1957
1998
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NEAR MONTICELLO LAKE
General Description: This photopoint is in the Manti-LaSal National
Forest some .2 mile south of Monticello Lake. The view is south from near the
Monticello / Indian Creek Highway. A similar photo comparison appeared in a
Forest Service publication, Vegetation Changes on the Manti-LaSal National
Forest, published in 1995.
Soils: Deep heavy clay soils are found on the site.
Precipitation: The average annual precipitation ranges from 16 to 20
inches.
Legal Description: NW1/4SE1/4 Section 23 T.33S., R22E.
COMPARISON: In 1957, the foreground area appeared to be dry with several
apparently active gullies present. The area visible in the upper right mid-slope
was contoured after the original photograph. Soils, precipitation levels and
subsurface water availability such as those found on this site permit
improvements. The foreground is now a wet meadow with much improved plant
densities and cover. The site is now stable and the gullies have healed. Plant
species present include smooth brome, thickspike wheatgrass, timothy, sedge
species, rush species, horsetail and iris. Vegetation on the contoured area
includes smooth brome, intermediate wheatgrass, mountain snowberry, gambel oak
and a few bull thistle plants.
Original:
Date: July 17, 1957 (- A)
Photographer: Simon L. Cuskelly
Source: U.S. Forest Service, Price, Utah
Photograph Number: Cuskelly No. 1
Retake:
Date: July 30, 1998 (- B)
Photographer: Earl Hindley
Source: San Juan County
