Fluvial Geomorphic Response of a Northern California Coastal Stream to Wildfire
Collins LM and Ketcham B. 2001. Fluvial Geomorphic Response of a Northern California Coastal Stream to Wildfire. Point Reyes National Seashore. Point Reyes, CA
The 1995 Vision Fire burned 100% of the 3.2 sq mile Muddy Hollow Watershed at Point Reyes National Seashore. Landscape response was monitored for 2 years. The post-fire channel response for this coastal Northern California stream did not follow the typical Fire/Flood Sequence that is often expected for coastal Southern California watersheds. The authors hypothesize that the differences in watershed reponse are due to the differences in apparent cohesion that is created by the dense root network of vegetation growing in California's most north coast evironment as opposed to its semi-arid south coast.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Collins, Laurel; Ketcham, Brannon
- Date of Issue
- 2001
- Publisher
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Units
- PORE
- Keywords
- Erosion, Fluvial, Geomorphic, Mt. Vision, Muddy Hollow Creek, Point Reyes National Seashore, Vision fire, water quality, Watershed, Wildfire