Watershed 34

Physical Characteristics
STREAM: Bee Branch
AREA: 33 ha
FIRST RECORD: 10/31/1938
NOTCH: 120 V-notch
ELEV. at WEIR: 866 m
MAX ELEVATION: 1184 m
MAX DISCHARGE: 1.00 m3sec-1km-2
ASPECT: Southeast

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

 

Input

Output

Net Difference

Water

215

128

+87

NO3-N

3.22

0.04

+3.18

NH4-N

2.24

0.04

+2.20

PO4-P

0.09

0.02

+0.07

SO4-S

11.55

1.82

+9.73

Cl

6.6

7.37

-0.77

K

1.91

4.99

-3.08

Na

4.14

11.58

-7.44

Ca

3.9

8.82

-4.92

Mg

0.88

4.4

-3.52

SiO2

0.44

79.81

-79.37

Volume-Weighted Mean Annual Concentrations (mg L-1) 1973-83:
NO-3-N = 0
NH+4-N = 0
PO3-4-N = 0
Cl- = 0.57
K+ = 0.39
Na+ = 0.9
Ca2+ = 0.69
Mg2+ = 0.34
SO2-4-S = 0.14
SiO2 = 6.21

Some Physiographic and Mean Hydrologic Characteristics:
Land Slope (%) = 52
Record Length (yr) = 18
Mean Annual Precipitation (cm) = 200.94
Mean Annual Runoff (cm) = 117.47
Precipitation Runoff (cm) = 83.47
Hursh's Runoff Coefficient = Mean Annual Runoff/Mean Annual Precipitation = 0.59
Initial Flow Rate (l/s/km2) = 36.57
Quickflow Before Peak (cm) = 1.83
Quickflow After Peak (cm) = 3.74
Delayed Flow (cm) = 111.91
Storm Duration (hr) = 11.1
Time To Peak (hr) = 3.95
Absolute Peak (l/s/km2) = 75.65
Recession Time (hr) = 7.15
Mean Runoff Events/Year = 80
Response Factor: (Qflow Before Pk + Qflow After Pk)/Mean Annual Precipitation = 0.03
Hursh's Storm Runoff Ratio: (Qflow Before Pk + Qflow After Pk)/Mean Annual Runoff = 0.05

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