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Mill Creek GPS Locations 43 and 44

Locations 43 and 44 are where the north tributary of Mill Creek passes under Route 7.  The land on the south side of Route 7 is manicured and passes through a road maintenance facility in a ditch, with young phragmites beginning to grow on the bank.  The water course was approximately 0.5 to 1 m (2 to 3 feet) wide and a few inches deep at the time of the visit.  The fish habitat value is very poor.  The channel upstream of Route 7 is in much better condition, with sand and gravel in the bed and trees overhanging the banks.  The depth of the water was only a few inches and provided little to no fish habitat value, especially considering the downstream condition of the creek.  The creek flows through twin 40-inch diameter corrugated steel pipes under the road, although only one pipe carried flow during our visit.

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