slgwv's photos with the keyword: beaver dam

Detail showing the characteristic gnawed off, tapered ends.

On Marysville Creek, Toiyabe Range, Nevada. Beaver have made a big comeback in the mountain West since being hunted nearly to extinction in the early 19th century. The inset is a close-up of the materials in another dam, where the gnawed-off ends of the sticks and small logs are evident.

Big Sawmill Creek, Toiyabe Range, Nevada, in the Arc Dome Wilderness. On its way to join the Reese "River."

Thomas Creek, Ruby Mountains, Elko County, Nevada, USA. Position is _very_ approximate due to the loss of the satellite view!

The standing dead trees were drowned by the pond. Note the built-up ridge of sticks at the left of the pic--that's the beaver dam. Lundy Canyon, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.