And the standing water that beavers create probably do assist in groundwater infiltration in a not insignificant way for the local flora. Otherwise that water w

And the standing water that beavers create probably do assist in groundwater infiltration in a not insignificant way for the local flora. Otherwise that water will just runoff down the stream to some other spot where it can spread out. I am under the impression that beavers intrinsically hate the sound of running water, and some beaver brain process causes them to feel the need to dam it up.