The Springs Fire burned many steep basins in the Santa Monica Mountains east of Oxnard, CA in May, 2013. The USGS has installed a telemetered rain gage to monitor the rainfall conditions in the Springs Fire burn area.
Recent Conditions
A rain gage was installed in November 2015 and is used to monitor:
Data is updated every 60 minutes.
Project Background
Rainfall on steep burned basins can quickly transform into potentially dangerous flash floods and debris flows. The Springs Fire burned many steep basins in the Santa Monica Mountains east of Oxnard, CA in May, 2013. The USGS has installed a telemetered rain gage to monitor the rainfall conditions in the Springs Fire burn area. Data collection at this site is intended to advance the understanding of post-fire runoff, erosion, and debris-flow generation processes and to provide information from the burned area to the National Weather Service for warning decision-making.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Early Warning System
- Overview
The Springs Fire burned many steep basins in the Santa Monica Mountains east of Oxnard, CA in May, 2013. The USGS has installed a telemetered rain gage to monitor the rainfall conditions in the Springs Fire burn area.
Recent Conditions
A rain gage was installed in November 2015 and is used to monitor:
Data is updated every 60 minutes.
Project Background
Rainfall on steep burned basins can quickly transform into potentially dangerous flash floods and debris flows. The Springs Fire burned many steep basins in the Santa Monica Mountains east of Oxnard, CA in May, 2013. The USGS has installed a telemetered rain gage to monitor the rainfall conditions in the Springs Fire burn area. Data collection at this site is intended to advance the understanding of post-fire runoff, erosion, and debris-flow generation processes and to provide information from the burned area to the National Weather Service for warning decision-making.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.A Telemetered rain gauge to monitor the rainfall conditions in the Springs Fire burn area. (Public domain.)
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.A telemetered rain gauge in the Springs Fire burn area to help collect post-fire information. (Public domain.) - Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Early Warning System
Once the smoke clears from a wildfire, the danger is not over!! Other hazards, such as flash floods and debris flows, now become the focus. Areas recently burned by wildfires are particularly susceptible to flash floods and debris flows during rainstorms. - Publications