Click on image to enlarge (151K). Click here to display a larger version (401K).This photo of the Redwood Creek estuary is from 1988. After the 1964 Flood, the Redwood Creek channel was rip-rapped and confined between levees to a point just above its entry into the Pacific. Accumulated sediment cuts off the sloughs, blocking fish access and preventing connection to once productive Sand Cache Creek to the north. Image courtesy of Redwood National Park.
Click on image to enlarge (91K).Redwood Creek Estuary circa 1990. Sand Cache Creek is isolated from the estuary in summer by a large sediment plug that deposits off the end of the levee. Image courtesy of Redwood National Park.
Click on image to enlarge (46K).Redwood Creek Estuary following a storm. Note the ponded water in the valley and the turbid color of the Redwood Creek as it enters the ocean. Click on the "pan" button above to use your mouse to move around the photo. Image courtesy of Redwood National Park.
Click on image to enlarge (58K).Redwood Creek Estuary during low flow conditions. Note that the mouth is closed and the North Slough has silted in. Image courtesy of Redwood National Park.
Click on image to enlarge (222K).Redwood Creek Estuary circa 1992. Image courtesy of Redwood National Park.
Click on image to enlarge (78K).Redwood Creek Estuary circa 1997. The bottom of the estuary is visible due to good water clarity and shallow depth of the estuary. Image courtesy of Redwood National Park.
Click on image to enlarge (220K).Redwood Creek Estuary in Spring of 1999. Image copyright of Gary Todoroff.
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