Recently drained beaver pond

Recently drained beaver pond showing erosion
Date: 
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Place name or River name: 
Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area
Watershed: 
Swift River
Latitude: 
42°15'1.61" N
Longitude: 
72°20'45.25" W
Description/Comments: 

The sudden failure of a beaver dam in Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area produced a powerful flood that carved deep into underlying glacial till, and carried rich organic material accumulated over 50-70 years down to the floodplain below where it was deposited.