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West Elk Mine 2013 Annual Hydrology Report 27 <br />3.2.1.7 Spring G -16 <br />- Spring G -16 is located in Sylvester Gulch east of the northeast mine panels area (Map 2). <br />This spring issues from a sandstone bed above the F -seam and flows seasonally. It is <br />typically dry in the late summer and fall. Hydrologic monitoring at this spring began in <br />1979. <br />3.2.1.8 Spring G -24 (Decreed Spring #8) <br />Spring G -24 is located in Sylvester Gulch east of the northeast mine panels area (Map 2). <br />This spring issues from alluvium and is measured at the outflow of a plastic drainage <br />pipe. It flows seasonally and flow diminishes in late summer and autumn. Hydrologic <br />monitoring at this spring began in 1979. <br />3.2.1.9 Spring G -14 (Decreed Spring #7) <br />Spring G -14 is located in Sylvester Gulch east of the northeast mine panels area (Map 2). <br />This spring issues from fractures in the base of a sandstone bed. It flows seasonally and <br />flow diminishes in late summer and autumn. Hydrologic monitoring at this spring began <br />in 1977. <br />3.2.1.10 Spring G -22 (Decreed Spring #3) <br />Spring G -22 is located in the Sylvester Gulch drainage on a hillside on the west side of <br />the drainage, just south of a mine ventilation shaft and north of the northeast mine panels <br />area (Map 2). It issues from alluvium over a wide area and feeds a wetland on the west <br />side of Sylvester Gulch. Flow diminishes in late summer and autumn. Hydrologic <br />monitoring at this spring began in 1977. <br />3.2.1.11 Spring 35-3 <br />Spring 35 -3 is located in upper Deep Creek which is tributary to the NFGR (Map 2). <br />This spring is located east of the SOD mine panels area. The source of this spring <br />appears to issue from alluvium. This spring has perennial flow, but shows strong <br />seasonal variations with high flows in the spring months. This spring has been monitored <br />since 2006. <br />3.2.1.12 96 -2 -2 Area Spring <br />The 96 -2 -2 Area Spring is located in upper Deep Creek which is tributary to the NFGR <br />(Map 2). This spring is located in the SOD mine panels area. The source of this spring <br />appears to issue from alluvium. This spring has been monitored since 2007. <br />3.2.1.13 Deep Creek Spring #2 <br />Deep Creek Spring #2 is located in upper Deep Creek which is tributary to the NFGR <br />(Map 2). This spring is located in the SOD mine panels area. The source of this spring <br />appears to issue from alluvium. This spring has been monitored since 2007. <br />June 2014 HydroGeo, Inc. <br />