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Figure 2. Discharge at Clear Lake for water years 2004 <strong>an</strong>d 2005 (bottom, black line), compared to <strong>the</strong><br />

interpolated rain + snowmelt time series for <strong>the</strong> medi<strong>an</strong> b<strong>as</strong>in elevation (top, blue line).<br />

The main conclusions of this study are:<br />

1. In <strong>the</strong> study watershed, pronounced se<strong>as</strong>onal variability of water inputs is damped by<br />

extensive groundwater systems. The study area may serve <strong>as</strong> a model for o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

groundwater-dominated watersheds in <strong>the</strong> mountainous west.<br />

2. Delays between precipitation <strong>an</strong>d discharge are a function of snowpack storage <strong>an</strong>d<br />

slow rele<strong>as</strong>e of groundwater. From July to October, streamflow is sustained by<br />

groundwater.<br />

3. Groundwater-dominated watersheds are somewhat buffered from

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