Photo Pages. Photos on this page are from sub-basin Elk River
and series Erosion: Elk River Roads & Erosion 1996-97.
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The photo above shows a debris torrent in the Elk River basin that initiated at a road. It is likely that this failure occurred during the January 1, 1997 storm event. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Watershed Council.
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This debris slide in the Elk River basin appears to have been triggered by the road which crosses the photo. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Watershed Council. September 1997.
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This road in the Elk River watershed has been reconstructed across an active landslide. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Watershed Council. September 1997.
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This photograph shows a landslide triggered by a logging road in the Elk River basin. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Watershed Council. Note that post-logging vegetation is dominated by shrubs, grass and pampas grass.
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Failed road in the Elk River watershed in July 1997. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Watershed Council.
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This photograph is of a road failure in the Elk River watershed. Landslides such as this can be triggered by fill slope or cut bank failures. August 1997. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Watershed Council.
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This photograph is of the upper North Fork Elk River watershed and shows logging roads as well as a dense network of tractor skid trails. Logging spur roads and tractor trails are not included in road density calculations. Photo courtesy of and copyright by Doug Thron Nature Photography.
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