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Otter Creek Shy Ranch: Site Information

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• University of Montana Yellowstone Vigil Network Sites
• Site Information
• Bench Marks
• Cross Sections
• Vegetation Transects
• Topographic Map Showing Site Location (89 KB)
• Close-Up Topographic Map Showing Site Location (75 KB)
• Planetable Map (52 KB)
• Explanation of Symbols on Planetable Map (27 KB)
• Photograph RL-9 FM-9 MY-17 (40 KB)
• Photograph RL-9 FM-10 MY-17 (49 KB)
• Photograph RL-9 FM-11 MY-17 (44 KB)
• Photograph RL-9 FM-12 MY-17 (46 KB)
• Photograph RL-9 FM-13 MY-17 (49 KB)
• Negatives for Roll 9, Frames 3-13 (28 KB)
• Otter Creek Shy Ranch Site Index Card
• Vigil Network Home Page

OTTER CREEK
Shy Ranch
Site # MY - 17

Site Location

To reach this site, drive east of Ashland on U.S. 212 about 4 to 5 miles to the Fort Howe - Otter Creek Road. Turn south onto this road, and go about 3 miles to the George Shy Ranch. Turn west at the mailbox and drive towards the house (and the creek). The site is about 20 meters downstream from the bridge.

Site Discussion

This reach of Otter Creek is incised about 2 meters below the broad, flat valley. The valley is used for hay cultivation and the fields are quite green and thickly vegetated. The steep banks along the stream are also thickly vegetated and appear to be quite stable.

The stream bed is composed mainly of black organic mud, similar to Sarpy and Arnells Creeks. This mud rests on a hard (clay?) bottom, about 0.3 meter below the top of the muck. The water contains a moderate to abundant amount of aquatic vegetation. The water is moving and is moderately turbid, visibility is about 0.7 meter.

Otter Creek (Site # MY - 17) was surveyed 29 August 1975.

Description of Benchmarks

Angles determined by a Brunton are followed by a (B), all others derived from plane table data. Distances determined with a tape are followed by a (T), all others found using the alidade. The rod is touching the alidade side of the survey point, and is centered. Compass compensation is 15.5°. See Table 1.

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