Table 4. Average gradient, by stream order, of the Cuivre River, the West Fork Cuivre River and the North Fork Cuivre River.
Stream Stream Code Order Segment Length (miles) Average Gradient (ft/mile)
Cuivre River 32100000 7 32.6 1.2
West Fork Cuivre River 32210000 6 31.9 4.1
32220000 5 18.0 5.8
4 15.6 3.4
3 8.9 6.4
2 0.8 13.2
1 1.6 16.6
North Fork Cuivre River 32310000 6 19.6 3.2
32320000 5 4.5 4.3
4 13.9 10.9
Irvine Branch* 32325000 4 2.2 30.8
3 2.3 30.0
2 1.4 30.0
1 0.8 40.0

* Irvine Branch forms the headwaters of the North Fork Cuivre River.

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