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Map 1. Locations of the 201 significant gullies. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />This is the first known study to quantify the results of erosion on the GEC reclamation site. The <br />amount of erosion and sediment loss from this site in the twenty-four year post -reclamation period is <br />calculated to be over 24,000 cubic yards of material which is far in excess of the pre -miming rate. This <br />sediment loss has been transported by surface water off of the permit area to adjacent property and <br />beyond. This huge amount of sediment has been added to the silt load of the Magpie Creek watershed <br />which is tributary to the Arkansas River Basin. The Pueblo Reservoir is the ultimate sediment pond for <br />the GEC site. There is no evidence that the GEC reclamation site is becoming stable. Rather, the slope <br />GEC GULLIES <br />r <br />1 � <br />1000 Ft. 0 1000 Ft. <br />AfSCALE <br />. <br />LEGEND <br />DETAIL SURVEY ❑F GULLY, x <br />ti <br />MIDP❑INT ❑F INDIVIDUAL GULLIES x <br />DATEi AUG. 29, Hie <br />Map 1. Locations of the 201 significant gullies. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />This is the first known study to quantify the results of erosion on the GEC reclamation site. The <br />amount of erosion and sediment loss from this site in the twenty-four year post -reclamation period is <br />calculated to be over 24,000 cubic yards of material which is far in excess of the pre -miming rate. This <br />sediment loss has been transported by surface water off of the permit area to adjacent property and <br />beyond. This huge amount of sediment has been added to the silt load of the Magpie Creek watershed <br />which is tributary to the Arkansas River Basin. The Pueblo Reservoir is the ultimate sediment pond for <br />the GEC site. There is no evidence that the GEC reclamation site is becoming stable. Rather, the slope <br />