RESULTS
The combination of intermittency sensors and images of stream stage
allowed us to successfully characterize broad classifications of drying
(completely dry, isolated pools, or connected; Figure 2). We captured a
full gradient of stream drying, including one site that maintained
connectivity, five sites that dried to isolated pools, and four sites
that fully dried. The extent of drying was variable across a gradient of
watershed area (stream size), with one intermediate sized watershed
maintaining connectivity, while the two largest watershed areas dried to
isolated pools. Due to a damaged camera, we were unable to calculate
flow metrics associated with stage height at one site.