Santa Clara Valley Water District

STATION 6067 - MT. HAMILTON

ALERT ID 1512


Location
Latitude: 37˚ 20' 55" N
Elevation: 4260.1899 ft.
Longitude: 121˚ 37' 49" W
Locaide: 68 68-68


Description
Station located 1/4 mile north of the California Department of Forestry fire station lookout, near Lick Observatory.
Period of Record
Measurements began September 28, 1965, with continuous operation to the present.
Station History
Date Note
09/24/1965 8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed.
12/11/1986 12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket Gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR.
06/30/1992 Fischer & Porter removed.
2003 High Sierra Repeater Installed with Hydrolynx 5096.
08/14/2007 Repeater removed; High Sierra 3206 installed.
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