ABSTRACT:

This resource includes Stream Temperature, Intermittency, and Conductivity (STIC) data collected from the Talladega research watershed (outlet location: 33.76219799, -85.59550775) in the Talladega National Forest (Cleburne County, AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary of Pendergrass Creek, and contains 0.92 km^2 of mixed coniferous and deciduous forest in the Piedmont Upland physiographic province. Located near Anniston, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 345 to 456 m above sea level and is a tributary to the Coosa River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 5.3°C and 25.3°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1400 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. 20 STIC loggers were placed along the Talladega watershed and collected data from Sep. 2021 through Oct. 2024, with an additional 29 sensors collecting the same data at the same time interval from May 2022 through Apr. 2023. We deployed these additional sensors to get a more detailed dataset for a spatially-distributed synoptic sampling event, when a field team co-collected datasets characterizing the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology across all 49 locations within the Talladega watershed.

These sensors were set to collect temperature and conductivity data every 15 minutes starting from Sep. 2021 through Apr. 2024, and every 1 hour from May to Oct. 2024. The raw conductivity data were used to classify the timeseries into wet or dry readings at each timestep. Each .csv file is associated with a single site for a single year. Also included is a “ReadMe” file that includes author information, column descriptions, and site locations.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Talladega research watershed (outlet location: 33.76219799, -85.59550775) in the Talladega National Forest (Cleburne County, AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary of Pendergrass Creek, and contains 0.92 km^2 of mixed coniferous and deciduous forest in the Piedmont Upland physiographic section. Located near Anniston, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 345 to 456 m above sea level and is a tributary to the Coosa River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 5.3°C and 25.3°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,400 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. 14 pressure transducers were placed in seven sets of nested groundwater and surface water monitoring wells along the Talladega watershed, as well as an additional pressure transducer hanging from a tree at the watershed outlet to collect barometric pressure. These 15 pressure transducers collected data from Aug. 2021 through Oct. 2024, with the two pressure transducers at the watershed outlet being vented sensors (Seametrics PT12 pressure/temperature sensor) from 2021 through 2023, whereas all other sensors were unvented (Onset HOBO U20 series pressure transducers). These nested well locations monitored water level continuously throughout the project, as well as served as the AIMS approach 2 sampling locations, where a field team co-collected datasets characterizing the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology across seven locations within the Talladega watershed six times across two years.

These sensors were set to collect temperature and pressure data every 15 minutes starting from Aug. 2021 through Feb. 2024, and every 1 hour from Feb. to Oct. 2024. The raw pressure data were converted to water level using barometric pressure data and surveyed elevation data. Each .csv file is associated with a single sensor for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Shambley Creek research watershed (outlet location: 32.98410915, -88.01334337) on privately owned property in Greene County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Shambley Creek, and contains 0.70 km^2 of coniferous forest managed for silviculture in the East Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic section. Located near Eutaw, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 63 to 94 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Sipsey River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 7.3°C and 27.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,350 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. 20 STIC loggers were placed along the Shambley Creek watershed and collected data from Sep. 2021 through Sep. 2024. These sensors were set to collect temperature and conductivity data every 15 minutes starting from Sep. 2021 through Feb. 2024, and every 1 hour from May to Oct. 2024. The raw conductivity data were used to classify the timeseries into wet or dry readings at each timestep. Each .csv file is associated with a single site for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Paint Rock research watershed (outlet location: 34.96861724,  -86.16501705) on privately owned property in Jackson County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Burks Creek, and contains 2.97 km^2 of deciduous forest in the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. Located near Estillfork, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 211 to 550 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Paint Rock River (within the larger Tennessee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 4.4°C and 25.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,390 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. 20 STIC loggers were placed along the Paint Rock watershed and collected data from Sep. 2021 through Oct. 2024. These sensors were set to collect temperature and conductivity data every 15 minutes starting from Sep. 2021 through Feb. 2024, and every 1 hour from Feb. to Oct. 2024. The raw conductivity data were used to classify the timeseries into wet or dry readings at each timestep. Each .csv file is associated with a single site for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This resource includes static environmental data collected for the sensor and sampling locations in the Talladega research watershed (outlet location: 33.76219799, -85.59550775) in the Talladega National Forest (Cleburne County, AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary of Pendergrass Creek, and contains 0.92 km^2 of mixed coniferous and deciduous forest in the Piedmont Upland physiographic province. Located near Anniston, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 345 to 456 m above sea level and is a tributary to the Coosa River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 5.3°C and 25.3°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1400 mm/yr.

