Near Otto in Macon County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
1. Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Marker
Inscription.
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. . The 4015-acre basin below has been a world-famous forest and water laboratory since 1933. Here, a variety of forest cutting experiments have increased flow of pure water by almost a half million gallons per acre per year without increasing soil erosion or flooding. These classic experiments have shown that the forest ecosystem can be managed without ruining the priceless water it produces. Research continues to learn how these forests can best be managed to serve the public’s water, timber, wildlife and recreation needs.
The 4015-acre basin below has been a world-famous forest and water laboratory since 1933. Here, a variety of forest cutting experiments have increased flow of pure water by almost a half million gallons per acre per year without increasing soil erosion or flooding. These classic experiments have shown that the forest ecosystem can be managed without ruining the priceless water it produces. Research continues to learn how these forests can best be managed to serve the public’s water, timber, wildlife and recreation needs.
Erected by Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Location. 35° 3.154′ N, 83° 28.649′ W. Marker is near Otto, North Carolina, in Macon County. Marker can be reached from National Forest Road (at milepost 1,110). Sign is on the top of Albert Mountain (elev. 5200), near the firetower along the Appalachian Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Otto NC 28763, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Additional keywords. Albert Mountain, firetower, Appalachain Trail
Photographed By Julie Szabo, April 21, 2007
2. Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,527 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
