Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition

Clay pads are used to monitor sediment deposition in the Long Branch watershed in Fairfax, Virginia. Once installed, the amount of sediment deposited atop the clay pad can be periodically measured. This clay pad is obscured by one year's worth of sediment deposition.

Sediment deposition is monitored along the Long Branch creek in Fairfax County, Virginia as a part of the Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network.