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Figure 11 is a profile across the study area showing water <br />elevations and water conductivities for mid-June. The transect <br />stretches from station 3 on the north to station 23 on the south, <br />a total distance of approximately 4,.000 feet. The Gunnison River <br />is station 7 in the center of the transect. The transect slants <br />downstream to the south, somewhat distorting the perspective as <br />the southern sites occur at lower elevations. <br />The water elevation at this time is similar at all stations <br />on the north side of the river, but is considerably lower on the <br />south side. Conductivities indicate considerable spatial <br />discontinuities of the fluvial system. The river has low <br />conductivities, while stations 19, 6, and 3 have very high <br />conductivities, even though they may be quite close to the river. <br />As described in the previous section, river level appears to <br />control the base level of floodplain water tables, but does not <br />necessarily control the composition of this water. <br />4523 <br />4522 <br />~-. <br />.•- <br />~ 4521 <br />..~ <br />Z <br />~ 4520 <br />H <br />Q <br />W <br />W 4519 <br />w <br />Q 4518 <br /> <br />4517 <br />4516 <br />-1500 <br />-1000 -500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 <br />DISTANCE FROM GUNNISON RIVER (ft) <br />-30 <br />N <br />-25 <br />U <br />.-. <br />-20 <br />rn <br />"i3 <br />s= <br />O <br />7 <br />-15 O <br />t <br />-~- <br />-10 ~ <br />1--- <br />U <br />D <br />-5 Z <br />O <br />U <br />0 <br />2500 <br />Figure 11. Water elevations and conductivities along a profile <br />across the study area in mid-June. Elevations are presented by <br />solid squares (~) and conductivity by crosses (+). <br /> 3 <br />5 <br />7 $ <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />19 ' <br /> WATER ELEVATION <br />AND CONDUCTIVITY <br /> <br />23 MID-JUNE 19 9 3 <br />18 <br />