Stream cross-section profiles in the Andrews Experimental Forest and Hagan Block RNA 1978-present

This database consists of periodically resurveyed cross-section profiles for 5 sites (stream reaches) located in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest on 3rd to 5th-order stream channels over the period 1978-present, and also includes historical data from Shorter Creek within the Andrews and two sites (North and South) on the Hagan Creek in the Hagan Block RNA. Each of these sites includes 10-20 cross sections spaced about 10-50 m apart. Observations include cross-sectional geometry based on surveys relative to a horizontal line between permanent stations on opposite sides of the stream, substrate type based on pebble counts and notes on extent of bedrock, and photo-documentation of the sites. Sampling was primarily done annually until 2000 and opportunistically since then depending on funding and noted geomorphic changes in response to floods. Sampling at least every 5 years is desired. Data tables cover 1. elevation and distance measurements between fixed end points, 2. pebble counts for particle size, 3. measures of extent of exposed bedrock, 4. vegetation (1984 only) in terms of % cover by spp., % cover of substrate types, and plant measurements for making biomass estimates with allometric equations, but such estimates are not presented. The original raw cross-section data for these sites has been adjusted to align profiles for consecutive year comparisons at each cross-section location to correct for imprecision in the survey methodology. John Faustini further corrected this cross-section data from 1978-1998 for the five main sites in Study GS019. The Shorter Creek cross-section surveys took place in 1978-1982 only.