Increases in maximum stream temperatures after slash burning in a small experimental watershed.

Al Levno; Jack Rothacher

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Increases in maximum stream temperatures after slash burning in a small experimental watershed.

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Authors:

Al Levno, Jack Rothacher

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PNW-RN-110. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 7 p

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Abstract

The first year after slash was burned on a 237-acre clearcut watershed in the Cascade Range of Oregon, average maximum water temperatures increased 13°, 14°, and 12°F, during June, July, and August. A maximum stream temperature of 75°F. persisted for 3 hours on a day in July.

Citation

Levno, Al; Rothacher, Jack. 1969. Increases in maximum stream temperatures after slash burning in a small experimental watershed. Res. Note PNW-RN-110. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 7 p