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Little Elk Creek GPS Locations 41 and 42

Locations 41 and 42 are where Little Elk Creek passes under State Route 279 at a wide bridge.  The riparian zone was mowed grasses for 30 m (100 feet) or so up and downstream of the bridge and forest beyond that distance.  In the downstream direction, there is a cobble bar on the right bank and tree branches hanging over the creek, providing shade.  There is also a linear feature oriented perpendicular to the stream channel, constructed of 8 to 12 inch angular rock, the purpose of which may be to protect a buried utility.  Upstream, the left bank is gently sloped with cobbles in the bank and large woody debris in and adjacent to the creek.  The upstream right bank is about 1 m (3 feet) tall and well vegetated.  A high-flow channel re-enters the main channel just upstream of the bridge.  The substrate of the active channel is predominantly sand.

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