CW3E id: BU3
CDEC id: --
NWS id: --
Lat/Long: 39.854000 / -121.249002
Elevation: 1753m
Team Lead: [private]
Install Date: Sept. 8, 2025
Permit Expires: --
Watershed: Feather
Telemetry: Radio
Monument: MetPole
Site Type: SurfaceMet+Soil

Bucks Lake Node 3 (BU3) is a SurfaceMet + soil (2 depths), 1 of 3 peripheral “node” stations co-located with Bucks Lake (BUB) , & connected by radio. Distance from BUB to BU3 is approximately 240m.

SurfaceMet installed on a MetPole, soil pit includes sensors at 25 and 50cm depth.

BU3 “sister” node-stations: Bucks Lake Node 1 (BU1) , Bucks Lake Node 2 (BU2) .



Sensors

TypeLabelModelSNInstalled OnLatest Calibration
Air Temperature/Relative Humidity --Hygrovue -- Sept. 8, 2025 None
Snow Depth --Maxbotix -- Sept. 8, 2025 None
Soil Moisture Soil1 (25cm)Decagon GS3 -- Sept. 8, 2025 None
Soil Moisture Soil2 (50cm)Decagon GS3 -- Sept. 8, 2025 None


Other Equipment

TypeLabelModelSNInstalled On
Data LoggerNoneCR300NoneSept. 8, 2025
Solar PanelNoneSP10NoneSept. 8, 2025


Funding Sources

None