Canadian Forest Hydrology
Ruisseau des Eaux-Volées Experimental Watershed (REVEW), QC
Research Site Metadata
Location
Southern Laurentian Mountains, QC
Boreal Forest Region
47°16′N 71 °09′W
Watershed Area(s): 9.17 km²
Total Relief: 440 m
Mean Annual Runoff: 885 mm
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1470 mm
Mean Temperature: Jan -15.7°C; July 14.7°C
Total Relief: 440 m
Mean Annual Runoff: 885 mm
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1470 mm
Mean Temperature: Jan -15.7°C; July 14.7°C
• Long-term climate* record including the occurrence of major ENSO and PDO cycles.
• Climatic setting of the study period.
• Typical annual hydrograph and precipitation pattern.
Landscape
The study site is located within the Montmorency Experimental Research Forest approximately 80 km N of Quebec City. The watershed is part of the Laurentian Uplands of the Canadian Shield. The forest is predominately balsam fir (75%) with a mix of white spruce, white birch and black spruce making up the remaining quarter. Soils are predominately orthic ferro-humic podzols overtop of basil till that ranges from nothing on the summits to 18m deep in the valleys. The hydrograph is snowmelt dominated.
Two forest hydrology experiments were conducted at the site. The first occurred in the late sixties and the second in the mid-eighties. The treatment and control watersheds were reversed to conduct the latter experiment.
Two forest hydrology experiments were conducted at the site. The first occurred in the late sixties and the second in the mid-eighties. The treatment and control watersheds were reversed to conduct the latter experiment.
Experimental Design
| Study type | Paired basin |
|---|---|
| Treatments | 31% patch cut (1974-1976) 85% clear cut (1994-1998) |
| Controls | one basin |
| Study Duration | 1967-2005 |
| Pre-Harvest | 1) 1967-1974 2) 1985-1992 |
| Harvest | 1) 1974-1976 2) 1993-1994 |
| Post-Harvest | 1) 1976-1984 2) 1995-2005 |
Parameters
Discharge and stream chemistry.
Contact
Martin Seto
Forest Hydrology Laboratory,
Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics,
Laval University
2405, rue de la Terrasse, Bureau 1151
Quebec, QC Canada G1V 0A6
Ph: (418) 806-2769
Email:martin_seto.hotmail.com
Forest Hydrology Laboratory,
Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics,
Laval University
2405, rue de la Terrasse, Bureau 1151
Quebec, QC Canada G1V 0A6
Ph: (418) 806-2769
Email:martin_seto.hotmail.com