Estimating Additional Water Yield From Changes in Management of National Forests in the North Platte Basin

• Description: An Independent Report Prepared for the Platte River EIS Office U.S. Department of the Interior Related to Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎,
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: North Platte
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 5/12/2000
• Author: Charles A. Troendle, Matcom Corporation & James M. Nankervis, Blue Mountain Consultants
• Title: Estimating Additional Water Yield from Changes in Management of Ntional Forests in the North Platte Bains, Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

species. The relationships for lodgepole pine, spruce -fir, and aspen, the three
most prevalent species, are presented in figures 12a — 12c.
Lodgepole Forests
180
160
I i 140 -
120
100
Q 80
m 60
16 40
20 j
0
0 50 100 150 200
Age
i
Figure 12a: Relationship between basal area (Y) and age (X) for Lodgepole Pine.
I
Spruce -Fir Forests
180
1
y
a
io
I q
0 50 100 150 200 250
Age
60 Y = 0.7865x + 10.07
R = 0.9248
1 •
40
1 •
20
1 • •
00
80
60
ro
Figure 12b: Relationship between basal area (Y) an
i 140 y ° 1_0841x+ 20.329
2! 120
m •
100
m 80
a 60 •
is
y 40 • •
R
I � 20 •
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Age
i
Figure 12c: Relationship between basal area (Y) an
25
d age (X) for Spruce -Fir.
Aspen Forests
160
d age (X) for Aspen.
40 •
•
•
20 •
•
0
i 140 y ° 1_0841x+ 20.329
2! 120
m •
100
m 80
a 60 •
is
y 40 • •
R
I � 20 •
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Age
i
Figure 12c: Relationship between basal area (Y) an
25
d age (X) for Spruce -Fir.
Aspen Forests
160
d age (X) for Aspen.