Geomorphology and Flood-Plain Vegetation of the Sprague and Lower Sycan Rivers, Klamath Basin, Oregon

Figure 40. Photographs showing examples of meander cutoffs, avulsions, and anabranches. A. Neck cutoff and avulsion between FK 25.2 and 26.2, Kamkaun Spring valley segment. The neck cutoff at FK 25.3 was filled in 2005–2006, as shown in figure 23. B. Meander cutoffs formed along levees between FK 64 and FK 65. C. Anabranches spanning multiple meander loops between FK 74 and FK 77.

Contents:

• Summary and Significant Findings
• Introduction
• The Sprague River Basin
• Study Area, Methods and Data Sources
• Geomorphic Mapping and Geologic History
• Valley Segments
• Channel and Flood-Plain Conditions and Processes
• Flood-Plain and Riparian Vegetation
• Implications for Restoration and Monitoring
• References Cited
• Location Map
• Plate
• Study Description and Links to Map Data

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