Meadow Creek

Description:

Plate 101. MEADOW CREEK: 1921 - 1999 The view is down Meadow Creek approximately 300 yards west of Culvert Creek. The 1921 photo shows a newly constructed railroad grade, part of which was still visible in 1999. Meadow Creek’s channel was moved to the left of Interstate Highway I-70 during highway construction. Pinyon (Pinus edulis) and juniper (Juniperus sp.) have increased during the intervening years.

Photo Information:

1921 photo is U.S. Forest Service #197220; 1999 photo is Kay #4474-24, taken on Aug. 13. Forest Service photo held by the Forest Service Regional Office Photographic Collection [7720 Fishlake-15] housed at Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT

Vegetative Community:

Riparian, Sagebrush, Pinyon, Juniper

South Central: Fishlake National Forest, Richfield Ranger District, near I-70 milepost 79, T24S, R4E, Sect. 19, UTM 4293900 N, 456000 E; elevation 7,640 ft., viewed to northwest.