Otter Creek - Cold River

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Record: 11 Segment ID: M07- Stream Name: Cold River

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Channel Bed and Planform Changes
5.1	Bar Types
	Mid Bar	1
	Point Bar	0
	Side Bar	0
	Diagonal Bar	0
	Delta Bar	1
	Island Bar	0
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	No
5.4	Stream Ford or Animal Crossing	No
5.5	Channel Alterations
	Straightening	Straightening
	Straightening Length	1,378 ft.
	Dredging	Dredging

Comments:
This segment has been highly altered due to channel straightening. The channel has incised significantly and widened into an F type plane bed stream. Channel armoring, the location of Cold River Road and nearby residences has all but eliminated any opportunity for floodplain development on the left bank in the present location of the channel.