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Indian Creek |
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Tour: Indian Creek Large Wood and Riparian 1995 |
Click on image to enlarge (86K). Click here to display a larger version (233K).This picture was taken looking upstream on Indian Creek above the North Fork and shows decadent, large woody debris on the terrace immediately adjacent to the stream channel. Because of extensive, stream side logging and programs of log jam removal, sources of large woody debris on Indian Creek are depleted. The site upstream to the right is another instance of inner gorge failure. The slope upstream of the slide has trees at an extreme angle which suggests that it is actively moving. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (75K). Click here to display a larger version (199K).This photo was taken looking up the mainstem of Indian Creek and shows a large log with saw marks on it on the terrace at left. Small conifers in the riparian zone are not yet of a size where they would supply lasting value in the stream as large woody debris. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (76K). Click here to display a larger version (195K).A failing, old road bed lies adjacent to a tributary to Indian Creek. The large conifers on the channel floor of the tributary are almost completely rotted and are near the end of their useful life as stream habitat forming elements. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (127K).Chris Tebbutt stands on the bank of Indian Creek adjacent to two very large stumps. The height of the stumps likely indicates the level of the gravel terrace after the 1964 flood. These two trees appear to have been salvage logged and the stream has subsequently cut back down to near its original grade. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (66K). Click here to display a larger version (177K).This photo shows an old stump along the channel of Indian Creek that was logged in the post WW II era. This tree would have formed the margin of the east side of the creek but the post flood channel widening now causes flow behind it. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (69K). Click here to display a larger version (178K).The large Douglas fir spanning the channel of Indian Creek will likely provide a major habitat forming element once it recruits to the active stream channel. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (75K). Click here to display a larger version (190K).The stump at the center of the photo shows historical stream side logging along Indian Creek. There appears to be a logging road just upslope at left and the bank below indicates past failure which is now revegetating. This activity not only starved the stream of large wood but also changed the microclimate over the stream and caused it to warm substantially. Photo by Pat Higgins, October 1995.
Click on image to enlarge (90K). Click here to display a larger version (228K).Pat Higgins stands along side Douglas fir root system extending down onto the flood terrace of Indian Creek. These roots help hold soil and prevent slope failure in the inner gorge. Photo by Chris Tebbutt, October 1995.
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