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Over-steepened slope caused by bank cutting. Slumping is so active here that the slopes are practically devoid of vegetation. Copper River, above Copper Center. [Date estimated. Year is likely 1950, 1951, or 1957.]

imageID: 31379
Description: Over-steepened slope caused by bank cutting. Slumping is so active here that the slopes are practically devoid of vegetation. Copper River, above Copper Center. [Date estimated. Year is likely 1950, 1951, or 1957.]
Keywords: hydrology
water conservation, soil conservation and erosion
watershed management
studies on stream-flow and bank erosion
Photographer: Lutz, Harold J.
Original collection id: Oxford #: 116.3, negative #: 410
Original as submitted: 116_3_neg_410_f.jpg
Collection: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Alaska Image Archive
Location: Alaska; Copper River
Date(mm/dd/yyyy): 1950s
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Wright, Brenda E.; Plumb, Pauline; Wright, John; Biles, Frances E. 2021. Historical photographs from U.S. Forest Service research and development activities in Alaska. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0084


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