Upper Otter Creek

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Record: 6 Segment ID: M21- Stream Name: Upper Otter Creek

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Channel Bed and Planform Changes
5.1	Bar Types
	Mid Bar
	Point Bar
	Side Bar
	Diagonal Bar
	Delta Bar
	Island Bar
5.2	Migration Features
	Flood Chutes	0
	Neck Cutoffs	0
	Channel Avulsions	0
	Braiding	0
5.3	Steep Riffles and Head Cuts
	Steep Riffles	0
	Head Cuts	0
	Tributary Rejuvenation
5.4	Stream Ford or Animal Crossing	No
5.5	Channel Alterations
	Straightening	Straightening
	Straightening Length	1,377 ft.
	Dredging	None

Comments:
A short section from the hydro dam at Meads Falls upstream to where the impoundment influence ends. This section has been significantly impacted by floodplain encroachment. Channel is stable, however, due to impoundment which limits stream power.