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Dogwood Run GPS Location 12

Location 12 is where Dogwood Run crosses under SR 545 (also known as Blue Ball Road).  The team walked under the downstream side of the bridge and noted that concrete had been poured across Dogwood Run to protect several small pipes and conduits.  It appeared that several of the pipes were no longer serviceable; it was unclear whether there were viable utilities buried deeper in the concrete.  The streambed below the utility crossing was down-cut approximately one foot, creating a fish passage barrier.  The water flowing over the crossing was only a few inches deep.  There were large burlap bag-shaped concrete structures lining the left bank under the box culvert; these were apparently intended to protect the bridge abutment.  On the right bank, there were a few bags but several bags appeared to have washed out and were scattered in the streambed below the road crossing.  The riparian zone on the right bank is narrow, 6 to 9 m (20 to 30 feet), and is directly adjacent to the downstream edge of the Triumph Industrial Park.  The Triumph Industrial Park has mowed grass in the area closest to Dogwood Run.

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