Table 2.--Mean monthly discharge and stream level at gage station, 
Maybeso Creek, 1949-1953 
H : Year 3 
Month : Item > 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 : Mean 
May Discharge* = tee 2 Geel eerk A lps) pt .0n, 15.4 
Stream level* -- 1.92 2.06 Ze Let 2eL5 2.08 
June Discharge 22 sya k 11 lees | 13.8 Thea 1 Eo 
Stream level 1.8 ERS)? 1.82 2.01 De LBA 
July Discharge 6.1 7.0 5.6 8.3 3.6 6.1 
Stream level eA2- 49 AST UR eae Blas ly See Os) 
August Discharge 7.0 ce A Pal 4.5 Sie) De3 
Stream level ee Be B05) ch 205 Ute, 2.1526 
September Discharge 1352 Ibs) 3.8 14.4 12,1 11.0 
Stream level 1.63 2eb. 442 U5 %--1.93.-Agt7 -— 1.64 
October Discharge 24.6 is25)) elias) 61658) -,°23.0.. 18.0 
Stream level 2.36 £79 Ue eee eee 2 OF 
* Discharge--inches per square mile of drainage area. 
Stream level--feet and tenths. 
A change in time and rate of snowmelt, or in total snow accumulation, 
may influence the fresh-water temperature regime. Kittredge (13) has 
found that the greatest accumulation of snow is found in openings 
where the distance across them is at least equal to the height of the 
surrounding trees. He also found that rate of melting and date of 
disappearance of snow is accelerated as a result of more rapid 
evaporation and melt by the removal of forest cover. Stream-stage 
hydrograph records permit an accurate determination to be made of 
dates of first and last snowmelt. 
Dates on which snowmelt began and ended its contribution to streamflow 
are shown in table 3. The period of first and last snowmelt is quite 
uniform from year to year on all streams. Continuing observations will 
be made on snowmelt to determine the effect of logging on total snow 
accumulation, and dates of first and last snowmelt. 
The relationship between runoff and precipitation is an indicator of 
change in stream regimen and hydrologic characteristics of a watershed 
following changes in land use. Runoff, expressed as a percent of sea 
level precipitation, is shown in table 4 for Maybeso Creek, Harris River, 
and Indian Creek. Percentage values range from 88 to 374 for Maybeso 
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