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Harvard Forest Research

Prospect Hill Hydrology

Principal Investigator: Emery Boose
Harvard Forest: Jul 01 2004 - Jan 01 2030:

Abstract:
To better understand the critical role of headwater streams and wetlands in our forest ecosystem, long-term measurements were initiated in 2005 on two small watersheds in the Prospect Hill Tract. On Nelson Brook, weirs were installed on outlet streams of the 11-ha Black Gum Swamp (watershed area = 44 ha). On Bigelow Brook, pipes were installed to measure flow above (watershed = 24 ha) and below (watershed = 65 ha) the 3-ha Beaver Swamp. In December 2007 the four stream gages were instrumented for continuous measurement of water level (stream discharge) and water temperature. In October 2008 comparable gages were installed in the two large wetlands (Black Gum Swamp and Beaver Swamp). Fifteen-minute data are collected every 2 weeks and posted on the HF website (HF070). Future plans include development of a wireless network for real-time collection of data from all six gages.
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