Muddy Silt Basin

Title

Muddy Silt Basin

Subject

Floods, Flood Damage, Pipes, Erosion, Soil, Water, Soil Conservation Service, Foliage, Soil And Water Conservation

Description

This image shows a flooded hillside. There is a ditch with a stream of muddy water flowing through it towards a large pool at the bottom. The ditch and hill around the pool are both heavily eroded. The pool is filled with mud and there is an accumulation of silt inside it. A drainage pipe is partially visible at the bottom of the image. Written on the slide is text which reads "Silt basin, Edsel Cook's Dev., 72."

Creator

Unknown

Date

Circa 1972

Contributor

Watauga County Soil and Water

Format

Color slide

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Wat-Soi-04-155

Spatial Coverage

Watauga, NC

Scanning Technician

Adelia Daly

DPI

2400

Bit Depth

24

Collection Name

Watauga County Soil And Water Collection

Scanning Software

Epson Scan 2

Files

Wat-Soi-04-155.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “Muddy Silt Basin,” Digital Watauga, accessed September 16, 2024, http://digitalwatauga.org/items/show/35471.

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