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

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Lower Sycan River. (Photograph by Jim O'Connor, USGS)

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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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