Santa Clara Valley Water District

STATION 6017 - COE PARK

ALERT ID 2079


Location
Latitude: 37˚ 11' 11" N
Elevation: 2625.9399 ft.
Longitude: 121˚ 32' 47" W
Locaide: 37 79-45


Description
Station located at Henry Coe State Park, near the park headquarters, approximately 10 miles east of Morgan Hill.
Period of Record
Measurements began February 23, 1961, with continuous operation to the present.
Station History
Date Note
02/23/1961 8-inch Bendix recording Gauge installed.
03/21/1962 Windshield installed.
04/25/1969 Gauge moved 300 feet east, and 40 feet lower in elevation; station name and number unchanged. 8-inch Bendix Gauge installed without windshield.
03/02/1970 8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed, replacing the Bendix Gauge.
12/03/1975 Fischer & Porter ADR moved to new site approximately 600 feet north and 100 feet higher in elevation; station name and number unchanged.
10/06/1976 Fischer & Porter ADR converted from english to metric measurement.
10/24/1979 Station moved to new site, 590 feet south, and 100 feet lower in elevation; station name and number unchanged.
05/22/1980 Fischer & Porter ADR converted from metric to English measurement.
11/14/1983 12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket Gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR.
08/27/1992 Fischer & Porter removed.
08/09/2004 Hydrolynx 5096 radio narrowbanded.
07/31/2007 New aluminum tipping bucket installed.
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