Evaluation of Post-burn Hydrologic Recovery of a Small Mountainous Watershed: Upper Campo Bonito Wash in Southern Arizona

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CreatorWilliam B. ReedMike SchaffnerContributorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPublisherUnited States Department of CommerceDescriptionResearch conducted on burned watersheds throughout the Rockies indicates hydrologic recovery to near pre-burn conditions within 3 to 5 years. This study looks at hydrologic recovery for a small basin in southern Arizona (Figure 1). Two significant flow events are studied in the Campo Bonito watershed. The initial event occurred during the summer immediately following the fires. This event was first documented in National Weather Service (NWS) Western Region Technical Attachment 03-10 (Schaffner 2003). The second event occurred two years later in 2005. This work builds upon the 2003 technical attachment. Improvements include GIS analysis of burn severity, a more detailed look at rainfall frequency, and topographic influence on peak discharge. This study includes charts, maps, and a bibliography.Browse TopicGovernment and PoliticsLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesScience and TechnologySubjectWatersheds--Fire management--ArizonaForest fires-- Research--ArizonaDate Range2000s (2000-2009)TypeTextCartographicLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionArizona Watersheds - Federal MaterialsFederal Documents CollectionRights StatementNo Copyright- United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Works by the U.S. Government are not eligible for U.S. copyright protection. In some cases, however, the U.S. Government may have been assigned rights to a work. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in these digital collections. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Researchers must make their own assessments of rights in light of their intended use.

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Federal Executive DepartmentUnited States Department of CommerceFederal Executive Department Sub-Agency or BureauNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Weather Service

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Geographic FeatureSanta Catalina MountainsCountyPima CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

AgencyUnited States Department of CommerceEventOracle Hill FireAspen Fire

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Acquisition NoteDownloaded from National Weather Service Forecast Office, Tucson Arizona's publications webpage on May 16, 2007.(http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/twc/hydro/publications.php).OCLC Numberamp00000980Date Digitized2005Digital FormatPDFFile Size932 KB

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Evaluation of Post-burn Hydrologic Recovery of a Small Mountainous Watershed: Upper Campo Bonito Wash in Southern Arizona