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Mouth of the Mattole River in Petrolia, California.

Detailed Description

At the Northern end of the Lost Coast trail is a marine terrace soil chronosequence that was the basis of a study on the effect of precipitation and time on soil organic matter. Here is an image of the mouth of the Mattole River from a high terrace, Petrolia, California. 

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Public Domain.

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