Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Snow)

Snow is the dominant form of precipitation in the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed (RCEW). Seven snow course sites were established in 1961, and one additional site was added in 1970. All sites are located in the high-elevation southern extent of the basin, where snow accumulation is greatest. Snow water equivalent (SWE) and depth have been sampled at multiple locations in RCEW since 1961. These data have been collected using snow tube methods that are generally considered the standard for manual measurement of SWE and snow depth. Snow water equivalent (SWE) has been measured at eight locations in RCEW every 2 weeks throughout the snow season (December 1 to June 1) for 35 water years (1962-1996). SWE was continuously monitored at site 176x07 using a snow pillow for 14 water years (1983-1996).

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Field	Value
Tags	NP211 NP215 streams snow altitude basins watersheds
Modified	2023-07-13
Release Date	1970-01-01
Identifier	ReynoldsSnow_jjm_2015-03-19_0928
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area	POLYGON ((-116.7 43.322, -116.8 43.322, -116.8 43.051, -116.7 43.051))
Publisher	USDA Agricultural Research Service
Temporal Coverage	January 1, 1962 to January 1, 1996
License	Creative Commons Attribution
Contact Name	Marks, Daniel
Contact Email	daniel.marks@ars.usda.gov
Public Access Level	Public
Program Code	005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code	005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
Source ID	ReynoldsSnow_jjm_2015-03-19_0928

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Field	Value
Authors	Marks, Daniel
Peer Reviewed	No
Intended Use	In RCEW the storage of winter precipitation in the seasonal snow cover for release during spring and early summer is critical to sustaining the basin's vegetation and ecosystems. Snow data from the RCEW have been used to support numerous runoff forecasting and hydrologic studies. Hamon [1972] used snow course data extensively to develop his dual-gage undercatch correction method. Zuzel et al. [1975] used snow course data from RCEW to develop optimization methods for streamflow forecasts of the RCEW and several of its subbasins. These methods were later applied to several larger basins in the northwestern United States. Zuzel and Cox [1975] also used snow course data to support their work in determining the relative importance of meteorological variables during snowmelt. Springer et al. [1984] used RCEW snow data in the development and initial testing of the Simulated Production and Utilization of Rangelands (SPUR) model, and Wilcox et al. [1989] used RCEW snow data to verify the ability of the SPUR model to predict snowmelt runoff.
Use Limitations	Prior to the 1970 water year, data were not collected on a specific schedule, and not all sites were visited on the same day or the same number of times. A transition from the Standard Federal Sampler to the Rosen sampler was begun in 1966 because the Rosen sampler showed consistently less oversampling (2.9% versus 10.2% when averaged over all conditions as reported by Work et al. [1965]). The Standard Federal Sampler was replaced with the Rosen sampler in 1968.
Funding Sources	Agricultural Research Service
Primary Article	Marks, D., Cooley, K. R., Robertson, D. C., & Winstral, A. (2001). Long-Term Snow Database, Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho, United States. Water Resources Research, 37(11), 2835-2838. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001wr000416 AgID: 60695
Related Articles	Slaughter, C. W., Marks, D., Flerchinger, G. N., Van Vactor, S. S., & Burgess, M. (2001). Thirty-five years of research data collection at the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho, United States. Water Resources Research, 37(11), 2819-2823. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001wr000413 AgID: 22932
Dataset DOI (digital object identifier)	10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529189
Product Type	Dataset
Related Content	Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed CZO Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed Data

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ISO Topic(s)	environment inlandWaters
State or Territory	Idaho
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term	streams watersheds snow altitude basins
Ag Data Commons Keywords	Agroecosystems & Environment Agroecosystems & Environment Water Agroecosystems & Environment Weather and Climate
Program	Great Basin Long-Term Agroecosystem Research - LTAR

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