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Davis County Experimental Watershed records, 1924-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah)
- Title
- Davis County Experimental Watershed records
- Dates
- 1924-1986 (inclusive)19241986
- Quantity
- 33 boxes, (16 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 376
- Summary
- This collection contains the records of the Davis County Experimental Watershed restoration project, an effort to repair and rehabilitate the watersheds above Davis County from the 1930s to the late 1960s.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Decades of sustained overgrazing in Utah mountain watersheds caused a series of devastating and deadly mud-rock floods along the Wasatch Front in the early 20th century. The most disastrous of these floods occurred in 1912 and 1923 in Davis County. These floods resulted in the deaths of several individuals and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to both public and private buildings, lands and infrastructure. In response to the natural disasters, Utah Governor Dern appointed a committee to examine the cause of the floods and organize a plant to prevent future flooding. At the recommendation of environmental advisors, the Forest Service and several Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began work on Davis County flood prevention in 1933.
The joint CCC and Forest Service flood control program became known as the Davis County Experimental Watershed (DCEW). In 1934, the CCC began to dig contour trenches along the mountainsides to help prevent the denude hillsides from eroding away during rainstorms and spring run-off. For the next thirty years, Forest Service employees of the Intermountain Research Station continued to restore the watershed and conduct experiments and surveys regarding vegetation, streamflow, and climate in the drainages. Their work eventually received international recognition due to its unprecedented scope and success.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Davis County Experimental Watershed records contain mostly scientific material from the Davis County Experimental Watershed (DCEW) retained by the United State Forest Service’s Intermountain Research Station (now known as the Rocky Mountain Research Station) headquarters in Ogden, Utah. These documents record the efforts taken by the Forest Service to repair and rehabilitate the watersheds above Davis County from the 1930s to the late 1960s.
The majority of the collection consists of action plans, progress reports, maps, geographical, botanical, and climate surveys, stream flow data, and academic publications. In addition to the scientific materials, this collection contains several historical documents including: newspapers articles, histories written by members of the DCEW task force, and financial reports on early 20th century flood damages. The collection is organized first by general material from the DCEW and then by documents from each particular drainage of the DCEW.
The Davis County Experimental Watershed records have a wide variety of uses for researchers. Those interested in pioneering watershed rehabilitation work, Forest Service projects in Utah, Utah Civilian Conservation Corps projects, and the history of Davis County will find this collection particularly useful. The vegetation, climate and streamflow data may also be valuable to those who want to compare the current state of the Davis County watershed to past conditions.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Davis County Experimantal Watershed records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Davis County Experimental Watershed records USU_COLL MSS 376, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 376, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is organized by material type and watershed.
Processing Note
Processed in March of 2017
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Norbert V. DeByle in 1986. Norbert DeByle worked as a plant ecologist for the Intermountain Research Station and most likely obtained these records through his connections at the Station. The origin of material listed under the title “Davis County Watershed Rehabilitation and Management Articles and Reports” was initially unknown, and was processed separately in 2014 as Coll Mss 479. However, after processing the DeByle’s donation in 2016, it become apparent that the material in “Davis County Watershed Rehabilitating and Management Articles and Reports” was likely part of the material donated by DeByle in 1986. These materials were added to the end of this collection and the call number "Coll Mss 479" was made available for another use.
Separated Materials
The photographs and federal publications in this collection have been transferred the photograph curator and Government Documents, respectively.
Bibliography
Croft, A.R. History of Development of the Davis county Experimental Watershed. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service Region 4, 1981.Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Davis County Experimental Watershed General MaterialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Action Plans, Reports and Surveys for the DCEW |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | “Suggested Outline for an Economic Survey of Davis County in Relation to Torrential Floods.”
|
1934 |
| 1 | 2 | Working plan labeled “Study of the Effect of Summer Rains on Trenched Soils and Untrenched Soils.”
