Mettowee River

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Record: 2 Segment ID: M01T02.02- Stream Name: Wells Brook

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Channel Bed and Planform Changes
5.1	Bar Types
	Mid Bar	4
	Point Bar	7
	Side Bar	6
	Diagonal Bar	3
	Delta Bar	0
	Island Bar	1
5.2	Migration Features
	Flood Chutes	4
	Neck Cutoffs	0
	Channel Avulsions	0
	Braiding	0
5.3	Steep Riffles and Head Cuts
	Steep Riffles	3
	Head Cuts	0
	Tributary Rejuvenation	No
5.4	Stream Ford or Animal Crossing	Yes
5.5	Channel Alterations
	Straightening	Straightening
	Straightening Length	1,880 ft.
	Dredging	None

Comments:
Human-caused change in valley width (Reference Very Broad confinement changed to Broad) due to recent (post 1994, pre 2003) driveway along LB in downstream half of reach (upstream of Route 30 bridge). One beaver dam site indexed, but breached - so zero length of stream impounded on assessment date. Vehicle ford (infrequent) accessing from LB at wp339; more active vehicle ford crossing channel at wp340. Straightening inferred at upstream end of segment where channel is transitioning out of historically channelized/dredged/armored/bermed u/s Segment B. Channel reqaining sinuosity through aggradation and active planform adjustments in recent years as revealed by comparison of 1994 ortho to 2003 NAIP imagery.