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Area | South Fork Garcia |
Topic | Tour: South Fork Instream Structures from MWS 1995 |
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This photo shows an instream structure (site #37) consisting of large woody debris placed by the Mendocino Watershed Service in the South Fork Garcia. 1995. Photo courtesy of Craig Bell.
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Close up photograph of large logs cabled together in the margin of the South Fork Garcia River. This type of instream structure would provide good over-wintering habitat for juvenile steelhead as it would provide a place to get out of high flows. 1995. Photo courtesy of Craig Bell.
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This instream structure has both coniferous and alder logs. The alder would only be expected to last approximately five years. This structure was placed by the Mendocino Watershed Service, 1995. Photo courtesy of Craig Bell.
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This large woody debris structure consists of a cluster of logs cabled together. Placed by the Mendocino Watershed Service, 1995. Photo courtesy of Craig Bell.
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These opposing log deflectors are designed to create scour and help sort sediment being transported by the stream. This instream structure was placed by the Mendocino Watershed Service, 1995. Photo courtesy of Craig Bell.
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