|
1937 |
| 1 | 3 | Status reports, maps and graphs of DCEW study |
1937-1941 |
| 1 | 4 | Reports, charts and summaries on watershed soil and vegetation |
1937-1941 |
| 1 | 5 | Field journals detailing surveys of Kays Creek, Ford, Davis and Provo Canyons' alluvial fans |
1938-1939 |
| 1 | 6 | Reports and charts on watershed sedimentation and floods |
1946-1956 |
| 1 | 7 | "Mud-rock Flows from Bairs, Halfway, Corduroy and Whipple Drainages," By A. R. Croft |
1947 August 10 |
| 1 | 8 | Reports on surface soil properties in relation to site factors |
1940 |
| 1 | 9 | Preliminary report on the Venturi-trapezoidal flumes by L.K. Hill |
undated |
| 1 | 10 | Progress report, "Laboratory Studies of Hydraulic Control Flume Structures," |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | Reports and data sheets from the Venturi-trapezoidal flumes from various DCEW drainages |
1941-1945 |
| 1 | 12 | Snow surveys for Morris, Miller's, Hell Hole, Rice Canyon, Van Fleet, and Mud Creek drainages |
1936-1962 |
| 2 | 1 | Johnson and Croft original plant reconnaissance data |
1934 |
| 2 | 2 | Original belt transect survey |
1934 |
| 2 | 3 | Topographical survey field journals |
1934-1938 |
| 2 | 4 | Stream gaging station plans |
1940-1946 |
| 2 | 5 | Contour trenching action plan, blueprints and cost estimates |
1934-1943 |
| 2 | 6 | Engineering drawings and blue prints fro gaging stations |
1960-1965 |
| 3 | 1 | DCEW streamflow summaries, digitized data and accompanying letters |
1986 |
Climatological Data, Reports and Maps |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 2 | Maps of precipitation gage locations |
1934-1943 |
| 3 | 3 | Climatological instrument location maps |
1941-1943 |
| 3 | 4 | Snow course maps |
1936-1965 |
| 3 | 5 | Reports on soil water lost by evaporation and transpiration |
1948 |
| 3 | 6 | Progress report, "Evapo-transpiration in Relation to Soil Stability and Water Available for Streamflow" |
1950 March 1 |
| 3 | 6 | Progress report, "Evapo-transpiration in Relation to Soil Stability and Water Available for Streamflow" |
1950 March 1 |
| 3 | 7 | Status reports of climate experiments |
1956 |
| 4 | 1 | General observations and hourly record of evaporation data sheets |
1962 |
| 4 | 2 | Hourly record of evaporation data sheets |
1962-1965 |
| 4 | 3 | General climate data sheets |
1962-1965 |
| 4 | 4 | Summer climatological data from the Wasatch Goat Climate Station |
1939-1958 |
| 4 | 5 | Farmington Warehouse evaporation and climatological observations |
1963-1967 |
| 4 | 6 | Reports, data sheets and graphs discussing factors affecting evaporation rates |
1962-1963 |
| 4 | 7 | Rainfall data and summaries for Davis Country and various DCEW drainages |
1939-1942 |
| 4 | 8 | Rainfall data and summaries for Davis Country and various DCEW drainages |
1939-1942 |
Flood Damage Financial Documents |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Utah State Road Commission and other documents |
undated |
| 5 | 2 | Letters to A.R. Croft detailing damages sustained by floods from the 1920s and 30s |
1934-1935 |
| 5 | 3 | Economic surveys of property damage in Davis County |
1934 |
| 5 | 4 | Economic surveys of property damage in Davis County |
1934 |
DCEW Academic Articles |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 5 | Published articles concerning the DCEW |
1931-1958 |
| 5 | 6 | Published articles concerning the DCEW |
1969-1984 |
| Bk: | |||
| 6 | 1 | Publications from Davis County Experimental Watershed Vol. 1 |
1930-1973 |
| 6 | 2 | Publications from Davis County Experimental Watershed Vol. 2 |
1930-1973 |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 3 | Articles written by individuals involved with the DCEW |
undated |
DCEW Historical Records |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 4 | History of the Development of the Davis County Experimental Watershed, by A.R. Croft |
May 1981 |
