Station 17: Abandoned Channel

The depth and width of this channel indicate that much more water was carried at some time in the past. The channel does not appear to be man-made. A large wetland to the northwest may have drained through this channel until headward erosion or ditching of wetlands and intentional rechanneling of Barefoot Brook diverted drainage to the north. A trickle of water indicates that groundwater discharges slowly into the channel.