Description:  This is an ephemeral stream (although it was always running vigorously during our ten weeks of spring observations).  The site is 5 meters upstream from the road were the stream first crosses same. It is also the main outlet of the wetland.

Cover:  This site exposed to direct sunlight due to the logging road gap in the canopy.  In the summer, the sampling site is only covered 40% of the time.

Channel characteristics: The stream at this site is a shallow and wide with broad flood plane. The channel bottom is a mix of gravel and cobble

Reason Selected:  We wanted to monitor the effect of the swamp and the logging road.  At this site we were able to do both by establishing the above the road qualities and below the swamp results.