EROSION ON THE MIDDLE KOUGE 



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as on the Huron, tree roots hold the bluff, and only evident cracks in the 

 grassy slo23e mark spots that would be scaur on an open country stream; 

 but the Avay the river holds to its right bluff is phenomenal. It is not 

 exaggerating to say that it is almost always nearer that side than the 



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Figure i.—The Middle Rouge. 



The area indicated is in Wayne county. Nankin townsliip, sections 2 and 11. Tlie stream 

 is sliown clinging to tlie right banl;. 



other ; that its meanders toward the left rarely take it half way across the 

 plain. There are very few scaurs of bare clay from top to bottom, such 

 as prevail on the lower Eouge. Here we more commonly find bare clay 

 at top and bottom, with the ground between grassed over and grown up 

 with bushes or trees. Beside this, which was counted for scaur, there 

 were many times as much strong slope with river close beneath and with 



