The Desert Laboratory

The Vigil Network
Aching Shoulder Slope: Slope Profile of Ground Surface Elevation and Values of Erosion and Deposition, in Feet, on Sedimentary Slope

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Station location is referred to 16 + 00 at the watershed divide and 0 + 00 at the lower cross-section. For example, 3 + 00 means 300 feet upstream from the lower cross-section.

LB means left bank, facing downstream. LB BM is the left-bank bench mark, or reference point. The term "bench mark (BM)" refers to a 4-foot steel rod, 1/2 inch diameter, driven into the ground and protruding about 6 inches. RB BM is the right-bank bench mark.

LB BM and RB BM elevations, in feet, are referenced to an arbitrary elevation of 100.00 feet at the top of LB BM at station 0 + 00. The adding of 5,800 feet gives the approximate elevation above sea level.

Bench-mark elevations refer to the tops of the bench marks, and other elevations refer to the ground surface.

Erosion values, in feet, are measured from nail-washer (n/w) pins driven into the ground.

Downslope Distance (ft) Elevation (ft) August 1963 to:
August 1964 August 1965 August 1968
Aug. 1963 Erosion (ft) Deposit. (ft) Erosion (ft) Deposit. (ft) Erosion (ft) Deposit. (ft)
0.00 281.95 (top elevation of upper bench mark)
10.00 277.74 0.050 0.000 0.055 0.000 0.035 0.000
20.00 275.66 0.030 0.000 0.060 0.000 0.075 0.000
30.00 273.26 0.035 0.020 0.025 0.005 0.035 0.000
40.00 271.40 0.015 0.000 0.025 0.000 0.045 0.000
50.00 269.32 0.010 0.000 0.050 0.000 0.090 0.000
60.00 267.55 0.025 0.000 0.030 0.030 0.055 0.000
70.00 266.03 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
80.00 263.62 0.015 0.000 0.015 0.005 0.030 0.000
91.70 263.29 (top elevation of right bank pin, station 13 + 00)

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