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Area Corte Madera Creek
Topic Tour: Monitoring Sites Cascade Creek 1999
 

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Habitat typing site CC-O-10 contained a high gradient riffle. Cascade Creek had good quality steelhead trout habitat, similar to that found in San Anselmo Creek within Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve (Rich, 2000). This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-12 was the site of cascade pools, with an average depth of 0.24 meters and associated with bedrock. This is a picture of the gravel at the site. Cascade Creek did not contain much spawning gravel, however there was spawning gravel for approximately a mile downstream of this area (Rich, 2000). This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-13 contained a lateral scour pool with an average depth of 0.21 meters and associated with bedrock. This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-16 contained a high gradient riffle. This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-19 contained a lateral scour pool with an average depth of 0.3 meters and associated with bank cuts and bedrock. This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-23 contained a high gradient riffle. This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-27 contained a lateral scour plunge pool with an average depth of 0.32 meters and associated with bedrock. This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.


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Habitat typing site CC-O-32 contained a cascade waterfall, which was noted to be a fish migration barrier. This area was photographed and habitat typed on November 3, 1999 by A.A. Rich and Associates.




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