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<br /> <br />7. Lake Fork and Kerber Creek have large amounts <br />of mine waters which are high in chemical elements along <br />with mine tai I ings in the river. <br /> <br />Because of the large amount of sediment (mine tail ings) <br />deposits along Lake Fork and Kerber Creek, the state and <br />federal agencies that address these programs should be <br />contacted for assistance. For ~he state of Colorado, <br />contact the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division and <br />Board, or for the Federal Government contact the <br />Environmental Protection Agency. <br /> <br />Little Thompson River's water qual ity is due to <br />irrigation return flows from shallow soi Is overlying <br />weathered shale formations. It's sediment is due to highly <br />erodible soi Is, topography, and farming up to the river's <br />edge. <br /> <br /> <br />Mine tal I ings in Kerber Creek <br />Photography by Jim Thornton, <br />SCS, Denver, Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />Debris on bank of Little Thompson River <br />Photography by Jim Thornton, SCS, Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />11 <br />