watershed determination
Colin Leath
Below is the email saga of my attempt to figure out the sd watersheds. . .
I've also put some of the best links I've found at:
http://groups.google.com/group/sdtjpcg/web/links
--We should definitely write up a faq to find one's watershed--- as
well as to discuss how/who names them in the first place.
If you search for "pueblo watershed" you'll find the links to the rest
of the sd area watersheds. . .
The rest can be done with some place-based knowledge:
I knew baja canyon went to the sd river. . . I knew Zena went to the sd bay. . .
I figure el cajon blvd runs along the ridgeline. . .
and University ave drains to sd bay . . . So, I guess: pueblo watershed. . .
As below-- Rob Hutsel of the sd river conservancy has the gis to make
accurate watershed determinations by address. . . probably an address/
watershed overlay . .
The links I mention have some good web gis programs--
And google earth has elevations. . .
So, use the mess below, document your process, and what you find to
work best, and between the two of us we can write a faq. . .
I imagine the san diego watersheds link should do it for you though. . .
You're probably either san diego river or sweetwater. . .
Very cool. . . I actually think the self-identification (in my tag) is
hugely enormously expressive-- a seed nucleus holding so much,
pointers to an encompassing worldview/philosophy-- leaving the
statists, anti-immigrants, and everyone else scratching their heads
and saying, "hey!. . . " . . . "I want to self-identify that way too.
. . and stop being defined/attention-sucked by the politicians. . ."
As mentioned earlier, there are limits to ignoring the political
aspects of our existence though. . . and I'm not sure to what extent
political boundaries should be recognized or ignored. Maybe the
political designations (state, county, city, nation-state) can be left
to fade. . . as they prove themselves more and more dysfunctional and
irrelevant. . .
Colin
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From: Eric Bowlby <savewe...@cox.net>
Date: 04-feb-2007 21:28
Subject: RE: Baja, Zena
To: Colin Leath <cle...@j9k.org>
See response.
From: colin...@gmail.com [mailto:colin...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
Colin Leath
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 9:20 PM
To: Eric Bowlby
Subject: Re: Baja, Zena
Eric,
thanks.
Rob mentioned he was getting a paper copy from the sierra club of a
detailed map with canyon names--it sounds more detailed than the one
you have on the web. I should ask him about that one.
I'm the one that has it… but I don't have digital for it yet… just
hard copy. It's big.
Don't worry about the digital copy-- I was thinking more of having a
paper one like Rob mentioned for displaying at various meetings and
gatherings.
I'll see what he has to say. (Or let me know if you can help me get
the paper maps!)
Colin
2007/2/4, Eric Bowlby <savewe...@cox.net >:
Hi Colin,
Yes, I'm the person to ask.
Zena is in Pueblo... no question. I have a hard copy of the watershed map
that our web master created.
I have the map with the canyon names. Would you like to help me get a
digital copy of it? It might not be too easy and depending on the cost,
I'll cover it, but it will require a little bit of running around. Are you
game to help out a bit?
Eric Bowlby
Canyons & Creeks Preservation Organizer
Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter
(619)-284-9399
E-Mail: savewe...@cox.net
Website: www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/canyons
San Diegans Love Their Neighborhood Canyons & Creeks
-----Original Message-----
From: colin...@gmail.com [mailto:colin...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Colin
Leath
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 7:48 PM
To: Eric Bowlby
Subject: Re: Baja, Zena
Eric,
I haven't figured it out yet-- Rob Hutsel says he has the tools to
figure out the watersheds-- (nor is that internet gis server at sdsu
working for me)
I'm guessing El Cajon blvd is more or less the dividing line between
Pueblo and SD River watersheds.
(1) Can I get a copy of that sierra club watershed map?
(2) Rob said there was also a map with detailed canyon names--I'd
really like a copy of that.
Are you the person to ask about this, or should I work with Rob?
Or let me know if google earth has a watershed overlay feature--I've
managed to get that to work.
Thank you!
Colin
2007/1/26, Eric Bowlby <savewe...@cox.net >:
> Good question. I believe so. Have you found it yet?
>
> Eric Bowlby
> Canyons & Creeks Preservation Organizer
> Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter
> (619)-284-9399
> E-Mail: savewe...@cox.net
> Website: www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/canyons
>
> San Diegans Love Their Neighborhood Canyons & Creeks
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: colin...@gmail.com [mailto:colin...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
Colin
> Leath
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 11:24 AM
> To: Eric Bowlby
> Subject: Re: Baja, Zena
>
> Eric,
>
> Is Zena Canyon in the Pueblo watershed?
>
> Is
> http://map.sdsu.edu/group2001/group3/pueblo_data.htm
>
> the best place for figuring this out? I can't get the java applet
> working on this computer.
>
> Can you give me any pointers about the best way to refer to (or find
> names of) various streams and gullies in San Diego?
>
> Thanks!
> Colin
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=san+diego+watershed
>
> 2007/1/24, Eric Bowlby <savewe...@cox.net>:
> > Masada,
> >
> > Please add Colin to our Baja Canyon and Zena Canyon group lists.
> >
> > Let me know when you'd like to chat about collaboration Colin, and Food
> Not
> > Lawns.
> >
> > Eric Bowlby
> > Canyons & Creeks Preservation Organizer
> > Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter
> > (619)-284-9399
> > E-Mail: savewe...@cox.net
> > Website: www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/canyons
> >
> > San Diegans Love Their Neighborhood Canyons & Creeks
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: colin...@gmail.com [mailto:colin...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Colin
> > Leath
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:22 AM
> > To: Eric Bowlby
> > Subject: Re: Baja, Zena
> >
> > Yes, please.
> >
> > Regarding the naming, I'm not sure there is a good approach--Montezuma
> > Mesa, Baja Canyon--or going by the names of parks--Clay, Rolando.
> >
> > It may be best to stick with the standard neighborhood names but to
> > foreground the geographical features in some way. I'm not sure!
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > 2007/1/24, Eric Bowlby <savewe...@cox.net>:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Colin,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We're working the maps within a process to update our website.
> > >
> > > Yes we have two groups started for these canyons but they are largely
> > > inactive and we need to revitalize
> > >
> > > the groups. Would you like to help with that? We can talk about
names
> > for
> > > your food not lawns territory and how we can collaborate and sycronize
> > > messages.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Shall I add you to both friends group lists as well so that when they
do
> > > something you'll be aware of it?
> > >
> > > Eric Bowlby
> > > Canyons & Creeks Preservation Organizer
> > > Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter
> > > (619)-284-9399
> > > E-Mail: savewe...@cox.net
> > > Website: www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/canyons
> > >
> > > San Diegans Love Their Neighborhood Canyons & Creeks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
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> > http://carfreeuniverse.org
> >
> >
>
>
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