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<br />II ,-"J . ~ ) <br />..- _ .: o. >ol <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. - <br /> <br />The stream bottom is composed of material ranging from two inch gravel <br /> <br /> <br />to boulders two feet in diameter. Small gravel bars have been noted <br /> <br />throughout this segment. There is minor evidence of sloughing along the banks. <br /> <br />For. the next 4~ miles the stream is composed of short sections of <br /> <br />varying character. The stream flows through both meadows and spruce <br /> <br />forest. Where the stream flows through meadows, it begins to meander. <br /> <br />The stream channel varys from 20 to 30 feet in width and two to three <br /> <br />feet in depth. The stream bottom is composed primarily of gravel. <br /> <br />Gravel bars are numerous. In the forested sections there are numerous <br /> <br />concentrations of downed trees in the stream channel. These trees <br /> <br />obstruct flow and cause deposition of sand and gravel. Throughout ~he <br /> <br />forested sections, the stream channel oftentimes divides, occasionally <br /> <br />into as many as four parts. Width and depth of the channel is varied. <br /> <br />West Fork Meadow is located in the lower end of this 4~ mile segment. <br /> <br />It is one of the larger meadows within the study area averaging l~ <br /> <br />miles in length and ~ mile in width. <br /> <br />Below West Fork Meadows the stream undergoes another transition. For <br /> <br />approximately one mile the gradient doubles from the 55 feet per mile <br /> <br />of the above mentioned segment to approximately 110 feet-per mile. <br /> <br />The valley narrows to approximately 200 feet in width. The stream <br /> <br />channel averages 25 feet in width and two feet in depth. Through this <br />