All data was extracted from Digital Elevation Model (DEM) rasters provided by the USGS National Map Downloader v2.0. Additionally, accompanying watershed_TAL.zip and streamnetwork_TAL.zip files contain .shp files containing the watershed boundary polygon and delineated stream network lines respectively. The watershed was delineated to the outlet location (site: TLM01), and the stream network was delineated using a threshold of 10,000 cells to most closely match the field-observed geomorphic stream network.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Talladega research watershed (outlet location: 33.76219799, -85.59550775) in the Talladega National Forest (Cleburne County, AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary of Pendergrass Creek, and contains 0.92 km^2 of mixed coniferous and deciduous forest in the Piedmont Upland physiographic section. Located near Anniston, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 345 to 456 m above sea level and is a tributary to the Coosa River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 5.3°C and 25.3°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,400 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. A HOBO U30 weather station was installed approximately 4 km from the research watershed outlet in an open clearing (site name: TLPPT). This weather station collected barometric pressure, rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and speed, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). This sensor collected this meteorological data continuously throughout the project, and was set to collect all parameters at 15 minute intervals starting from Jan. 2022 to Oct. 2024. Each .csv file is associated with all sensor parameters for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Shambley Creek research watershed (outlet location: 32.98410915, -88.01334337) on privately owned property in Greene County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Shambley Creek, and contains 0.70 km^2 of coniferous forest managed for silviculture in the East Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic section. Located near Eutaw, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 63 to 94 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Sipsey River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 7.3°C and 27.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,350 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. A HOBO U30 weather station was installed approximately 1.6 km from the research watershed outlet in an open clearing (site name: WHPPT). This weather station collected barometric pressure, rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation. This sensor collected this meteorological data continuously throughout the project, and was set to collect all parameters at 5 minute intervals starting from Oct. 2021 to Mar. 2022, and 15 minute intervals from Mar. 2022 to Aug. 2024. Each .csv file is associated with all sensor parameters for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Paint Rock research watershed (outlet location: 34.96861724,  -86.16501705) on privately owned property in Jackson County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Burks Creek, and contains 2.97 km^2 of deciduous forest in the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. Located near Estillfork, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 211 to 550 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Paint Rock River (within the larger Tennessee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 4.4°C and 25.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,390 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. A Spectrum WatchDog 2000 series weather station was installed approximately 250 m from the research watershed outlet in an open clearing (site name: PRPPT). This weather station collected rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, and solar radiation. This sensor collected this meteorological data continuously throughout the project, and was set to collect all parameters at 15 minute intervals from Sept. 2021 to Oct. 2024. Each .csv file is associated with all sensor parameters for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Shambley Creek research watershed (outlet location: 32.98410915, -88.01334337) on privately owned property in Greene County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Shambley Creek, and contains 0.70 km^2 of coniferous forest managed for silviculture in the East Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic section. Located near Eutaw, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 63 to 94 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Sipsey River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 7.3°C and 27.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,350 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. 14 pressure transducers were placed in seven sets of nested groundwater and surface water monitoring wells along the Shambley Creek watershed, as well as an additional pressure transducer hanging from a tree near WHM07 t to collect barometric pressure. These 15 pressure transducers collected data from Aug. 2021 through Sep. 2024, with the two pressure transducers at the watershed outlet being vented sensors (Seametrics PT12 pressure/temperature sensor) from 2021 through 2023, whereas all other sensors were unvented (Onset HOBO U20 series pressure transducers). These nested well locations monitored water level continuously throughout the project, as well as served as the AIMS approach 2 sampling locations, where a field team co-collected datasets characterizing the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology across seven locations within the Talladega watershed six times across two years.

