the Trimble equipment see \Supplements\ProXR_3-2001.pdf. All points, rain gauge, weather station and watershed areas/outlines were collected by USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) crews. Raster data were collected from the datagateway (https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/) provided by USDA. Other files, such as the hillshade file was generated with ArcGIS tools.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Robichaud, Pete R.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Measurement of post-fire hillslope erosion to evaluate and model rehabilitation treatment effectiveness and recover
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Issue_Identification: 14: 475-485
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1071/wf05031
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Covert, S. A.
Originator: Robichaud, Pete R.
Originator: Elliot, William J.
Originator: Link, T. E.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Evaluation of runoff prediction from WEPP-based erosion models for harvested and burned forest watersheds
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Transactions of the ASAE
Issue_Identification: 48(3): 1091-1100
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.18519
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Water and Climate Center
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
Prepitation accumulation for SNOTEL 637: Mores Creek Summit, ID
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL)
Issue_Identification: SNOTEL 637
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Online_Linkage: https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2007
Ending_Date: 2009
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
SNOTEL
Source_Contribution:
Total daily precipitation from the SNOTEL site "Mores Creek" was obtained when there was an equipment malfunction at the BBEF weather station.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date: 2020
Title:
DEM and IMG for the Boise Basin Experimental Forest area
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Geospatial Data Gateway
Other_Citation_Details:
accessed 11/11/2020
Online_Linkage: https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2020
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS Data Gateway
Source_Contribution:
Digital elevation model (DEM) for the BBEF area and the georeferenced IMG file containing topographic features for the BBEF area were downloaded from the NRCS Data Gateway web site by selecting the Get Data option on the main page and choosing data surrounding the BBEF area.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GPS data were logged with a Trimble Pathfinder Pro XR receiver and system equipment. All trails, plots, rain gauge and/or weather stations were logged using this system. For Forest Service performance testing of the Trimble equipment see \Supplements\ProXR_3-2001.pdf. All points, rain gauge, weather station and watershed areas/outlines were collected by RMRS crews. Raster data were collected from the datagateway (https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/) provided by USDA. Other files, such as the hillshade file was generated with ArcGIS tools.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS Data Gateway
Process_Date: 2020
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DATA FILES - TABULAR (10)

Below you will find a list and description of tabular data files included in this data publication.

1. \Data\2004-2009_BBEF_BR_BannockCk_24hrWeather.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing 24 hour weather data from 2004 to 2009 from the Boise Basin Creek Experimental Forest (BBEF) Bannock Creek weather station. The first 23 rows contain header information including blank rows. Cells with a "." denote equipment malfunction.

Variables include:
Date = date (mm/dd/yyyy, where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year)
AirTemp Avg (C) = average air temperature for the 24 hour period (degrees Celsius)
AirTemp Max (C) = maximum air temperature for the 24 hour period (degrees Celsius)
AirTemp-Min (C) = minimum air temperature for the 24 hour period (degrees Celsius)
RelHumid-Avg (%) = average relative humidity for the 24 hour period (percent)
RelHumid-Max (%) = maximum daily relative humidity for the 24 hour period (percent)
RelHumid-Min (%) = minimum daily relative humidity for the 24 hour period (percent)
SolarRad-Avg (watts/m^2) = daily average solar radiation for the 24 hour period (watts per square meter)
WindSpeed-S-WVT (Avg) (m/s) = mean wind speed for the 24 hour period (meters per second [m/s])
WindDirec-D1-WVT = unit vector mean direction for the 24 hour period
WindDirec-Sd1-WVT = standard deviation of the direction for the 24 hour period
WindSpeed-Max (m/s) = maximum wind speed for the 24 hour period (m/s)
WindSpeed-Min (m/s) = minimum wind speed for the 24 hour period (m/s)
Precip (mm) = total precipitation measured in the gauge for the 24 hour period (mm)
BBEF or Mores Creek data = BBEF has its own weather station installed, in the event of precipitation gauge malfunction, a nearby SNOTEL site's precipitation data were used. NOTE: only precipitation data were substituted from the Mores SNOTEL station.


2. \Data\2004-2009_BBEF_BR_WFBannockCrk_RGprecip.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing daily totals of precipitation from 2004 to 2010 from the BBEF West fork of Bannock Creek. The first 8 rows contain header information including blank rows. Cells with a "." denote equipment malfunction.

NOTE: precipitation data during the winter season from this gauge is not reliable as rain gauge was not equipped to measure snowfall melt.

Variables include:
Date = date (mm/dd/yyyy, where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year)
Precip (mm) = total precipitation measured in the gauge (millimeters)


3-8. \Data\2004-2009_BBEF_BR_WS#_Runoff.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text files (6) containing 2004-2009 hillslope runoff data for the specified BBEF watershed (WS) # (where # = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9). The first 8 rows contain header information. Blank cells denote data not measured.

