Virgin River at Littlefield (09415000), October 30, 2000
Dominic Oldershaw, Stake 1727
Despite several large floods in the intervening 58 years, including
a January 1,1989, flood caused by the breaching of an off-channel dam upstream,
riparian vegetation has increased in this reach. Most of the foreground vegetation
is native, including cottonwood trees, arrowweed, mesquite, and catclaw. At
lower right, a marsh containing reeds, cattails, and phragmites has developed.
On river left, native coyote willow lines the bank, and a prominent zone of
tamarisks with occasional cottonwood appears behind. The vertical bank at center
is in a small floodplain terrace that developed after 1942.