These sensors were set to collect temperature and pressure data every 15 minutes starting from Aug. 2021 through May 2024, and every 1 hour from May to Sep. 2024. The raw pressure data were converted to water level using barometric pressure data and surveyed elevation data. Each .csv file is associated with a single sensor for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This study was conducted in the Paint Rock research watershed (outlet location: 34.96861724,  -86.16501705) on privately owned property in Jackson County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Burks Creek, and contains 2.97 km^2 of deciduous forest in the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. Located near Estillfork, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 211 to 550 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Paint Rock River (within the larger Tennessee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 4.4°C and 25.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,390 mm/yr.

These data were collected in support of the sampling goals of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) Project. 16 pressure transducers were placed in eight sets of nested groundwater and surface water monitoring wells along the Paint Rock watershed, as well as an additional pressure transducer hanging from a tree in the upper reaches of the watershed to collect barometric pressure. These 17 pressure transducers collected data from Jul. 2021 through Oct. 2024, with the two pressure transducers at the watershed outlet being vented sensors (Seametrics PT12 pressure/temperature sensor) from 2021 through Jun. 2024, whereas all other sensors were unvented (Onset HOBO U20 series pressure transducers). These nested well locations monitored water level continuously throughout the project, and seven of them (all but site PRM09) served as the AIMS approach 2 sampling locations, where a field team co-collected datasets characterizing the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology across seven locations within the Paint Rock watershed six times across two years.

These sensors were set to collect temperature and pressure data every 15 minutes starting from Jul. 2021 through Feb. 2024, and every 1 hour from Feb. to Oct. 2024. The raw pressure data were converted to water level using barometric pressure data and surveyed elevation data. Each .csv file is associated with a single sensor for a single year.

ABSTRACT:

This resource includes static environmental data collected for the sensor and sampling locations in the Paint Rock research watershed (outlet location: 34.96861724,  -86.16501705) on privately owned property in Jackson County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Burks Creek, and contains 2.97 km^2 of deciduous forest in the Cumberland Plateau physiographic section. Located near Estillfork, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 211 to 550 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Paint Rock River (within the larger Tennessee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 4.4°C and 25.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,390 mm/yr.

All data was extracted from Digital Elevation Model (DEM) rasters provided by the USGS National Map Downloader v2.0. Additionally, accompanying watershed_PRF.zip and streamnetwork_PRF.zip files contain .shp files containing the watershed boundary polygon and delineated stream network lines respectively. The watershed was delineated to the outlet location (site: PRM01), and the stream network was delineated using a threshold of 60,000 cells to most closely match the field-observed geomorphic stream network.

ABSTRACT:

This resource includes static environmental data collected for the sensor and sampling locations in the Shambley Creek research watershed (outlet location: 32.98410915, -88.01334337) on privately owned property in Greene County (AL, USA). The watershed drains a non-perennial unnamed tributary to Shambley Creek, and contains 0.70 km^2 of coniferous forest managed for silviculture in the East Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic section. Located near Eutaw, AL, the watershed spans an elevation range from 63 to 94 m above sea level, and is a tributary to the Sipsey River (within the larger Mobile-Tombigbee basin). The region has a humid subtropical climate, with mean daily January and July air temperatures of 7.3°C and 27.4°C respectively, and mean annual precipitation of 1,350 mm/yr.

All data was extracted from Digital Elevation Model (DEM) rasters provided by the USGS National Map Downloader v2.0. Additionally, accompanying watershed_WHR.zip and streamnetwork_WHR.zip files contain .shp files containing the watershed boundary polygon and delineated stream network lines respectively. The watershed was delineated to the outlet location (site: WHM01), and the stream network was delineated using a threshold of 12,000 cells to most closely match the field-observed geomorphic stream network.