Variables include:
Date = date (mm/dd/yyyy, where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year)
RO = Runoff (millimeters)


9. \Data\2005-2009_BBEF_BR_SoilLoss.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing 2005-2009 soil loss data for the BBEF watershed 9. The first 7 rows contain header information including blank rows. Cells with a "." denote data not collected.

Boise Basin Experimental Forest (DCEF) - biomass reduction - soil loss
Year = year
Kg/ha = annual soil loss in kilograms per hectare
*In 2007, watershed 9, grab sample collected, but total sample weight in situ not found/lost. Could not calculate total sample.

10. \Data\2006-2010_BBEF_BR_ground-cover.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing 2006, 2008-2010 BBEF ground cover measurements. The first 19 rows contain header information. Cells with a "." denote data not collected.

NOTE: Risk assessment from the fire management specialist deduced that watershed #8 was not suitable for treatment and was excluded from the study

Variables include:
Year = year
Watershed = small watersheds 1-11, excluding #8.
Plot code = vegetation plot numbered codes
% Mineral = fraction of mineral soil exposed on the surface
% Ash = fraction of ash exposed on the surface
% Rock = fraction of rock exposed on the surface
% Branch = fraction of branch exposed on the surface
% Other organic matter = fraction of any other organic matter not accounted for exposed on the surface
% Charcoal = fraction of charcoal exposed on the surface
Sum = sum of fraction (which equals 1 plus or minus 0.01)
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DATA FILES - GEOSPATIAL (16)

Below you will find a list and description of geospatial data files included in this data publication.

1. \Data\GIS\BBEF_BR_LocMap.mpk: ArcGIS Map Package file containing a map of the location and layout of the 10 watershed boundaries, snow course points and weather stations of the BBEF study. A PDF version of this map is also available: \Supplements\BBEF_BR_LocMap.pdf.

2. \Data\GIS\BBEF_Rasters\hillshade.tif: Georeferenced TIF file generated within the ArcGIS platform, which helps display the shaded relief of the hillslope, generated from the DEM downloaded from the NRCS Data Gateway web site: https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ (accessed 11/11/2020).

3. \Data\GIS\BBEF_Rasters\bbef_nad27_DRG.img: Georeferenced IMG (image) file, downloaded from the NRCS Data Gateway web site: https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ (accessed 11/11/2020). The file represents the topographic features of the BBEF area.

4. \Data\GIS\BBEF_Shapefiles\RainGauge.shp: Georeferenced ArcGIS generated shapefile (and associated files) containing a visual representation of the GPS logged data of the installed rain gauge.

5. \Data\GIS\BBEF_Shapefiles\WeatherStation.shp: Georeferenced ArcGIS generated shapefile (and associated files) containing a visual representation of the GPS logged data of the installed weather station.

6-16. \Data\GIS\BBEF_Shapefiles\ws#_gps.shp: Georeferenced ArcGIS generated shapefiles (11) (and associated files) containing a visual representation of the GPS logged boundary data of BBEF watershed (WS) # (where # = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11). Variables for the watersheds can be found in \Supplements\BBEF_SmallWatershedParameters.pdf.
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SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (9)

1. \Supplements\2005_BBEF_ForestStudyPlan.pdf: Portable Document Format file outlining the study plan for 2005 "Altering forest structures and composition in forests containing insect and disease through silvicultural applications at the Boise Basin Experimental Forest: An emphasis on vegetation structure and wood decomposition."

2. \Supplements\BBEF_BR_LocMap.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a map and inset location of the BBEF watersheds and weather stations.

3. \Supplements\BBEF_SmallWatershedParameters.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a table outlining the variable characteristics of each watershed at BBEF.

4. \Supplements\BBEF_SmallWatershed_treatment_schedule.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a table reflecting the year of treatment and type of the watersheds at the BBEF site.

5. \Supplements\BBEF3_Flume.jpg: Joint Photograph Experts Group (JPEG) image file that shows flume set up for the watersheds at both the BBEF and Priest River Experimental Forest (PREF).

6. \Supplements\BBEF7_Spring2009.jpg: JPEG image file which shows water captured behind the weir but not able to measure at the BBEF watershed 7 during the spring of 2009, may apply to the weirs installed at PREF.

7. \Supplements\BBEF10_VeeNotchWeir.jpg: JPEG image file that shows the V-notch weir set up for the watersheds at both the BBEF and PREF.

8. \Supplements\FieldProcedures_Cover_watersheds.pdf: Portable Document Format file outlining the methods of logging cover percent on the watersheds.

9. \Supplements\ProXR_3-2001.pdf.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing the performance testing of the Trimble Pathfinder Pro XR GPS.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20210415
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Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Contact_Position: Hydrologist
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Address: 1221 S. Main Street
City: Moscow
State_or_Province: ID
Postal_Code: 83843
Country: USA
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