1. Selected reaches along Morehouse Brook and Alder Brook
Stream Geomorphic Assessment Comparison between Attainment and Impaired Streams:
Selected reaches along Morehouse Brook and Alder Brook
A Project Presented by
Mikal Burley
Ari Lejfer
Amie McCarthy
Trevor Pratt
Katherine Traverse

5. Locations in Morehouse
Reach
Description
Upstream Lat
Upstream Long
Downstream Lat
Downstream Long
M1S6.2
Culvert above Mallett's Bay Ave to valley widening and floodplain
M1S6.3
From valley widening to drain output from Landry Park
M1S6.3S1.1
Confluence with reach 2 to drain output below driveway of residential development, just upstream of pond drain

7. Bank-full width

8. Morehouse Brook Previous Research Reach Selection
Sewershed Information
Field vs. GIS

21. Locations in Alder Brook
Reach
Description
Upstream Lat
Upstream Long
Downstream Late
Downstream Long
M1S28.4S3.4
Reach top is 0.26 miles W of Essex High School at bearing of degrees
M1S28.18
Reach top is 0.45 miles SW of Bowmans Corner at a bearing of degrees; reach flows SW
M1S28.16
Reach top is 0.57 miles SW of Bowmans Corner at a bearing of degrees

22. Alder Brook
Reach Selection
Reach Three
Field vs. GIS

25. Conclusions Attainment vs. Impaired
RGA vs. RHA vs. Stream Condition Index
Comparison of data within Streams

31. Results Summary
Overall trend of aggradation, especially in Morehouse Brook
Strong correlation between RGA and RHA
Overall Impaired vs. Attainment

32. The End Thank you to: Bill Gill Tim Grover W. Breck Bowden
The landowners
For all their contributions.