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Old meanders and cutoffs in small natural stream between Davenport and Cedar Rapids. 17 October 1954 (426.5Kb)

Cedar R. nr Cedar Rapids. Note meanders (old and new). Flow left to rt. 17 October 1954 (447.8Kb)

Same as previous pic. near Cedar Rapids note old and new meanders. Note sand bar deposits on inside of bends. Flow left to right. 17 October 1954 (390.1Kb)

Typical roads, fields and farmsteads in eastern Iowa- W. of Cedar Rapids. Note section lines and gravelled roads. 17 October 1954 (269.1Kb)

Old and new meanders and cuttoffs Iowa R. nr. Belle Plaine flow left to right. 17 October 1954 (341.2Kb)

Small stream in east central Iowa. Note meanders, sand bars, cutoffs etc. Flow left to right. 17 October 1954 (393.9Kb)

Small stream in east central Iowa. Note meanders (old and new), cutoffs (old and new). See new artificial cutoff in center of pic along straight hiway. Flow left to right. 17 October 1954 (308.3Kb)

New, straight drainage channel cut through old meanders. Flow toward camera ? Note also contour farming. Central Iowa. 17 October 1954 (326.5Kb)

Old and new meanders in Des Moines R. nr. Des Moines Iowa. Note old meanders flow left to right. 17 October 1954 (322.2Kb)

Confluence of Brushy Fork Creek (left) with Middle Racoon R. 1 mile south of Redfield, Iowa. (30 mi. W. of Des Moines on Hiway 6). Note sand bars and old meanders, less meandering in smaller Brushy Fork. 17 October 1954 (406.8Kb)

Drainage ditch cut through meanders of natural drainage, looking U.S.-north. Note ditches or tile trenches, cut for field drainage. 50 to 100 miles W. of Des Moines. 17 October 1954 (368.2Kb)

Meanders and sand bars. Looking U.S. west Nishnabotna R. ? 27 miles east of Council Bluffs at Oakland, Iowa? Hiway 6 in foreground. 17 October 1954 (314.9Kb)

Bend in W. Nishnabotna R. at Oakland, Iowa. 27 miles east of Council Bluffs. Note movement of river at bend-- cutting outside on right and deposit with trees and brush on left. Looking U.S. Highway 6 in background, note sand bar deposits for high and low river stages. 17 October 1954 (273.7Kb)

Smoke diffusion Miss. R. west of Davenport, Iowa. Looking SW. 9 January 1955 (392.7Kb)

Smoke diffusion Miss. R. at Davenport, Iowa. 9 January 1955 (265.6Kb)

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Abstract

Aerial views of streams and rivers in Iowa, including the Cedar River, Iowa River, Middle Raccoon River, Des Moines River, West Nishnabotna River, and Mississippi River

Author(s)

Albertson, Maurice L.

Date

1954-1955

Collections

Albertson (Maurice L.) Papers