Headwaters
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Headwaters are higher elevation stream basins, draining to floodplains, typically with constrained channels, and with a substantial portion of precipitation falling as snow. Headwaters typically flow into a floodplain. They are different than lowland watersheds because of their higher elevation, and that their streams and rivers are commonly confined and eroding
Sites and Places in Headwaters
The following sites are identified as being headwaters:
Efforts in Headwaters
The following efforts are being implemented by workgroups in headwaters:
Headwater Documents
The following pages describe documents that relate to headwaters:
- File:Roni et al 2013 DRAFT BPA columbia river restoration monitoring plan.pdf
- File:Knutson & Naef 1997 riparian management recommendations.pdf
- File:PNRS 2013 effects of timber thinning on habitat.pdf
- File:Forests and fish report 1999.pdf
- Stanley et al 2012 watershed assessment water model
- File:Ward 2005 social forestry shasta bioregion.pdf
The following documents related to headwaters have been uploaded to this wiki: