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Mill Frequency and Sediment Load in Bennington, Caledonia, and Chittenden Counties, Vermont

Mill Frequency and Sediment Load in Bennington, Caledonia, and Chittenden Counties, Vermont. Andrew Boule and Miles Sturm December 10, 2003. How A Mill Works - The Wheel House. Introduction. - counties chosen for varying geography. -painting of mills, dams, and ponds. Methods.

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Mill Frequency and Sediment Load in Bennington, Caledonia, and Chittenden Counties, Vermont

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  1. Mill Frequency and Sediment Load in Bennington, Caledonia, and Chittenden Counties, Vermont Andrew Boule and Miles Sturm December 10, 2003

  2. How A Mill Works - The Wheel House

  3. Introduction - counties chosen for varying geography -painting of mills, dams, and ponds

  4. Methods • Looked for mills on Walling’s maps, 1856 - 1858 • Calculated mill frequency for each town (per square mile) • Looked for relationship between mill frequency and population and relief • In the field, we looked for sediment deposits behind former mill sites and other evidence of landscape change

  5. Sample Town – Woodford, 1856 Population: 423 Mills: 20 saw mills (orange) 4 ocher mills and 1 oil mill (pink) Area: 123.28 sq. km Mill Frequency: .2028 mills/sq. km (highest of towns sampled)

  6. Results -predominantly saw mills -mill frequency Bennington 0.03 /sq km Caledonia 0.03 /sq km Chittenden 0.02 /sq km

  7. Results Burlington Woodford -slight inverse relationship

  8. Affect On Stream Path Upon Removal Of Dams 1857 Jericho 1996

  9. Conclusions • Higher mill frequency was found in mountains with higher average slope and less population density. • Sediment trapped behind dam was likely transported downstream after the destruction of the dam. • Change in Browns River displays the impact humans have on landscape change as far as the construction and destruction of dams

  10. Old Red Mill, Jericho Circa 1895 Yesterday

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