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Kalamazoo
River Erosion Sites 12-21
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Site
Number
|
Location
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Soil
Type
|
Length
of Erosion (feet)
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Height
of Erosion (feet)
|
Apparent
Cause of Erosion
|
Sediment
Loading (tons/year)
|
Phosphorus
Loading (pounds/year)
|
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Calhoun
County, south of Level Park
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loam
|
500
|
3
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heavy
foot access for fishing
|
25.5
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20.4
|
|
|
near
Calhoun County west line, adjacent to road and rail, 1/4 miel downstream
of bridge
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loam
|
150
|
3
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bend
in river, light access
|
0.57
|
0.5
|
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Calhoun
County, residential area near western county line
|
not
recorded
|
100,
not continuous
|
3
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mowed
grass, light foot traffic/lawn, bend in river
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0.36
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0.3
|
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residential
area near Calhoun County-Kalamazoo County lines
|
loam
|
250
|
4
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lawn,
bend in river
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17.0
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13.6
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Kalamazoo
County, just west of county line
|
loam
and sand
|
1500
|
10
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bend
in river heavy agricultural access
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102.4
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81.9
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Kalamazoo
County, downstream of confluence with 7 Mile Creek
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sand
|
200
|
8
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mowed
grass, heavy foot traffic, bend in river
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35.2
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28.2
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Kalamazoo
County, Shady Bend Park
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sand
|
5,000
|
3
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mowed
grass, bend in river, foot/vehicle/ animal access
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107.3
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85.8
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Kalamazoo
County, upstream of Augusta, old railroad grade
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loam
|
60,
not continuous
|
4
|
bridge
remains, light access
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0.4
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0.3
|
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Kalamazoo
County, 1 mile downstream from Fort Custer boat launch
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sand
|
275
|
12
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bend
in river, heavy access
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72.6
|
58.1
|
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Kalamazoo
County, 1 mile downstream from Fort Custer boat launch
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loam
|
200
|
3
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no
vegetative cover on slope
|
0.8
|
0.6
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