TY - JOUR AU - Tate, Kenneth W. AU - Lile, David AU - Lancaster, Donald L. AU - Porath, Marni L. AU - Morrison, Julie A. AU - Sado, Yukako TI - Graphical analysis facilitates evaluation of stream-temperature monitoring data JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 2005/07/01 VL - 59 IS - 3 SP - 153 EP - 160 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3733/ca.v059n03p153 L3 - 10.3733/ca.v059n03p153 AB - Watershed groups, individuals, and land management and regulatory agencies are collecting stream-temperature data in order to understand, protect and enhance cold-water fisheries. While great quantities of data are being generated, its analysis and interpretation are often not adequate to identify stream reaches that are gaining or losing temperature, or to correlate temperature changes with factors such as vegetative canopy cover or stream-flow levels. We use a case study from the Lassen and Willow creek watersheds in northeastern Modoc County to demonstrate graphical methods for displaying, analyzing and interpreting stream-temperature data.