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Dogwood Run GPS Location 38

Location 38 is where Carriage Road crosses Dogwood Run.  At this location, the creek approaches the road at an angle of about 30 degrees and passes through twin 48-inch culverts embedded in a concrete headwall.  Because the flow was so low during the visit, all of the flow passed through the eastern culvert.  There was no barrier to fish migration other than insufficient flow.  There is riprap in the pool downstream of the road and as with location 37, there was evidence of eutrophication in the stream bed.  An iron-stained seep was entering the creek on the left bank a few feet downstream of the road.  Upstream, the riparian zone consists of mowed grasses and widely spaced deciduous trees that appear to be part of a landscaping effort for the property.  There was some wetland emergent vegetation on the left upstream bank several feet above the creek.  Downstream the banks were mowed but the riparian zone transitions into forest cover within 30 m (100 feet).  The right bank downstream of the road is vertical and bare, indicating possible down-cutting during high flow events.

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