| 6 | 5 | Historical reports and personal accounts of the DCEW |
1930-1950 |
| 7 | 1 | Historical reports and personal accounts of the DCEW |
1930-1950 |
| 7 | 2 | Newspaper clippings regarding the DCEW |
1934-1967 |
Davis County Experimental Watershed DrainagesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Parrish Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 3 | Parrish Canyon run-off plot study plans and maps |
1935-1946 |
| 7 | 4 | Parrish Canyon precipitation, surface run-off and soil erosion data and photographs; plots 1-16 |
1936-1961 |
| 7 | 5 | Parrish Canyon plant and ground cover analysis |
1949-1959 |
| 7 | 6 | Data showing the relationship between plant density and the overall flow of Parrish Creek |
1936-1953 |
| 7 | 7 | Run-off record charts for Parrish plot #7 |
1953-1957 |
| 8 | 1 | Parrish Creek streamflow data sheets |
1935-1966 |
| 8 | 2 | Parrish Creek streamflow data sheets from the 6300' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 8 | 3 | Parrish Creek south fork streamflow data sheets from the 6900' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 9 | 1 | Parrish Creek north fork streamflow data sheets from the 6900' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 9 | 2 | Parrish Creek north fork streamflow data sheets from the 7800' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 9 | 3 | Parrish Spring streamflow data sheets |
1936-1940 |
| 10 | 1 | Parrish mouth streamflow data sheets |
1937-1940 |
| 10 | 2 | Parrish Creek streamflow data sheets |
1940-1948 |
| 10 | 3 | Parrish Creek free-flow discharge data sheets |
1939 |
| 10 | 4 | Rainfall intensity analysis for Parrish Creek |
1936-1966 |
| 10 | 5 | Parrish plots and canyon vegetation inventory sheets |
1937-1940 |
| 11 | 1 | Parrish Creek evaporation data sheets |
1965 |
| 11 | 2 | Evapo-transpiration report from Parrish plots |
1949 March 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Parrish climate station data and memos |
1936-1946 |
| 11 | 4 | Pipeline diversion from Parrish Creek |
1952-1954 |
Centerville Creek Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 5 | Centerville Creek hydrograph tracings and rainfall intensity |
1942-1965 |
| 11 | 6 | Field calibration sheets of the Venturi-trapezoidal flumes |
1939 |
| 12 | 1 | Centerville Creek mouth streamflow data |
1936-1940 |
| 12 | 2 | Centerville Creek mouth streamflow data |
1940-1947 |
| 13 | 1 | Centerville Creek mouth daily, monthly and annual summaries |
1944-1957 |
| 13 | 2 | Centerville Creek streamflow data, 6000' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 13 | 3 | Centerville Creek streamflow data, 6900' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 14 | 1 | Centerville Creek streamflow data, 7000' gaging station |
1936-1940 |
| 14 | 2 | Centerville Creek daily, monthly and annually summaries, 7000' gaging station |
1936-1941 |
| 14 | 3 | Monthly and annual records by elevation zones, Parrish and Centerville drainages |
1935-1943 |
| 14 | 4 | Streamflow data for Parrish and Centerville creeks |
1935-1941 |
| 14 | 5 | Various statistics and data for Parrish and Centerville creeks |
1936-1941 |
Ford Creek Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | Ford Creek catchment basin field journals. |
1934 |
| 15 | 2 | Ford Creek catchment basin field journals. |
1935 |
| 15 | 3 | Map and structural drawings of the Ford Creek catchment basin |
1935 |
| 15 | 4 | Ford Creek field journals. |
1935-1936 |
| 15 | 5 | Rainfall intensity data for Ford Creek |
1963-1966 |
Steed, Buckland, Davis, and Bairs Drainages Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | Sedimentation and rainfall intensity data for Davis Creek |
1947-1965 |
| 16 | 2 | Sedimentation data for Bairs Canyon |
1948-1959 |
| 16 | 3 | Rainfall intensity data for Bairs Canyon |
1948-1957 |
| 16 | 4 | Rainfall intnsity data for Steed and Buckland Canyons |
1959-1966 |
