Mettowee River

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Record: 21 Segment ID: M05T03.02S01.01- Stream Name: Beaver Brook

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Channel Bed and Planform Changes
5.1	Bar Types
	Mid Bar	3
	Point Bar	1
	Side Bar	1
	Diagonal Bar	0
	Delta Bar	0
	Island Bar	1
5.2	Migration Features
	Flood Chutes	1
	Neck Cutoffs	0
	Channel Avulsions	0
	Braiding	0
5.3	Steep Riffles and Head Cuts
	Steep Riffles	0
	Head Cuts	0
	Tributary Rejuvenation	No
5.4	Stream Ford or Animal Crossing	Yes
5.5	Channel Alterations
	Straightening	Straightening
	Straightening Length	1,663 ft.
	Dredging	None

Comments:
Slight human-caused change in valley width - not sufficient to change valley type or confinement (unconfined). Wetlands mapped contiguous to channel (NWI, VSWI). Historic straightening inferred from linear planform and close encroachment by ag fields. One arch crossing at Route 133 - bankfull constrictor - log cribbing forms base of corrugated steel arch. Horse pasture upstream of Route 133. Left-bank culvert upstream of Route 133 crossing indexed as stormwater input.