DWCZ - CO - Manitou Experimental Forest, Hotel Gulch - Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture (DWCZ-MEF-HG-SMST-Array) - (2019–2022)

Soil sensors were installed to measure soil water content at multiple depths. Data span from June 2019 through March 2022, with some sites ending in October 2021.

This resource represents the data as presented in Sidney Bush’s dissertation, working title: “Spatiotemporal Patterns in Hydrologic Connectivity in a Montane Headwater System in Central Colorado.” The “SBush” identifier in the title denotes Bush’s authorship and contribution.

Location Description: Hotel Gulch is located within the Manitou Experimental Forest in central Colorado. The area contains a series of alluvial and colluvial fans, indicative of historic debris-flow scars. Equipment is installed within these fans at increasing distances from the stream. Stream sites are measured along a longitudinal profile, beginning at the headwater and extending to the lowest site just upstream of the flume.

Please see the formal metadata for sensor coordinates and specifications.

Related Resources: Additional DWCZ soil moisture and soil temperature datasets are available in linked HydroShare resources.