Farmington Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 5 | Original survey of the Farmington Creek Drainage |
1937 |
| 16 | 6 | Plot interval tables, south side of Farmington Creek |
1938-1939 |
| 16 | 7 | Maps of the Farmington Canyon Experimental Watershed |
1940 |
| 17 | 1 | Assorted notes and procedure plans for Farmington Canyon |
1937-1948 |
| 17 | 2 | Plant density estimates and other data, south side |
1937-1948 |
| 17 | 3 | Assorted streamflow data and summaries |
1940-1952 |
| 17 | 3 | Assorted streamflow data and summaries |
1940-1952 |
| 17 | 4 | Tables, plot intervals and field notebooks, Farmington Canyon north side |
1940 |
| 17 | 5 | Farmington Creek stream gaging station data |
1940-1943 |
| 17 | 6 | Farmington Creek rainfall intensity analysis |
1955-1965 |
| 17 | 6 | Farmington Creek rainfall intensity analysis |
1955-1965 |
| 17 | 7 | Farmington Creek evaporation data |
1944 |
| 18 | 1 | Farmington mouth streamflow data |
1940-1941 |
| 18 | 2 | Farmington mouth streamflow data |
1940-1965 |
| 18 | 3 | Description of photographs of plant survey plots: Farmington Canyon, north side |
undated |
| 18 | 4 | Description of phtographs of plant survey plots: Farmington Canyon, south side |
undated |
Farmington Canyon Experimental Watershed Sub-drainages materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mud Creek Drainage |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 5 | Mud Creek plot interval sheets and maps |
1938 |
| 18 | 6 | Mud Creek soil survey field sheets |
1938 |
| 19 | 1 | Mud Creek plant inventory field sheets |
1939-1940 |
| 19 | 2 | Mud Creek field calibration of Venturi-trapezoidal flumes |
1953 |
| 19 | 3 | Mud Creek streamflow data charts |
1956-1959 |
Hollingsworth Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 4 | Hollingsworth Canyon plot map |
1940 |
| 19 | 5 | Hollingsworth Canyon plant inventory field sheets |
1940 |
| 19 | 6 | Hollingsworth soil survey analysis |
1940 |
| 19 | 7 | Hollingsworth Canyon Venturi-trapezoidal flume callibrations |
1942-1948 |
| 19 | 7 | Hollingsworth Canyon Venturi-trapezoidal flume callibrations |
1942-1948 |
Miller Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 | Map and plot summaries of Miller Canyon Drainage |
1942-1948 |
| 20 | 2 | Miller Canyon soil survey field sheets and lab analysis |
1938-1940 |
| 20 | 3 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 833-857 |
1938-1940 |
| 20 | 4 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 884-908 |
1938-1940 |
| 20 | 5 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 983-1007 |
1939-1953 |
| 20 | 6 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 933-1251 |
1939-1953 |
| 21 | 1 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 739-777 |
1939-1953 |
| 21 | 1 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 739-777 |
1939-1953 |
| 21 | 2 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 793-809 |
1939-1953 |
| 21 | 3 | Plant inventory and re-inventory, plots 1098-1215 |
1939-1953 |
| 21 | 4 | Plant re-inventory summary |
1953 |
| 21 | 5 | Miller Canyon evaporation and precipitation records |
1936-1963 |
| 22 | 1 | Miller Creek streamflow data charts |
1948-1952 |
| 22 | 2 | Miller Creek streamflow data charts |
1952-1957 |
| 22 | 3 | Miller Creek streamflow data charts |
1957-1961 |
| 23 | 1 | Miller Creek streamflow data charts |
1961-1968 |
| 23 | 2 | Miller Creek streamflow data charts |
1961-1968 |
| 23 | 3 | Miller Creek streamflow data reduction |
1964-1969 |
| 23 | 3 | Miller Creek streamflow data reduction |
1964-1969 |
| 23 | 4 | Miller Creek precipitation data sheets |
1943-1944 |
| 23 | 4 | Miller Creek precipitation data sheets |
1943-1944 |
| 23 | 5 | Miller Creek plant survey photograph desriptions |
undated |
Corduroy Creek Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 1 | Corduroy Creek plant inventory field sheets |
1940 |
| 24 | 2 | Corduroy Creek soil survey |
1940 |
| 24 | 3 | Corduroy Creek venturi-trapezoidal flume field calibrations |
