The Vigil Network Site Index: Cañada de la Cueva Headcut

General Information

Site Name: Cañada de la Cueva Headcut
Location: Northwest of Galisteo, New Mexico USA
Principal Investigator: Harold Malde
Address: U.S.G.S. Denver, Colorado USA
Date of Site Establishment and/or Field Measurements: 08/1970, 06/1971, 07/1971, 08/1972, 09/1972, 05/1974, 08/1974, 12/1975
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Location at Lower End of Basin

Latitude: 35°26'24"N
Longitude: 105°59'49"W
Other: NW1/4 SW1/4 sec. 16, T. 14 N., R. 9 E., Galisteo quadrangle, 4.2 miles NW of Galisteo, NM
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Purposes

(ranked in order of importance)

1. Erosion
2. Channel change

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Site Information

Annual precipitation: 300 mm
Elevation: 1890 m
Relief: 60 m
Drainage Area: 2.3 km²
Geology: Ancha Formation of Santa Fe Group
Vegetation: Grama grass and scattered juniper
Bench marks: 7
U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute maps: Galisteo, NM
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Stream Channels

Channel cross sections: 3
Bed profile: 1
Headcut retreat: 1
Discharge: Crest-stage gage: 1
Other: Erosion pins (9)
Other: Summary of Headcut Erosion 1970-1975
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Miscellaneous

Rain gage: 1
Other: Summary of Rainfall and Runoff 1970-1975
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Links to Data Files

• Initial Report
• Second Report
• Distance Between Resurvey Rods
• Elevations of Survey Rods
• Ground Surface Elevation, Survey Rod 70 M 117 to 70 M 118
• Ground Surface Elevation, Survey Rod A to C
• Ground Surface Elevation, Survey Rod B to D
• Long Profile of Channel Bed Elevation
• Summary of Erosion Pin Data (1970-1972)
• Summary of Erosion Pin Data (1970-1975)
• Discharge and Rainfall Data (1970-1972)
• Discharge, Rainfall and Runoff Data (1970-1975)
• Increments of Cutting at Headcut/Pin 4 (1970-1975)
• Planetable Map of Site, August 17-19, 1970 (58 KB)
• Part of Galisteo, NM, 1:24,000 USGS Topographic Map (96 KB)
• Part of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, 1:250,000 USGS Topographic Maps (90 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 119, August 1970 (28 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 120, August 1970 (31 KB)
• Planetable Map of Site, Changes from Aug. 17-19, 1970 to Sept. 12, 1972 (27 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 119, August 1970 (57 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 119, June 1971 (50 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 119, July 1971 (52 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 119, August 1972 (46 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 119, September 1972 (50 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 120, August 1970 (35 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 120, June 1971 (38 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 120, July 1971 (35 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 120, August 1972 (40 KB)
• View from Station 70 M 120, September 1972 (36 KB)
• View from Station 71 M 57 (left), June 1971 (30 KB)
• View from Station 71 M 57 (right), June 1971 (29 KB)
• View from Station 71 M 57 (left), June 1971 (47 KB)
• View from Station 71 M 57 (left), September 1972 (54 KB)
• View from Station 72 M 102, September 1972 (36 KB)

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For information on how to obtain USGS topographic maps of this study site, please visit the USGS National Mapping Information Page at http://mapping.usgs.gov.

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