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The Vigil Network

The Vigil Network was created in the early 1960s to address the need for long-term, broad spectrum data collection to facilitate the study of the effects of global climatic change. It is a system of small sites and drainage basins where geomorphic, hydrologic, and biological data are periodically collected. Observation periods are intended to be greater than the life span of a single individual, and data are intended to be archived in a readily retrievable format to allow study by future generations of scientists.

Vigil Network data are currently being converted to digital format for display on this web site. Due to the relatively large amount of data archived, this process will take a significant amount of time. When data entry for a particular site is completed, that site's inventory listing in the following table will be replaced by a link to an index page. The index page will contain an overview of the data available for the site, as well as links to site's data.

Questions about the requirements for including a site in the Vigil Network should be addressed to Dr. Waite Osterkamp at wroster@usgs.gov. If you are interested in data from a site that has not yet been converted to electronic format, please contact Tade Orr at tworr@usgs.gov.

Vigil Network Site Inventory and Available Data

Site or drainage basin number Site or drainage basin name, state or province and country Latitude and longitude a Date of establishment Drainage basin area (km2) Average annual precipitation (mm) Channel cross sections Bed profiles Erosion data Vegetation data
1 Tongue River, Montana, USA 45°23'16"N
106°27'00"W		 June 1979 120 300 86 5 No No
2 Oconee River, Georgia, USA 33°22'30"N
83°18'45"W		 1969 7500 1200 18 11 No Yes
3 Tiderishi Creek, Ohio, USA 40°55'50"N
83°43'40"W		 January 1947 12.0 890 0 0 No No
4 Norwalk Creek, Ohio, USA 41°14'00"N
82°32'30"W		 January 1947 12.7 890 0 0 No No
5 Pueblo Canyon, New Mexico, USA 35°31'34"N
105°59'38"W		 August 1970 22.3 300 41 1 Yes No
6 Cañada de la Cueva, New Mexico, USA 35°26'24"N
105°59'49"W		 August 1970 2.3 300 3 1 Yes No
7 Young Pits Sisters Area, Maryland, USA 39°00'15"N
77°10'45"W		 1964 - 1040 0 0 Yes b No
8 East Branch, Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania, USA 40°03'05"N
75°43'20"W		 October 1967 - 1105 12 0 No No
9 Hasta Luego Draw, Montana, USA 45°41'30"N
108°07'30"W		 July 1950 0.04 330 6 1 No No
10 Aching Shoulder Slope, New Mexico, USA 36°36'19"N
108°56'43"W		 August 1963 - 220 3 1 Yes No
11 Ski Basin Slope, New Mexico, USA 35°46'07"N
105°48'26"W		 August 1963 - 400 0 0 Yes b No
12 Big View Slope, Wyoming, USA 42°53'51"N
109°02'16"W		 July 1963 - 400 0 0 Yes No
13 Last Day Gully, Wyoming, USA 42°55'33"N
108°34'19"W		 August 1962 0.22 250 16 1 Yes No
14 Forsaken Gully, Wyoming, USA 43°11'24"N
107°44'07"W		 August 1962 0.04 200 9 1 Yes No
15 Gullies Number One and Two, Wyoming, USA 44°41'12"N
106°06'38"W		 July 1950 - 330 0 0 Yes No
16 Near Dark Gully, Wyoming, USA 44°41'12"N
106°05'00"W		 July 1950 0.02 330 5 1 Yes Yes
17 Drainage Area Number One, Wyoming, USA 43°13'18"N
104°36'41"W		 July 1950 0.04 380 0 0 No No
18 Drainage Area Number Two, Wyoming, USA 43°03'04"N
