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North Fork Teanaway River (2010)
Background
Aerial Photograph
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| The aerial photograph has a "rough" topographic map behind it (roll cursor across image). By doing this, you should be able to see Mt. Stuart, Ingalls Lake, Ingalls Creek, Iron Peak, North Fork of the Teanaway. The image below illustrates one of the strong borders or boundaries between serpentine parent material (and therefore soil and vegetation) and non-serpentine. To orient you, the image below is just south of Iron Peak on the image above. |
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Close -up: Note distinct vegetation line between two soil types (lower left side across bottom of picture). Image below illustrates view from an upper ridge across the aerial towards the far middle side. This figure includes part of the 2006 Map. |
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Peak in upper, middle right is Esmerelda. Foreground to midground are serpentine soils. This is the upper view from circle on the map below. |
Directions
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| I - 90 to Cle Elum, exit 84 to bakery or exit 85 to 970, 970 to Teanaway River Road. Stay on main paved road (once on the Teanaway River Road, do not take any paved road to the left). |
When you come to this campground, end of pavement, take dirt road on right (see sign detail above). |
| For those driving, we will meet just after the Teanaway River Road leaves 970. You go by a farm/ranch, down a hill, within 0.5 miles of the 970 junction, there is a dirt road going to the right. Ballard Hill Road, just beyond on left (South) is a big cross bar sign for a ranch (if you pass this, you have gone too far).Wait here. Likely as early as 8:30. |
Goals for Field Trip: Please read detailed handout (GoalsforNFTeanaway.pdf)
Map of the Field Trip (2006) (Southside of Iron Peak)
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| Map of one of our historical routes on Iron Peak. Circles indicate planned stops. Please note this is a series of well linked game trails also used by hunters and approximately 60 students (54 in 2003 and 6 so far in 2006). These "trails" can be quite steep. Do not need snowshoes. Why was this chosen over a "normal" trail? First, the road was block by snow on Sunday May 21, 2007 where the arrow head near the 3600 foot contour line is and second the stream crossings for Beverly & Bean Creeks were too dangerous (over my knees, very strong, very slippery and very cold). |
Pictures for May 21, 2006 Scouting Trip
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| Role of aspect, elevation and insect damage |
Serpentine soils |
Observations from trip:
- Very high water
- Lots of insect and mistletoe damage. Spruce bud worm damage was particularly extensive (aerial as well as species hit).
- Lots of recent snow melt
- Many flowers and plants emerging
- Lots of species: Ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, black cottonwood, aspen, willow, western redcedar, Engelmann spruce, grand fir, lodgepole pine, western larch, red osier dogwood, snowbrush, subalpine fir, Pacific silver fir, western juniper, mountain hemlock, whitebark pine, western white pine, Pacific yew, etc.
Recent High Flows on Eastside Streams: I could not find a stream gauge for the Teanaway and so I chose Icicle Creek just upstream from Snow Creek).
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To the left is the recent flows on Icicle Creek (maximum historic flow was about 4300 cubic feet per second and on May 18 and 19 flows exceeded 6000!!). Red triangles are 46 year averages and blue line is actual. When was it warm and when was it cold? |
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To the left is the longer-term pattern. Red line is average and blue is actual. Data only available until Marh 28 or so. Where was the flow on May 18 & 19? What is the general pattern (remember we discussed at the south fork of the Snoqualmie). |
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