Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory  is a long term ecological research site (LTER) located in the  southern Appalachians of western North Carolina.

Quick Facts
35 03' N 83 25'W
Area: 1626 ha
Mean monthly temperatures:  5C - 20C
Avg Precipitation/  year:  1900 mm
Elevation: 705-1,551m
Soils:  Ultisols and Inceptisols
Soils Depth: 7m


Research Watersheds:
Copper Branch (WS1)
Area: 16 ha
First Record: 06/13/1934
Elevation: 705-988m
Vegetation: Prescribed burned in 1942, pesticides in 1954, burned in 1956. White pine planted in 1957.

Shope Branch (WS2)
Area: 12 ha
First Record: 06/22/1934
Elevation: 709-1004m
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1770mm
Vegetation: Mixed hardwoods (second growth oak-hickory)