1940 |
| 24 | 3 | Corduroy Creek venturi-trapezoidal flume field calibrations |
1940 |
Whipple Creek Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 4 | Plot map of Corduroy and Whipple drainages |
undated |
| 24 | 5 | Plot map of Corduroy and Whipple drainages |
1940 |
| 24 | 6 | Whipple Creek plant inventory field sheets |
1940 |
| 24 | 7 | Whipple Creek streamflow charts |
undated |
Halfway Creek Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 8 | Plot map of Halfway Creek drainage |
undated |
| 24 | 9 | Halfway Creek soil survey field sheets and evaporation data |
1940 |
| 24 | 10 | Halfway Creek plant inventory field sheets and summary of vegetation by condition class |
1940 |
| 24 | 10 | Halfway Creek plant inventory field sheets and summary of vegetation by condition class |
1940 |
| 24 | 11 | Halfway Creek streamflow charts |
1953-1958 |
| 25 | 1 | Halfway Creek streamflow charts |
1958-1962 |
| 25 | 2 | Halfway Creek streamflow charts |
1962-1971 |
| 25 | 3 | Halfway Creek streamflow data reduction |
1964-1969 |
Morris Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 26 | 1 | Plot maps of Morris Canyon Drainage |
1938 |
| 26 | 2 | Morris Canyon plant inventory fields sheets |
1936-1953 |
| 26 | 3 | Vegetation re-inventory summary sheets |
1953 |
| 26 | 4 | Morris Canyon soil inventory field sheets |
1939 |
| 26 | 5 | Morris Creek sedimentation rates |
1947-1961 |
| 26 | 6 | Morris Creek storage gage documents |
1940-1949 |
| 27 | 1 | Morris Creek streamflow charts |
1950-1953 |
| 27 | 2 | Morris Creek streamflow charts |
1953-1957 |
| 27 | 3 | Morris Creek streamflow charts |
1957-1962 |
| 27 | 3 | Morris Creek streamflow charts |
1957-1962 |
| 27 | 4 | Morris Creek streamflow charts |
1962-1966 |
| 28 | 1 | Plant survey plots photograph descriptions |
undated |
Van Fleet Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 28 | 2 | Plot maps and summaries of the Van Fleet Canyon drainage |
1938 |
| 28 | 3 | Plant inventory field sheets of Van Fleet Canyon |
1939 |
| 28 | 4 | Soil survey field sheets of Van Fleet Canyon |
1938 |
| 28 | 5 | Field calibration of Venturi-trapezoidal flumes for Van Fleet Canyon |
1943-1948 |
Bigler Canyon Drainage |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 28 | 6 | Plot Maps of Bigler and Hollingsworth Canyons |
undated |
| 28 | 7 | Soil sample survey of Bigler Canyon |
1940 |
| 28 | 8 | Plant inventory field sheets of Bigler Canyon |
1940 |
| 28 | 9 | Field calibration data of Venturi-trapezoidal flumes of Bigler Creek |
1940-1943 |
Hell-hole Canyon Drainage Material |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 28 | 10 | Plot maps and summaries of Hell-hole drainage |
1938 |
| 28 | 11 | Soil survey field sheets of Hell-hole Canyon |
1938 |
| 29 | 1 | Hell-hole plant inventory field sheets |
1934-1939 |
| 29 | 2 | Field calibration of Venturi-trapezoidal flumes of Hell-hole Canyon |
1939-1948 |
| 29 | 2 | Field calibration of Venturi-trapezoidal flumes of Hell-hole Canyon |
1939-1948 |
Rice Canyon Drainage |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 29 | 3 | Plot maps and descriptions of Rice Canyon drainage |
1938 |
| 29 | 4 | Soil survey field sheets and data |
1938 |
| 29 | 5 | Rice Canyon plant inventory field sheets and data |
1938 |
| 30 | 1 | Field calibration data of Venturi-trapezoidal flumes of Rice Canyon |
1939-1948 |
| 30 | 2 | Tempertatue and evaporation data for Rice Canyon |
1938-1966 |
Davis County Watershed Rehabilitation and Management Articles and ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 31 | 1 |
Historical and Scientific Accounts of Floods, Erosion and Watershed Management in Utah 1800s-1950s by J. Marvin Rosa |
October 1981 |
| 31 | 2 | Investigation of Tastes in Salt Lake City Public Water Supply |
1923 |
| 31 | 3 |
A Study of Herbaceous Plant Cover on Surface Run-Off and Soil Erosion in Relating to Grazing on the Wasatch Plateau in Utah by C.L. Fosling |
