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<br />..,I, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />~ ~ - <br /> <br />..; <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Sixteen tributaries originate on Black Mountain; eight each flow into <br /> <br /> <br />the M~in Fcrk ~~d West rurk. Of the eight tributaries flowing into the <br /> <br /> <br />Main Fork only one is a perennial stream. The remaining seven flow <br /> <br /> <br />primarily in the spring; their physical characteristics being determined <br /> <br /> <br />from year to year by the amount of snow present and the rate of snow <br /> <br /> <br />melt. <br /> <br />Of the eight tributaries flowing into the West Fork, five are perennial. <br /> <br />The perennial streams are spring fed with two having small ponds at <br /> <br /> <br />their heads. For the most part they flow straight off Black Mountain; <br /> <br /> <br />meanders are once again almost nonexistent. At their point of <br /> <br /> <br />confluence with either the Main Fork or West Fork they are, on the <br /> <br /> <br />average, three to five feet in width and several inches in depth. <br /> <br />f. West Fork to the Study Area's Western Boundary <br /> <br />The ridge to the west of the West Fork rises an estimated 1600 feet <br /> <br /> <br />above the stream. The ridge is basically flat on top with moderateiy <br /> <br /> <br />steep sideslopes of upto 50%. The ridge'S elevation varies from <br /> <br /> <br />10,359 feet to 9,717 feet. <br /> <br />Three perennial streams flow from this ridge into the West Fork. <br />