104°37'30"W		 July 1950 0.20 380 6 1 Yes No
19 Typical Section Number Three, Wyoming, USA 43°07'40"N
104°36'43"W		 August 1962 - 380 0 0 Yes No
20 Ditch Creek, Wyoming, USA 43°40'15"N
110°35'30"W		 July 1989 69.9 810 2 0 No No
21 Plum Creek, Colorado, USA 39°29'04"N
105°00'07"W		 June 1965 782.0 380 4 0 Yes Yes
22 Armells Creek, Montana, USA 46°06'03"N
106°45'44"W		 July 1975 807.0 380 3 0 No Yes
23 Rosebud Creek, Helvey Ranch, Montana, USA 45°14'44"N
106°57'57"W		 July 1975 95.0 380 9 0 No Yes
24 West Fork Muddy Creek, Montana, USA 45°32'06"N
106°45'22"W		 August 1975 91.0 380 6 0 No No
25 East Fork Sarpy Creek, Montana, USA 45°49'02"N
106°59'38"W		 August 1975 136.5 380 3 0 No Yes
26 Ephemeral Tributary to Rosebud Creek, Montana, USA 46°08'38"N
106°27'40"W		 August 1975 15.0 380 4 0 No Yes
27 West Fork Tullock Creek, Montana, USA 45°31'29"N
107°07'28"W		 August 1975 4.5 380 3 0 No Yes
28 North Fork Rosebud Creek, Montana, USA 45°12'47"N
107°00'09"W		 August 1975 21.0 380 4 0 No Yes
29 South Fork Rosebud Creek, Montana, USA 45°12'45"N
107°00'07"W		 August 1975 47.0 380 4 0 No Yes
30 Main Stem Rosebud Creek, Montana, USA 45°12'48"N
107°00'04"W		 August 1975 69.0 380 3 0 No Yes
31 Lower Tullock Creek, Montana, USA 46°05'45"N
107°25'02"W		 August 1975 1163.0 380 4 0 No Yes
32 Lower Sarpy Creek, Montana, USA 46°12'48"N
107°07'39"W		 August 1975 1165.5 380 3 0 No Yes
33 Lower Owl Creek, Montana, USA 45°11'54"N
107°17'23"W		 August 1975 221.0 380 3 0 No Yes
34 Sarpy Creek, Montana, USA 45°55'07"N
107°07'41"W		 August 1975 524.5 380 3 0 No Yes
35 Upper Owl Creek, Montana, USA 45°07'57"N
107°14'38"W		 August 1975 170.0 380 4 0 No Yes
36 Mid Owl Creek, Montana, USA 45°08'47"N
107°15'02"W		 August 1975 181.0 380 3 0 No Yes
37 Otter Creek, Trusler Ranch, Montana, USA 45°35'16"N
106°15'12"W		 August 1975 1816.5 380 3 0 No Yes
38 Otter Creek, Shy Ranch, Montana, USA 45°31'38"N
106°11'30"W		 August 1975 1517.0 380 3 0 No Yes
39 Logging Creek, Montana, USA 45°34'32"N
106°24'16"W		 August 1975 74.0 380 3 0 No Yes
40 Pumpkin Creek, Montana, USA 46°03'21"N
105°33'42"W		 September 1975 1308.5 380 3 0 No Yes
41 Pumpkin Creek, Roger Ranch, Montana, USA 46°12'52"N
105°40'39"W		 September 1975 1798.5 380 3 0 No Yes
42 Tributary to Hollowwood Creek, Montana, USA 45°36'54"N
106°22'52"W		 September 1975 2.0 380 3 0 No Yes
43 Ephemeral Tributary, Montana, USA 45°49'25"N
107°12'48"W		 September 1975 2.0 380 3 0 No Yes
44 Beaver Creek, Wisconsin, USA 44°02'30"N
91°20'00"W		 1939 409.2 760 48 0 Yes c No
45 Galena River, Wisconsin, USA 42°22'30"N
90°27'00"W		 1940 518.0 890 49 0 Yes c No
46 Beartail Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°43'50"N
89°55'15"W		 1940 93.0 1320 9 0 No No
47 Big Spring Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°32'30"N
89°27'15"W		 1939 145.0 1370 13 0 Yes c No
48 Billys Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°08'30"N
89°46'30"W		 1940 52.0 1340 4 0 No No
49 Clear Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°25'00"N
89°42'45"W		 - 117.0 1340 3 0 No No
50 Coldwater River, Mississippi, USA 34°46'30"N
89°54'30"W		 1940 1142.0 1370 7 0 No No
51 Goose Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°24'30"N
89°36'30"W		 1937 - 1370 16 0 Yes c No
