Trail Location 12: Urban Ravine
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Between the Headwaters and Grand Avenue, the Lick Run Greenway stream channel is narrow and fairly straight, with steeper banks than farther downstream. The channel is narrow here because land space is tight. The 20-foot-diameter Lick Run sewer that carries sewage and some stormwater is located between the channel and Queen City Avenue.
What do you see?
- Pools: Pools are pockets of deep, slow-moving water that allow sediment to settle.
- Riffles: A riffle is a shallow area of the stream with fast, turbulent water that breaks over rocks.
- Runs: Runs are swifter, deeper parts of a stream usually located downstream of a riffle.
- Native plants: The plants in and around the stream are native, which means they originally grew in this area and are accustomed to our weather (so they don't need a lot of extra watering and care).