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Location Name:
Sheep Gulch South - SHGS
Parent:
Pomeroy Ranger District - PRD
Site Description:
Red Fir prescribed fire treatment watershed
Bounding Coordinates (decimal degrees):
North: 46.24136000
West: -117.40930000
Elevation (meters):
Minimum: 1085
Maximum: 1304
Aspect (degrees): 180
Site History:
Silt fences were established in summer 2002 in the control watershed. The treatment watershed was burned in October 2002, and silt fences were installed one week after burning.
Landform:
Hillslope, fluvial canyon
Soils:
Volcanic ash influenced gravelly loam
Geology:
Columbia River Basalt
Hydrology:
Mixed rain-on-snow, snow-melt dominated
Vegetation:
Mixed conifer and pine moist/dry forest
Climate:
Maritime influence