Middle Otter Creek is a tributary to Otter Creek which is a major tributary to the Bear River in this catchment. An exclosure was built on this reach in the 1970s, so the stream has been largely unimpacted by grazing for the last 50 years. In my research, I use this and other exclosures as potential references for what a more restored stream could look like after a long term switch to a regenerative grazing rotation.

Table 3: Proforma metrics for the Middle Otter Creek Exclosure