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Water & Watersheds: Caspar Creek Watershed Study

^ Main Topic | Caspar Creek Watershed Study | Fine Sediment in Pools Kings River Turbidity Threshold Sampling Study | CALFED |

Tributary Treatments:

  ARF BAN CAR DOL EAG FLY GIB JOH KJE LAN
timber 9.07E+01 2.03E+02 1.65E+02 6.24E+01 1.73E+02 9.54E+01 1.74E+02 8.36E+01 2.69E+02 7.27E+01
cutarea 4.55E-01 9.50E-01 9.57E-01 3.64E-01 1.01E+00 4.54E-01 9.96E-01 3.02E-01 9.71E-01 3.22E-01
cutarea.150 1.72E-01 4.69E-01 3.63E-01 1.38E-01 3.98E-01 1.51E-01 3.34E-01 8.71E-02 2.76E-01 9.45E-02
cutarea.crk 2.52E+01 6.40E+01 4.86E+01 1.66E+01 4.78E+01 2.20E+01 4.01E+01 1.05E+01 3.64E+01 1.40E+01
cable 3.51E-01 7.73E-01 8.21E-01 2.74E-01 7.90E-01 3.46E-01 5.49E-01 2.64E-01 8.52E-01 2.78E-01
cable.150 1.54E-01 4.43E-01 3.47E-01 1.33E-01 3.85E-01 1.34E-01 3.19E-01 8.19E-02 2.58E-01 8.01E-02
cable.crk 1.55E+01 4.89E+01 4.15E+01 1.54E+01 4.45E+01 1.21E+01 3.45E+01 5.95E+00 2.03E+01 6.08E+00
tractor 8.00E-02 1.47E-01 1.11E-01 6.76E-02 1.77E-01 8.47E-02 4.16E-01 2.30E-02 7.33E-02 2.47E-02
tractor.150 3.69E-03 8.57E-03 0.00E+00 2.54E-03 7.33E-03 1.32E-03 2.53E-03 5.49E-04 1.96E-03 4.50E-04
tractor.crk 1.96E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
wlpz 4.15E-02 5.33E-02 5.58E-02 3.89E-03 1.12E-02 4.29E-02 2.02E-02 1.34E-02 4.44E-02 4.06E-02
wlpz.150 3.96E-02 5.33E-02 5.51E-02 3.89E-03 1.12E-02 4.11E-02 1.97E-02 1.34E-02 4.44E-02 3.82E-02
wlpz.crk 9.51E+00 1.51E+01 7.16E+00 1.16E+00 3.34E+00 9.93E+00 5.66E+00 4.51E+00 1.61E+01 7.89E+00
thinned 1.28E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 6.23E-03 1.80E-02 4.61E-05 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 6.43E-05
thinned.150 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
thinned.crk 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
wellburnt 1.83E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.49E-01 7.18E-01 2.36E-01 8.23E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.44E-01
wellburnt.150 4.46E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 9.44E-02 2.73E-01 4.54E-02 2.70E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
wellburnt.crk 6.60E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.01E+01 2.92E+01 8.08E+00 3.22E+01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 3.99E+00
semiburnt 5.69E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 8.98E-02 2.59E-01 6.85E-02 1.59E-01 1.10E-03 0.00E+00 5.95E-02
semiburnt.150 1.63E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.18E-02 1.21E-01 1.40E-02 5.20E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.21E-03
semiburnt.crk 1.41E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.29E+00 1.53E+01 6.23E-01 2.25E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
herbed 2.12E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.98E-01 5.70E-01 3.04E-01 9.80E-01 1.10E-03 0.00E+00 2.03E-01
herbed.150 5.30E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 9.71E-02 2.81E-01 5.94E-02 3.22E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.21E-03
herbed.crk NA 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 9.71E+00 2.80E+01 NA 3.45E+01 NA 0.00E+00 NA
roadside 2.89E-03 8.09E-04 1.50E-03 7.94E-03 1.31E-02 1.81E-03 4.68E-03 1.63E-03 5.42E-03 5.93E-04
roadside.150 2.68E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.57E-04 4.55E-04 2.22E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
roadside.xng 2.61E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.61E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
roadsurf 6.18E-03 1.20E-02 7.65E-03 7.86E-03 1.24E-02 5.65E-03 1.50E-02 8.75E-03 2.52E-02 3.65E-03
roadsurf.150 3.64E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.57E-04 4.55E-04 2.13E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
roadsurf.xng 2.61E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.61E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
skidside 4.43E-04 0.00E+00 4.58E-05 4.99E-04 1.44E-03 6.01E-04 1.94E-03 5.19E-05 1.85E-04 3.43E-04
skidside.150 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
skidside.xng 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
skidsurf 7.13E-03 6.17E-03 1.53E-02 7.41E-03 2.14E-02 7.40E-03 2.62E-02 9.64E-04 3.44E-03 3.11E-03
skidsurf.150 2.43E-05 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
skidsurf.xng 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
lndgside 1.54E-03 6.94E-04 3.80E-03 1.72E-03 4.64E-03 1.57E-03 5.80E-03 1.30E-03 4.63E-03 8.32E-04
lndgside.150 6.22E-05 0.00E+00 8.25E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
lndgside.xng 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
lndgsurf 7.01E-03 1.23E-02 1.55E-02 7.25E-03 1.91E-02 6.69E-03 1.62E-02 8.47E-03 3.02E-02 4.69E-03
lndgsurf.150 2.12E-04 0.00E+00 2.50E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
lndgsurf.xng 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
yardcdor 1.58E+02 2.77E+02 3.13E+02 1.06E+02 3.08E+02 1.74E+02 2.76E+02 1.44E+02 4.85E+02 1.37E+02
yardcdor.150 3.62E+01 8.56E+01 6.42E+01 2.59E+01 7.48E+01 3.70E+01 5.77E+01 3.39E+01 1.20E+02 2.37E+01
yardcdor.xng 2.97E-01 5.71E-01 5.66E-01 2.72E-01 7.87E-01 3.00E-01 5.56E-01 3.66E-01 1.31E+00 1.74E-01
othrdist 4.27E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 4.49E-03 1.30E-02 5.97E-03 8.77E-03 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.72E-03
othrdist.150 1.49E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.63E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.77E-04
othrdist.xng 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
clearcut 4.31E-01 9.20E-01 9.32E-01 3.41E-01 9.67E-01 4.30E-01 9.65E-01 2.87E-01 9.25E-01 3.03E-01
clearcut.150 1.58E-01 4.51E-01 3.47E-01 1.36E-01 3.93E-01 1.35E-01 3.22E-01 8.24E-02 2.60E-01 8.06E-02
clearcut.crk 1.57E+01 4.89E+01 4.15E+01 1.54E+01 4.45E+01 1.21E+01 3.45E+01 5.95E+00 2.03E+01 6.08E+00
roadlndg 1.76E-02 2.58E-02 2.85E-02 2.48E-02 4.92E-02 1.57E-02 4.17E-02 2.01E-02 6.55E-02 9.76E-03
roadlndg.150 9.06E-04 0.00E+00 3.33E-03 3.15E-04 9.09E-04 4.35E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
skid 7.58E-03 6.17E-03 1.53E-02 7.90E-03 2.28E-02 8.00E-03 2.82E-02 1.02E-03 3.62E-03 3.45E-03
skid.150 2.43E-05 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
totbare 2.95E-02 3.20E-02 4.38E-02 3.72E-02 8.50E-02 2.97E-02 7.86E-02 2.12E-02 6.91E-02 1.89E-02
totbare.150 1.08E-03 0.00E+00 3.33E-03 3.15E-04 9.09E-04 6.98E-04 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.77E-04
totburnt 2.40E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 3.39E-01 9.78E-01 3.04E-01 9.82E-01 1.10E-03 0.00E+00 2.03E-01
totburnt.150 6.09E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.36E-01 3.93E-01 5.93E-02 3.22E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.21E-03
totburnt.crk 8.01E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.54E+01 4.45E+01 8.71E+00 3.45E+01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 3.99E+00
Description of Caspar Creek Tributary Disturbance Variables

