Watersheds of Mount Desert Island, Maine: Their Nature, Function, and Importance

Perrin S. 1996. Watersheds of Mount Desert Island, Maine: Their Nature, Function, and Importance. National Park Service

Discusses many aspects of watersheds on Mount Desert Island. Contains an index (with a map) to the drainage districts and drainage systems (with drainage names and numbers) on Mount Desert Island. Summarizes species lists by Coman (1987) for Mount Desert Island. Discusses properties of watershed soils. Presents a graph of yearly precipitation data for Acadia National Park from 1944 - 1993, annual precipitation for Bar Harbor from 1871-1993, table listing the 5 wettest years, the 5 driest years, the 5 wettest months, and the 5 driest months. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/

Type
Published Report
Authors
Perrin, Steve
Date of Issue
1996-05
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Mount Desert Island, Precipitation, Soils, Watersheds

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