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<br />" <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />127 <br /> <br />The rain gauge at Orejano Canyon (ALERT Station 1803, elevation 2,440 <br />ft.) is protected by low hills on all sides. Scattered trees near the gauge site <br />also help protect the gauge site. The physical condition of the gauging station <br />was good, although bird droppings were evident. A solar panel was present <br />for battery recharging. <br />Brush and hills protect the gauge site at Walker Basin (ALERT Station <br />1809, elevation 4,240 ft.) from wind on one side only. The remaining three <br />sides are highly exposed to wind from the west, south, and east. Snow and <br />freezing conditions are also possible at this site. The physical condition of the <br />gauging station was good. No evidence of bird droppings was present. The <br />station did not have a solar panel for battery recharging. <br />Brush and low hills relative to the gauge at Piute Peak (ALERT Station <br />1813, elevation 6,560 ft.) protect the gauge site well. In addition, the nearby <br />brush is a sufficient distance from the gauge and does not interfere with <br />gauge catch. The weather station included a tipping bucket rain gauge, a cup <br />anemometer to measure wind speed, a vane to measure wind direction, a <br />temperature sensor, a relative humidity sensor, and a barometric pressure <br />sensor. At elevation 6,560 ft., the Piute Peak tipping bucket rain gauge <br />experiences significant problems with snow and ice, although the physical <br />condition of the gauge is good. A solar panel recharges the battery. <br />Engineering and Survey Services staff reported that a new humidity sensor <br />is needed. <br /> <br />Farr and Curtis <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />f <br />~ <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />[ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />The Caliente Creek stream gauging station (ALERT Station 1800, <br />elevation 1,180 ft.) is located approximately one mile downstream from the <br />confluence of Tehachapi Creek and Caliente Creek in a dense growth of <br />riparian brush and small trees. The stream bed is relatively stable and the <br />stream bank opposite the gauge is protected by gabions. Given streambed <br />conditions in and along Caliente Creek, this site is a relatively good location <br />for water measurements, although there is not an obvious hydraulic control <br />section nearby that could be used for rating curve development. The pressure <br />transducer is located in the streambed and subject to ongoing efforts to keep <br />the transducer from being covered with sediments. which can delay sensor <br />response times. This portion of the stream channel is in a deeply incised <br />narrow valley. Radio communications to the Breakenridge repeater site are <br />not reliable. The physical appearance of the gauge was good. A solar panel <br />was used to recharge the battery. <br />The central computer station is located at Kern County Communications <br />Control 5. The central station includes a receiving antenna, a radio re- <br />ceiver/decoder, a PC-compatible 386-class computer, a telephone modem <br />(1200 baud). a dot matrix printer, and a stand-by power supply. The central <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />I <br />