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Area | Lower Big River |
Topic | Tour: Stream Photos of Lower Big River (Contemporary) |
Click on image to enlarge (115K). Click here to display a larger version (309K). This photo was taken from a canoe in the lower Big River. Note the embedded wood in the stream bank which is a relic of the old railroad bed which ran along the river here. The alder roots help stabilize the old road bed which restricts the river sometimes cutting off old salt marshes behind the berm. Photo courtesy of Rixanne Wehren. 1/94.
Lower Big River with haul road running parallel.
Ground level shot of the lower Big River showing little shade and mostly hardwoods in the riparian zone.
This photo shows a shallow section of lower Big River with hardwoods and shrubs providing some cover along banks.
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