| Area | Coastal Tributaries South |
| Topic | Tour: Moat Creek Watershed and Stream Photos (Upper/Middle) |
This photo shows upper Moat Creek. Note the moss on the tops of the rocks in the stream, which indicate that bedload transport is not elevated. Photo by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
Upper Moat Creek canopy provides excellent shade for the stream with dense forest of grand fir and redwood in early to mid-seral stages. Photo by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
This photo was taken from the ridge near the top of the Moat Creek watershed. Moat Creek itself is in a steep draw immediately downhill in the foreground of this photo. Photo by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
This photo shows the middle Moat Creek watershed in the vicinity of Curly Lane looking downstream. Alder predominates in the over-story of Moat Creek's lower and middle reaches. Photo by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
Close up of old alder, California bay laurel and willow in the riparian canopy of middle Moat Creek. Photo by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
This photo shows the riparian middle Moat Creek. Photo by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
This photo shows a Humboldt Crossing on middle Moat Creek above Curly Lane. These old bridges are now rare but once were common method of transporting logging trucks over streams. Picture by Pat Higgins. August 1993.
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