52 Graham Mill Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°31'30"N
89°29'30"W		 1939 29.0 1340 17 0 No No
53 Greasy Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°28'00"N
89°42'15"W		 1939 52.0 1340 5 0 No No
54 Hurricane Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°30'00"N
89°35'15"W		 1937 83.0 1370 22 0 No No
55 King Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°28'00"N
89°03'30"W		 1939 65.0 1340 8 0 No No
56 Lee Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°31'00"N
89°29'00"W		 1931 50.0 1340 7 0 No No
57 Long Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°11'30"N
90°01'00"W		 1940 220.0 1340 6 0 No No
58 Nelson Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°10'30"N
89°59'30"W		 1970 15.0 1340 4 0 No No
59 North Tillatoba Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°00'30"N
90°05'00"W		 1940 132.0 1340 6 0 No No
60 North Tippah Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°42'45"N
89°02'45"W		 1939 63.0 1370 4 0 No No
61 Potacocowa Creek, Mississippi, USA 33°34'30"N
90°06'00"W		 1940 166.0 1320 7 0 No No
62 Potlocona Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°14'30"N
89°23'30"W		 1940 78.0 1340 4 0 No No
63 Puskus and Cypress Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°30'00"N
89°15'30"W		 1939 156.0 1340 11 0 No No
64 Red Banks Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°48'30"N
89°46'00"W		 1940 96.0 1370 6 0 No No
65 Strayhorn and Egypt Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°36'30"N
90°13'00"W		 1940 124.0 1320 6 0 No No
66 Tippah Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°42'50"N
89°14'45"W		 1970 975.0 1370 4 0 No No
67 Toby Tubby Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°29'00"N
89°40'00"W		 1937 145.0 1370 16 0 Yes c No
68 Turkey Creek, Mississippi, USA 33°54'00"N
89°41'33"W		 1940 330.0 1340 7 0 No No
69 Cypress Creek, Mississippi, USA 33°56'30"N
89°41'00"W		 1940 57.0 1340 3 0 No No
70 Wilhite Creek, Mississippi, USA 34°32'00"N
88°57'00"W		 1939 42.0 1370 8 0 No No
71 Yalobusha River, Mississippi, USA 33°47'00"N
89°59'00"W		 1940 4440.0 1340 9 0 No No
72 Yocona River, Mississippi, USA 34°15'00"N
89°17'45"W		 1970 1940.0 1370 12 0 Yes c No
73 Abacka Gully, Norrbotten, Sweden 66°10'N
22°52'E		 March 1990 0.7 450 5 1 Yes No
74 De Geer's Gullies, Dalarna, Sweden 60°10'N
15°40'E		 March 1990 - 570 5 1 Yes No
75 Femta Gully, Varmland, Sweden 60°32'N
13°08'E		 March 1990 0.06 700 6 1 Yes No
76 Berthaga Gully, Vastmarland, Sweden 59°52'N
17°35'E		 March 1990 1.8 500 8 1 Yes No
77 Uvered Gully, Vastergotland, Sweden 58°21'N
13°03'E		 March 1990 - 550 2 1 Yes No
78 Ravlunda Gully, Skane, Sweden 55°43'N
14°12'E		 March 1990 0.07 650 12 1 Yes No
79 Marimente Hillslope Site, Puerto Rico 18°19'11"N
65°45'09"W		 January 1970 3.0 2500 0 4 Yes Yes
80 Jorge Jimenez Hillslope Site, Puerto Rico 18°04'38"N
66°20'03"W		 January 1970 0.6 950 0 4 Yes Yes
81 Nahal Yael Watershed, Israel 29°35'N
34°56'E		 1967 0.60 30 35 1 Yes Yes
82 Metsemotlhaba River, Botswana 24°44'S
25°29'E		 1987 615 400 15 1 Yes No
a Coordinates are for the lowest point in the drainage basin
b mass movement data
c sedimentation data

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