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Q, , Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> the Little Fountain Creek watershed. The unnamed tributary to Little Fountain Creek is <br /> upstream from Deadman Canyon, and this area is referred to as Deadman Creek in this permit <br /> application. <br /> a. Little Turkey Creek <br /> Little Turkey Creek flows northwest to southeast through the proposed quarry area before <br /> flowing southeast under Highway 115 and into Turkey Creek. Turkey Creek flows south <br /> approximately 25 miles and discharges into the Arkansas River upstream from Pueblo, <br /> Colorado. The Little Turkey Creek watershed extends approximately 5 miles to the west of the <br /> project area with a maximum elevation of 10132' msl, and this area is approximately 5.9 square <br /> miles. Little Turkey Creek flows under Highway 115 at an elevation of approximately 6500' <br /> msl. The proposed quarry was designed to minimize impacts to Little Turkey Creek. No mining <br /> will occur within 100 feet of the centerline of the stream, and bottom of the mining pit will remain <br /> at least 10 feet above the stream thalweg at all times. Figure G-5 shows the typical relation of <br /> the stream to the mining activities. The area between the edge of the pit and the stream will <br /> drain toward the stream. The disturbed area will drain toward the pit and sediment pond within <br /> the pit area. Two crossings of Little Turkey Creek are the only proposed disturbances to the <br /> creek within the 100-foot buffer. The first crossing provides access to the North Pit area in the <br /> middle of the quarry area, and the second crossing is along the site access road approximately <br /> 1,500 feet from Highway 115. Creek crossing designs are discussed in Section 4c. <br /> Norwest Corporation (Norwest) established a surface water monitoring station, LTC-1, on the <br /> Little Turkey Creek in June 2015 on behalf of Transit Mix. The LTC-1 station is located <br /> approximately 1.5 miles upstream from where Highway 115 crosses over Little Turkey Creek <br /> south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Figure G-1. The station collects stream depth data every <br /> 15 minutes using a Solinst Level Logger. Flow measurements and water quality samples are <br /> collected quarterly at the station. A total of five sampling events have been conducted since LTC- <br /> 1 was established. Figure G-2 illustrates LTC-1 during the August 2015 visit. <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application M-2016-010 <br /> September 15, 2016 G-3 <br />