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Description of Mica Creek Experimental
Watershed
The experimental watershed varies in
elevation from 1000 to 1585 meters at the headwaters, and receives approximately
1400 mm of annual precipitation. Both continental and maritime weather patterns
influence the watershed. The majority of precipitation falls from November
to May, with greater than 50% of all precipitation falling as snow. Rain-on-Snow
events are common in the lower elevations. The geology of the watershed includes
quartzite and gneiss in the upper end and pockets of schist further downstream.
Vegetation is comprised of 60-70 yr. old mixed conifers.
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