STATION 8 - BIEL RANCH
ALERT ID 1517

Location

Latitude: 37/28/02 Longitude: 121/31/48
Elevation (NGVD29): 3,398 ft. Locaide:  68 86-82

Description
Station located on private ranch approximately one mile west of Mines Rd., and approximately one mile south of the Santa Clara/Alameda County border.

Period of Record
Measurements began February 18, 1964, with continuous operation to the present.

Station History
Date Note
02/18/1964 8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed.
04/17/1964 Windshield installed.
10/21/1976 Windshield removed, Fischer & Porter ADR converted from english to metric measurement.
02/28/1978 Fischer & Porter ADR converted from metric to english measurement.   Windshield installed.
4/29/1994 12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket Gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR.
4/29/1994 Fischer & Porter removed.

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Providing stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County.