March 1931 |
| 31 | 4 |
Watershed Management for Summer Flood Control in Utah produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture |
1947 |
| 31 | 5 |
Sediment through Watershed Rehabilitation by Edward Noble |
1963 January 28 |
| 31 | 6 |
Floods and Accelerated Erosion in Northern Utah produced by the Department of Agriculture and "Floods Controlled on Davis County Watershed," from the Journal of Forestry
|
undated |
| 31 | 7 |
Rainstorm Debris Floods: A Problem with Public Welfare by Russell Croft by Russell Croft |
May 1967 |
| 31 | 8 | "When Rainstorms Moved Boulders", Intermountain Reporter produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service in Ogden, Utah |
March 1981 |
| 31 | 9 | H.W. Pledger's account of Farmington Canyon in 1936 |
undated |
| 31 | 10 |
The Davis County Experimental Watershed Story and Guide to the Davis County Experimental Watershed Farmington, Utah by Richard B. Marston |
1953-1958 |
| 31 | 11 |
History of Development of the Davis County Experimental Watershede by Russell Croft |
May 1981 |
| 31 | 12 |
A Picture Story of the Field Trip Over Davis County Experimental Watershed for Members of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate |
1953 September 14 |
| 31 | 13 | "Status and Condition Summary of Streamflow and Climatic Data from Davis County Experimental Watershed" by Alden Blain |
December 1964 |
| 31 | 14 | Climate relations and snow slides from Ricahrd Marston in Rice Canyon (includes photos with summaries) |
1955 |
| 31 | 15 | "Livestock Trails to Better Ranges" Tribune Travel Logs
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1924 September 7 |
| 31 | 16 | "Flood Check Project Nearing Completion" The Salt Lake Tribune
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1934 October 21 |
| 31 | 17 | "Uncle Sam's Sub-marginal Land Program: An Important Phase of Land Use Planning is Aimed at Rehabilitating Farm Families Stranded on Unproductive Areas and Higher Use of Land" The Christmas News |
1934 December 15 |
| 31 | 18 | "Damage from Unchecked Erosion" Utah Farmer |
1935 October 10 |
| 31 | 19 | "Why All These Floods?" Utah Farmer |
1935 October 25 |
| 31 | 20 | "Science Conquers the Flood in Utah" Rocky Mountain Empire Magazine |
1947 February 2 |
| 31 | 21 | "Wasatch Front Vulnerable to Devastation of Flood" The Salt Lake Tribune |
1981 July 27 |
| 31 | 22 | "Veteran Recalls Fighting Mudrock Floods with Trenches" The Standard-Examiner |
1981 August 30 |
| 32 | 1 | Ground water studies observation and record sheets |
1939-1941 |
| 32 | 2 | Handwritten records and summaries of Rice Canyon |
1936-1944 |
| 32 | 3 | Elevation of the Great Salt Lake records |
1952-1955 |
| 32 | 4 | Elevation of the Great Salt Lake records |
1956-1960 |
| 32 | 5 | Elevation of the Great Salt Lake records |
1961-1964 |
| 32 | 6 | Elevation of the Great Salt Lake records |
1965-1967 |
| 33 | 1 | Proof of article "Floods and Flood Erosion in Utah" |
1934 September 7 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Experimental watershed areas--Utah.
- Flood control--Utah--Davis County Experimental Watershed.
- Flood control--Utah--Great Salt Lake Watershed.
- Flood control--Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)
- Watershed management--Utah--Davis County Experimental Watershed.
- Watershed management--Utah--Great Salt Lake Watershed.
- Watershed management--Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)
- Wildlife management areas--Utah--Davis County Experimental Watershed.
- Wildlife management areas--Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)
Personal Names
Corporate Names
Family Names
Geographical Names
- Davis County Experimental Watershed (Utah)
- Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--Research
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2017
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