Comments:
Valley width measured from valley wall to valley wall and not from valley wall to center of drainage line between Ace Brook and Unnamed trib 3. It is recommened to determine the meander width ratio and the wavelength ratio to help assess the stability of the reach. This was not done as part of Phase 1. Although the width to depth ratio was 9.15, the stream type was more of a "C" based on field observations of dominant substrate, which was cobble. Soils data indicate that surficial deposits are gravelly fine sandy loam, which is not typical of an “E” channel. 2015 ASSESSMENT RESULTS: This segment was impacted by a channel avulsion that occurred within this segment between 2011 and 2015. The avulsion caused flow from the tributary to leave the tributary channel and flow into Ace Brook within R45S3.2S1.01-B, leaving this segment almost entirely dry. The cross section was repeated and shows very little change in channel dimensions at that location, but the Phase 2 assessment could not be repeated due to the changes in hydrology within this segment.