Little Elk Creek Watershed, MD

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Gravelly Run

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GPS Locations 21-22

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Locations 21 and 22: Aerial view Location 21: Looking downstream from Zietler Road bridge over Little Elk Creek Location 21: Looking upstream from Zietler Road bridge over Little Elk Creek Location 21: High flow side channel of Little Elk Creek at Gravelly Run
Location 21: Looking at upstream embankment of Zietler Road bridge at Gravelly Run Location 22: Looking upstream at Gravelly Run- low flow sandy gravel substrate
Location 22: High flow side channel of Little Elk Creek at Gravelly Run Location 22: Looking upstream on Little Elk Creek from entrance of side channel Location 22: Looking downstream on Little Elk Creek from entrance of side channel Location 22: Confluence of Gravelly Run with side channel - note light colored sediment forming a delta

Locations 21 and 22 are at the confluence of Little Elk Creek and Gravelly Run.  Residents who happened by stated that Little Elk Creek frequently floods and overtops that road and bridge.  From the bridge, one can see crops planted right up to the banks of Little Elk Creek in the downstream direction on both banks and on the right bank in the upstream direction.  The left upstream bank had a healthy, wide riparian zone.  Gravelly Run has sandy, gravel substrate and is on the order of 4.5m (15 feet) wide and 15 cm (6 inches) deep.  There is also a high water side channel of Little Elk Creek, which was consistent with the accounts of high water told by the residents.

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GPS Locations 23-24

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Locations 23 and 24: Aerial view Location 23: Looking downstream on Gravelly Run from SR 545 bridge Location 23: inspecting the SR 545 benchmark Location 24: Looking upstream on Gravelly Run from SR 545 bridge Location 24: Looking upstream on Gravelly Run from SR 545 bridge showing wide riparian zone and large woody debris

Locations 23 and 24 are upstream on Gravelly Run where it crosses under SR 545 in a box culvert.  There is a benchmark, elevation 18.6 m (61 feet), at the location.  Gravelly Run is about 4.5 m (15 feet) wide and 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) deep at that location.  The box culvert is not an impediment to upstream fish migration but the shallow water depth may be.

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Page Updated 7/5/2005