Upper Big Creek NEON - United States of America

Basic Information
Site Name
Upper Big Creek NEON
Short name
BIGC
Country
United States of America
Site Manager
Site Description
The relocatable aquatic Domain 17 site, Upper Big Creek (BIGC), is a wadeable stream on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains with a watershed size of approximately 10.9 km2. BIGC spans an elevation range of 1003 m - 1700 m and passes through mixed mature cottonwood trees, short grasses, and shrubs. The BIGC catchment is entirely located in the Sierra National Forest, just north of the NEON relocatable terrestrial site, Soaproot Saddle (SOAP). This site is part of the US Forest Service's Major Land Resource Area (MRLA) 22A - Sierra Nevada Mountains and is within the Southern Sierra Lower Montane Forest ecoregion (SOAP soil summary).Total data products planned for this site: 79
Last modified
2021-03-03 10:03:11

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2018
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON (BIGC)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Photos
BIGC discharge, photo by: John Schneblen
BIGC discharge, photo by: John Schneblen
Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 37.058 Longitude: -119.256

Size
ca. 340.00ha
Elevation (average)
1197.00msl
Elevation (min)
1044.00msl
Elevation (max)
1373.00msl
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