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Spring 1995,and may be considered an intermittent stream. Stevens Draw is also an intermittent stream, <br /> and Stockpond P-1 is located along Stevens Draw. <br /> The drainages of A-Gulch,B-Gulch,C-Gulch, D-Gulch, Sheep Corral Gulch and a portion of Dove Gulch <br /> generally exhibit ephemeral flow regimes. <br /> There are twelve manmade stock ponds located in the permit and adjacent areas. These include Pond P-1, <br /> mentioned above. The ponds collect spring season runoff, and any available seep water. <br /> Groundwater in the area is located within the alluvial deposits along the North Fork of the Gunnison <br /> River and Hubbard and Terror Creeks,within the steep sloped colluvial deposits found within some of the <br /> drainages, in perched water zones located within the lenticular sandstones of the Mesa Verde formation, <br /> and in the Rollins Sandstone. The Rollins Sandstone is a recognized aquifer in the area. <br /> The groundwater associated with the alluvial deposits of the North Fork of the Gunnison River has been <br /> developed for domestic and agricultural uses. The localized groundwater resources associated with the <br /> alluvial deposits of Hubbard and Terror Creeks are not significantly developed. The groundwater <br /> associated with local colluvial deposits is recharged by snowmelt,and the water discharges through local <br /> intermittent springs and seeps. Most of this colluvial water is lost due to evaporation. <br /> Bedrock groundwater is not abundant in the permit area. The groundwater of the locally perched bedrock <br /> water zones and of the Rollins Sandstone are not significantly developed in the permit and surrounding <br /> area,due to relatively poor water quality and low potential quantity yields. The general bedrock <br /> groundwater flow direction in the sandstone strata of the Mesaverde formation is from the recharge area <br /> near the outcrop of these strata,north toward the lower parts of the basin. <br /> Climatological Information <br /> Detailed climate information is presented in Section 2.04.8 of the PAP,and the information is <br /> summarized below. The nearest weather station to the permit area was the Wilcox Ranch Station,located <br /> east of the old Bowie townsite, in the Hubbard Creek Drainage. The period of record for this station is <br /> from 1948 to 1983,and the average annual precipitation of record for this station is 18.50 inches. The <br /> station was moved to the West Elk Mine in November 1983,and the station is now referred to as the <br /> Somerset IE Station. Other weather stations in the area were the Paonia 3 SE and Paonia 1 SW stations. <br /> The Paonia 3 SE and Paonia ISW stations recorded data for the periods 1905 to 1957,and 1957 to 1993, <br /> respectively. <br /> The average minimum temperature in the area is about 45 degrees(Fahrenheit),with the lowest <br /> temperature of-28 degrees recorded in Paonia during 1913. The average high temperature in the area is <br /> about 52 degrees(Fahrenheit),with the highest recorded temperature in Paonia of 100 degrees during <br /> 1927 and 1934. <br /> Soils Information <br /> Detailed information regarding the soils within the permit area is located in Section 2.04.9 of the PAP. The <br /> following summary is derived from Section 2.04.9. <br /> The main areas that are disturbed by operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine exhibit the following soils: the <br /> Absarokee (Beenon-Absarokee Association),the Persayo,and the Torriorthents. The Absarokee soil at the <br /> 7 <br />