timber

Volume of timber removed (thousand board feet/ha)

cutarea

Proportion of area cut: cable + tractor + (wlpz * proportion of timber removed from wlpz) + (thinned * proportion of timber removed from thinned)

variable.150

Proportion of area where that variable is located within 150 feet of a CDF class 1, 2, or 3 watercourse

variable.crk

The length of CDF class 1, 2, or 3 watercourse within that variable (m/ha)

variable.xng

Number of places where that variable crosses CDF class 1, 2, or 3 watercourse (number/ha)

cable

Proportion of area cable yarded clearcut. Does not include roads.

tractor

Proportion of area tractor yarded clearcut. Does not include roads.

wlpz

Proportion of area in watercourse and lake protection zone (WLPZ)

thinned

Proportion of area thinned and tractor yarded near ridge viewshed

wellburnt

Proportion of area thoroughly burned (hot burn)

semiburnt

Proportion of area where burning was incomplete

herbed

Proportion of area treated with herbicides after cutting

roadside

Proportion of area in road cuts, fills, and sidecast

roadsurf

Proportion of area in road running surface

skidside

Proportion of area in skidtrail cuts, fills, and sidecast.

skidsurf

Proportion of area in skidtrail dragway surface

lndgside

Proportion of area in landing cuts, fills,and sidecast.

lndgsurf

Proportion of area in landing compacted surface

yardcdor

Length of yarding corridor (cableways) (m/ha)

othrdist

Proportion of area disturbed by firelines

clearcut

Proportion of area clearcut (does not include roads)

roadlndg

Proportion of area in roads and landings (roadside + roadsurf + lndgside + lndgsurf)

skid

Proportion of area in skidtrails (skidside + skidsurf)

totbare

Proportion of area in roads, landings, skidtrails, and firelines (roadside + roadsurf + lndgside + lndgsurf + skidside + skidsurf + othrdist)

totburnt

Proportion of area burned (wellburnt + semiburnt)

Last Updated on October 21, 1997, by Bob Ziemer

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Last Modified: Feb 25, 2011 05:49:59 PM