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Other Infrastructure,
Restoration
116 reconstruction
116 reconstruction. | Repairs taking place along South River.

Watershed: Deerfield

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Beavers,
Natural river processes,
Other Infrastructure,
Stream Table Education
A house too close to the cut bank
A house too close to the cut bank

Date: Oct 13, 2021

RiverSmart Communities' stream table

Gallery,
Major River,
Scenic
Above Stillwater Bridge
Above Stillwater Bridge. South Deerfield | The Deerfield in late summer, approximately 1/2 mile above Stillwater Bridge in South Deerfield.

Location: South Deerfield

Watershed: Deerfield

 

Fact sheet
The Active River Area (Corridor)

Fact sheet - The Active River Area (Corridor)

Gallery,
Road stream crossing
Aerial view Cold River and Black Brook
Aerial view Cold River and Black Brook

 

Location: Florida / Savoy line

Watershed: Cold River

Gallery,
Beavers,
Flooding/high water,
Headwaters stream,
Scenic
After the flood
After the flood. Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area | Unusually intense rains in July 2021 caused a beaver dam breach in Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area in Belchertown. Sediment carried by floodwaters was deposited in a meadow that has, at times, been a beaver pond. Protected areas like these can slow and spread flood waters and lessen damage from extreme events. 2021-08-05 00:00:00

Date: Oct 13, 2021

Watershed: RiverSmart Communities' stream table

Gallery,
Natural river processes
Along Rt 153
Along Rt 153. |

Watershed: Deerfield

Gallery,
Natural river processes
Banks of the Cold River
Banks of the Cold River. | A view of the materials deposited at the Cold River / Deerfield confluence, seen from across the Cold River. This side has been more heavily eroded, by action of the Cold River during high flows. The Deerfield flows just on the other side of this formation. It bends around to the right, towards the confluence about 100 feet downstream. 2013-11-03 00:00:00

Date: Nov 3, 2013

Watershed: Deerfield

Gallery,
Beavers,
Flooding damage,
Headwaters stream,
Road stream crossing
Beaver dam intact, undersized culvert washed out
Beaver dam intact, undersized culvert washed out. East Street in Belchertown | Six days after the road collapse at East Street in Belchertown, nature’s engineers are shoring up their structures (top left) behind the pile of debris that was carried up and over their dam (still intact) during intense rains. Debris clogged the 3-foot undersized culvert at the road, raising water levels to ~2 feet above the road (and top of the beaver dam), ultimately eroding the roadbed, causing catastrophic failure, and signi

 

Date: Jul 25, 2021

Location: East Street in Belchertown

Watershed: Swift River

Gallery,
Beavers,
Natural river processes,
Scenic
Beaver dams and wetlands protect against wildfires
Beaver dams and wetlands protect against wildfires. Methow Beaver Project | In dry landscapes, beaver wetland complexes like this one in northeastern Washington provide a buffer against wildfires. Nuisance beavers were relocated to these dry areas as part of a collaboration between the US Forest Service, WA Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Biologists and a dedicated group of volunteers and supporters who believed that they could create a better way to manage beavers through coexistence. (Photo by Alexa Whipple, M

Date: Sep 2, 2021

Location: Methow Beaver Project

Watershed: Methow River

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