Site Six Survey
Site six is along Douglas Creek. It has a lot of grass and trees nearby. We looked at a section that was 100 feet long from one beaver lodge to another. The latitude is N 47° 29,436’ and the longitude is W 119° 3,630’.
First we looked at the width in the Riparian Zone. The left bank looking downstream was 0-50 inches. The right bank looking downstream was 50-100 inches. We saw deciduous trees and grasses and weeds. The water was clam in the pools. There wasn’t very much shade around. The overhead canopy was only 0-25%.
Second we looked at how the creek was shaped. The creek meandered and was very low less than 3 feet deep with a flat bottom.
Next we looked at the stream banks. The vegetation cover was abundant. The artificial bank protection was 0-25%. The bank was intact.
Fourth we looked at the reach habitat. There were a few riffles and three pools. There were more pools about 70% than riffles about 30%. There was a moderate amount of wood in the water that looked like bamboo. There was a little bit of grass and leaves in the water.
Now we saw some beaver lodges on the sides of the creek. We did not see any other artificial structures in the creek. We saw a road alongside the stream reach.
Finally, we saw some recreation. There were people camping a few sites down stream, about 300-400 feet away.
Site six had a lot of trees around so the beavers could make lodges. It was clean and had calm water. You should see it for yourself.
