Jay...
A failing of Stauffer Creek is the low gradient c/w a small watershed. The result is poor flushing action that freestone streams enjoy.
That means that silt either produced by beavers drowning backside vegetation or silt the result of past agricultural practices take a long time to flow from headwaters to discharge.
Presently there are few sources of silt. Most of the silt was generated years ago and is working it's away through the creek.
What is apparent is the creek is narrowing each year as silt deposited along shorelines. Also, the banks are getting higher. The changes are slow but they are happening.
Regards.
Don
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