Slope monitoring network for landslide forecast models in southeastern Kentucky

This project is one of the seven Kentucky NSF EPSCoR Climbs Projects. This network consists of 24 stations in southeastern Kentucky, primarily in the upper Kentucky River watershed. These stations are installed in slopes that are susceptible to landslides and consist of soil sensor that measure the moisture content and matric potential at two depths in the soil, and a full weather station. These stations were installed in 2025 and will be operational for 5 years, with data telemetered every 15 minutes for real-time access. The data provided by these stations will be used to produce weather-based landslide models and forecasting during and after weather events.

Explore the KGS/CLIMBS Hydrologic Slope Monitoring Network.