Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Soil Temperature)

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) US Department of Agriculture; National Agricultural Library

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
adc_metadata.json application/json 22.1 KB 06/27/2026 05:46:AM
catalog_detail.html text/html 10.4 KB 06/26/2026 11:47:AM
soiltemperature.zip application/zip 3.3 MB 06/26/2026 11:47:AM

Project Citation: 

US Department of Agriculture, and National Agricultural Library. Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Soil Temperature). Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-06-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E250410V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Soil Temperature)
Summary:  View help for Summary Long-term soil temperature data were collected at the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed (RCEW) from 1981-1996 at five locations representing different climatic regimes and soils in the RCEW, ranging in elevation from 1190 to 2101 m. Each site is located in close proximity to a climate station on nearly level slopes. In most sites, there were six or seven measurement depths ranging from 2.5 to 240 cm; in 1990, new sensors were installed at all sites at depths of 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 120, and 180 cm. Each soil temperature depth profile is located near at least one neutron access tube and a precipitation gauge, and complete climate station information was collected either at the site or in reasonable proximity. Regular data collection started in 1981 or 1982, depending on the site. The temperature sensors used were YSI (Yellow Springs Instruments, Yellow Springs, Ohio) two-thermistor composite thermolinear components accurate to 0.15C. Data were originally collected in 1981 by connecting a hand-held voltmeter to the sensor leads, and individual sensors at different depths were read using a manual switch. These data were collected once each week, and the time was recorded. At some sites the switches were bypassed and hooked up to data loggers of various design resulting in more frequent (either 1 or 4 hour) recording intervals. Prior to 1990, soil temperature sensors were installed by attaching the sensors to a 0.05 m diameter wooden pole at the desired depth intervals, drilling a hole a with a drill rig (the soils in the RCEW are very rocky), inserting the pole in the drilled hole, and backfilling.


Resources in this dataset:

Resource Title: Soil Temperature. File Name: soiltemperature.zipResource Description: Data for Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Soil Temperature)

Resource Title: Soil Temperature.

File Name: soiltemperature.zip

Resource Description: Data for Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Soil Temperature)
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov/articles/dataset/Reynolds_Creek_Experimental_Watershed_Idaho_Soil_Temperature_/24665436

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms NP211; NP215; Soil Temperature; streams; watersheds; climate; data.gov; ARS
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Idaho
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1981 – 1/1/1996
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: 10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529190 Citation: Seyfried, Mark (2020). Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, Idaho (Soil Temperature). USDA Agricultural Research Service. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1529190 (Downloaded 2026-06-26)


Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2026-06-27]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as received from the data depositor. ICPSR has not reviewed, checked, or processed this material. For additional information about the study, please contact the investigator(s) directly. If you have questions about the accessibility of materials distributed by ICPSR or require further assistance, please visit ICPSR's Accessibility Center.