Table 15. Miles of stream channelization for fourth order and larger streams within the Platte River basin.
Order Total Number of Streams Number of Streams Unaltered Original Miles Current Miles Miles Lost to Channelization (% of orig.) Current Miles Channelized (% of current) Current Miles Unchannelized (% of current)
8 1 0 281.1 195.5 85.6 (30.5) 89.9 (46.0) 105.6 (54.0)
7 1 0 53.1 41.8 11.3 (21.2) 18.5 (44.3) 23.3 (55.7)
6 3 0 206.2 175.9 30.3 (14.7) 45.3 (25.8) 130.6 (74.2)
5 11 4 269.5 227.1 42.4 (15.7) 53.1 (23.4) 174.0 (76.6)
4 74 33 664.0 583.7 80.3 (12.1) 102.6 (17.6) 481.1 (82.4)

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