These datasets are either Excel 5.0 spreadsheets or tab-delimited ASCII textfiles. The Excel files require Excel 5.0 or later; the textfiles can be read by nearly any program. Before you use any datafiles, look at the column headers to see what data is in each column. Some programs or macros may require that the column headers be removed before importing the file.

Eureka Rainfall Data

 

The Eureka raingage is operated by the National Weather Service; its record begins in 1887. From 1 December 1886 through 31 December 1910, the gage was located at the Buhne Building at 2nd and G Streets. On January 1, 1911, it was moved to the US Post Office & Courthouse at 5th and H Streets in downtown Eureka. On October 16, 1994, the gage was relocated to the new National Weather Service office on Woodley Island, about 0.5 mi north of the previous location.

 

Eureka Annual Rainfalls (Excel)

Eureka Annual Rainfalls (text)

 

Eureka Hourly Depth-Duration-Frequency Data 1904-1995 (Excel)

Eureka Daily Depth-Duration-Frequency Data 1887-1997 (Excel)

 

 

Upper Mattole Rainfall Data

 

The Upper Mattole raingage operated from 1888 through 1986. It was located in the Mattole R valley about halfway between Petrolia and Honeydew at an elevation of 255 ft. This is one of the wettest areas in Humboldt Co.

 

Upper Mattole Annual Rainfalls (Excel)

Upper Mattole Annual Rainfalls (text)

 

Upper Mattole Daily Depth-Duration-Frequency Data 1898-1986 (Excel)

 

 

Humboldt County Rainfall Data

 

This is a table of the 1) mean annual precipitation, 2) period of record, 3) elevation, 4) location, and 5) distance from the coast at 57 selected Humboldt County and near-by gages. It was compiled from the California State Department of Water Resources Publication "California Rainfall Summary 1849-1980" and measurements from topographic maps. A map of the stations is available.

 

Humboldt County Rainfall Data (Excel)

Humboldt County Rainfall Data (text)

 

 

Cumulative Rainfalls for Lab 2

 

This is a table of the cumulative rainfalls at 1) Eureka, 2) Honeydew 1SW, and 3) Kneeland 10SSE for the period 2100 16 Nov 1982 through 0000 20 Nov 1982.

 

Cumulative Rainfall Data for Lab 2 (Excel)

Cumulative Rainfall Data for Lab 2 (text)

 

 

Jacoby Creek Hydrologic Data

 

Jacoby Creek is a small (< 20 sq mi) forested drainage basin lying immediately south of Arcata, CA. The USGS operated a gaging station in the upper part of the basin (DA = 6.07 sq mi) from 1955 to 1964, and a crest-stage gage at the site from 1965-1974.

 

Jacoby Cr USGS Annual Flood Peaks 1955-1974 (Excel)

Jacoby Cr USGS Annual Flood Peaks 1955-1974 (text)

 

Jacoby Cr USGS Daily Mean Discharges 1955-1964 (Excel)

Jacoby Cr USGS Daily Mean Discharges 1955-1964 (text)

 

Dr. Tom Lisle of the Forest Service Redwood Sciences Lab established a gaging station on Jacoby Cr immediately upstream of the covered bridge on Brookwood Dr. (DA= 13.7 sq mi) in the late 1970's. It operated on an event basis into the mid 1980's. Tom has been kind enough to share some of his data with us. HSU hydrology and fluvial processes classes have made occasional additional gaging measurements at this site.

 

Jacoby Cr Lisle & HSU Hydraulic Geometry & Rating Data 1978-1995 (Excel)

Jacoby Cr Lisle & HSU Hydraulic Geometry & Rating Data 1978-1995 (text)

Jacoby Cr Lisle & HSU Rating Data 1978-2005 (Excel)

Jacoby Cr Lisle & HSU Rating Data 1978-2005 (text)

 

Jacoby Cr Lisle Suspended-Sediment Event Data 1978-1979 (Excel)

Jacoby Cr Lisle Suspended-Sediment Event Data 1978-1979 (text)

Mad River near Hatchery Data 

This data has been collected by Geology 531 and 550 classes just downstream from the Mad River fish hatchery. The data from 2001 is for use in a class exercise and has not been reduced.

20 October 2001

Mad R near Hatchery XS1 (upstream XS) 20 October 2001 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery XS2 (downstream XS) 20 October 2001 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery Long Profile along RB Water Surface 20 October 2001 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery Q 20 October 2001 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery Pebble Count near XS2 20 October 2001 (Excel)

In this data sheet, particles smaller than 2 mm have been arbitrarily coded as 1.5.

 

15 October 2005

Mad R near Hatchery XS1 (upstream XS) 15 October 2005 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery XS2 (downstream XS) 15 October 2005 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery Long Profile along RB Water Surface 15 October 2005 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery Q XS1 15 October 2005 (Excel)

Mad R near Hatchery Q near XS2 15 October 2005 (Excel)

 

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