Over 10,000 feet above sea level in Sequoia and Kings National Parks dozens of weather station towers are sprinkled amongst a forest of towering trees. These towers house antennas and sensors designed to collect valuable water data used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and many of its partners. Though these stations are built to withstand extreme weather, there comes a time — about every 50 years or so — when the stations need a little more than routine annual maintenance. This was the case for two USACE-operated weather stations that were rebuilt in 2025: Upper Tyndall near Mt Whitney, in the Kern River watershed, and Mitchell Meadow near Cedar Grove, California, in the Kings River watershed.   

Other water data news:

• California Department of Water Resources: News release: New Central Valley Flood-MAR dashboard integrates floodwater and groundwater management