Watershed 14

Physical Characteristics
STREAM: Hugh White Branch
AREA: 61 ha
FIRST RECORD: 05/26/1936
NOTCH: 120 V-notch
ELEV. at WEIR: 707 m
MAX ELEVATION: 992 m
MAX DISCHARGE: 1.11 m3sec-1km-2
ASPECT: NW

Parameters from Swank and Crossly (1988)
Average Annual Nutrient (kg ha-1) and Water (cm) Budget:

 

Input

Output

Net Difference

Water

214

119

+95

NO3-N

3.15

0.05

+3.1

NH4-N

2.14

0.04

+2.10

PO4-P

0.09

0.02

+0.07

SO4-S

11.34

1.89

+9.45

Cl

6.98

6.44

+0.54

K

1.8

4.08

-2.28

Na

4.51

8.73

-4.22

Ca

3.83

5.28

-1.45

Mg

0.88

3.25

-2.37

SiO2

0.48

59.09

-58.61

Volume-Weighted Mean Annual Concentrations 1973-83:
NO-3-N = 0
NH+4-N = 0
PO3-4-N = 0
Cl- = 0.54
K+ = 0.34
Na+ = 0.74
Ca2+ = 0.45
Mg2+ = 0.27
SO2-4-S = 0.13
SiO2 = 4.98

Some Physiographic and Mean Hydrologic Characteristics:
Land Slope (%) = 49
Record Length (yr) = 44
Mean Annual Precipitation (cm) = 187.55
Mean Annual Runoff (cm) = 98.81
Precipitation Runoff (cm) = 88.74
Hursh's Runoff Coefficient = Mean Annual Runoff/Mean Annual Precipitation = 0.53
Initial Flow Rate (l/s/km2) = 29.46
Quickflow Before Peak (cm) = 3.3
Quickflow After Peak (cm) = 6.62
Delayed Flow (cm) = 88.9
Storm Duration (hr) = 13.45
Time To Peak (hr) = 4.65
Absolute Peak (l/s/km2) = 81.12
Recession Time (hr) = 8.81
Mean Runoff Events/Year = 80
Response Factor: (Qflow Before Pk + Qflow After Pk) / Mean Annual Precipitation = 0.05
Hursh's Storm Runoff Ratio: (Qflow Before Pk + Qflow After Pk)/Mean Annual Runoff = 0.1

Summary of Treatments
Control with mixed hardwood stands remaining undisturbed since 1927.

Research
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in stream water.