Castle Creek Watersheds

The vegetation on Castle Creek is predominately ponderosa pine with an understory of Gambel oak. Mixed conifer species occur on moist north-facing slopes and along drainages. West Fork (900 acres) and East Fork (1,163 acres) range between 7,835 and 8,583 ft in elevation. Annual precipitation averaged 27 inches, and annual runoff during the calibration period averaged 2 inches on West Fork and 3 inches on East Fork.

• Treatments and Practices - how the study was conducted and treatments used, and management practices used and results for each, with photos and maps of the areas within the reserve.
• Data Collected - include streamflow and radiation data.
  • Documentation for the data - what measurements were recorded, how to interpret it, the years covered, etc.
  • Data - select the watersheds, time period, etc. then view and download the results
• Results and Current Status - the outcome of the treatments used
• Images - available in the image database illustrating various aspects and conditions found in watersheds in the southwestern United States. These can be accessed after getting into the database by using the key word castle creek.

Castle Creek Watersheds: Treatments & Practices | Results