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Station Detail Report
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The Station Detail Report provides detailed information on CIMIS stations including the region in which they are located, nearby city, installation dates, termination dates (if inactive), geographic locations (latitude and longitude), elevations above see level, zip codes, surface types (grass or alfalfa), station site descriptions, and photographs of the stations.
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| Buntingville #57 |
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| Northeast Plateau
Region
Lassen
County
Northern
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Nearby city is
Susanville |
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Activated On
June 22, 1986
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Station is Active
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ETo Reported
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Reference Surface is
Grass
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Datalogger is
CR10
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Geographic Information
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Elevation (ft):
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4005 |
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Latitude:
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40o17'24"N / 40.29 |
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Longitude:
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120o26'04"W / -120.43 |
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Associated Zip Codes
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| 96114, 96117, 96128, 96136 |
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Station Siting Description
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DATE: 11-12-02
STATION#:57
STATION NAME: Buntingville
ETO ZONE: 13
PREVAILING WINDS:
LOCAL CHARACTER: Remote area in the Northeast Plateau area of California. It is characterized as an agricultural/recreation region. Hay, strawberry plants and cow/calf operations are primary agricultural activities.
DESCRIPTION OF STATION SITE:
Located on a ranch that is operated as hunting club. The station is installed in a wire fenced enclosure in the middle of a large flood irrigated pasture. The pasture soils are sandy with droughty tendencies and is kept moderately irrigated. It is usually kept well grazed and managed. An evaporation pan is operated during the summer.
NORTH:
300+ ft: Irrigated pasture
EAST:
300+ ft: Irrigated pasture
SOUTH:
300+ ft: Irrigated pasture
WEST:
300+ ft: Irrigated pasture
COMMENTS:
The pasture conditions can change almost overnight when irrigation practices change. As an example, when the irrigation well went dry, the pasture went from approximately 95% green groundcover on 8/1/90 to totally brown on 9/1/90. |
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