I went out for phenology on April 12,2012. It was a dreary day, the temperature was 48 degrees Fahrenheit and it was overcast and raining. The grass was very moist and green. Our water level has dropped to 5 cm deep! It's amazing how much it has dropped over the year. There was a piece of rope in the water which you can see in the right picture. There was also a hole in the side of my bank which you can also see in my right picture. It makes me wonder what could have caused this hole to form. Was it man made? Did an animal dig it out? Did the water and snow cause it to erode? My answer is simply this, it could have been all of them! I may never know the answer to the hole in the bank.
Great photos, Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized that creek level was dropping consistently all year...how deep was it in the fall at your location? What factors do you think account for the change?
As for the hole... let's investigate more closely next time and find some clues... we may have to speculate some, but my guess is that you can come up with a pretty accurate hypothesis!