Determining Watershed Conditions and Treatment Priorities

• Main Authors: Solomon, Rhey M., Maxwell, James R., Schmidt, Larry J.
• Other Authors: USDA Forest Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Language: en_US
• Published: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 1982
• Subjects: Hydrology > Arizona.; Water resources development > Arizona.; Hydrology > Southwestern states.; Water resources development > Southwestern states.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/301287

From the Proceedings of the 1982 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona - Nevada Academy of Science - April 24,1982, Tempe, Arizona === A method is presented for evaluating watershed conditions and alternative watershed treatments. A computer model simulates runoff responses from design storms. The model also simulates runoff changes due to management prescriptions that affect ground cover and structural treatments. Techniques are identified for setting watershed tolerance values for acceptable ground cover and establishing treatment priorities based on the inherent potentials of the watershed.