Click on a section of this photograph to find the importance of each part of a stream.

Riparian Vegetation
 Riparian Vegetation Overhead Canopy Overhead Canopy
Riparian Zone
 Riparian Zone Riparian Zone Riparian Zone
Stream Bank
 Large Woody Debris Stream Bed Stream Bank
Stream Bed
 Cut Bank Cut Bank Stream Bank
 
Information in this section has been adapted from the Streamkeepers Handbook and Modules
This page courtesy of The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation
December 01 1998