Exploring Heron Pond Swamp, Part 9: A Mingling of the Waters | Cache River State Natural Area, Illinois, USA
Complementing the previous image in this series. This time, however, we're looking downstream from the footbridge. Keep in mind that the confluence of the Cache River and Dutchman Creek is just a stone's toss behind us.
The much lighter and muddier water supplied by Dutchman Creek is still mostly keeping to the left side of the channel, though the mixing with the Cache has actually begun. Over on the right there are snaking bands of tan infiltrating the darker zone. They act like meandering streams moving within the greater stream.
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Exploring Heron Pond Swamp, Part 9: A Mingling of the Waters | Cache River State Natural Area, Illinois, USA
Complementing the previous image in this series. This time, however, we're looking downstream from the footbridge. Keep in mind that the confluence of the Cache River and Dutchman Creek is just a stone's toss behind us.
The much lighter and muddier water supplied by Dutchman Creek is still mostly keeping to the left side of the channel, though the mixing with the Cache has actually begun. Over on the right there are snaking bands of tan infiltrating the darker zone. They act like meandering streams moving within the greater stream.
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