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resources were identified during the July 7, 1988, <br />reconnaissance. A surface water gauging and monitoring station <br />- was established at the mouth of the canyon to collect hydrologic <br />baseline data (Map 7, Regional Hydrology). <br />Cherry Canyon. This canyon has a drainage area of <br />735 acres which lies southeast of the surface facilities. <br />Drainage is in a southeasterly direction to the South Fork of the <br />Purqatoire River. Primary and secondary land uses are grazing <br />and wildlife habitat. Two stock ponds and one abandon windmill <br />site are located in the canyon to provide livestock water (Map 7, <br />Regional Hydrology). One spring/seep has also been identified. <br />No other land uses or resources have been recorded. A surface <br />water gauging and monitoring station was established at the mouth <br />of the canyon to collect hydrologic baseline data. WFC has <br />estimated peak flows in Cherry Canyon to be 5 cfs; while mean <br />24-hour discharges should range from 0.00001 to 0.1 cfs. These <br />flows were estimated using gaging data from Apache Canyon and <br />comparison of drainage areas between Apache and Cherry Canyon. <br /> Wet Canyon. Wet Canyon is a large canyon (28,000 acres <br /> drainage area) lying to the northeast of the surface facilities. <br /> Only a portion of this canyon (2035 acres) is within the permit <br /> area. Drainge is to the south to the Middle Fork of the <br /> Purgatoire River. Several land uses including grazing, wildlife <br /> habitat, residential, industrial (Robinson Sawmill) and the <br /> Weston Town Dump exist in this canyon. A number of springs were <br /> identified and sampled and a surface gauging and monitoring <br /> station was established to collect hydrologic baseline data <br /> (Map 7, Regional Hydrology). Residence of the canyon utilize <br /> well water for domestic use. Wells at the home of Robinson and <br /> Pace are approximately 80 to 90 feet deep with approximately l0 <br /> to 15 gpm yield and good quality. Side canyons which include <br /> Sawmill and Pratt within and adjacent to the permit area are <br /> similar to other small canyons of the area having land uses of <br /> grazing and wildlife habitat with ephemeral stream flow. Some <br /> timber and pine bouse harvest was noted in Sawmill Canyon. <br /> <br /> 2.04-24 (Revised 9/01/89) <br /> (Revised 1/09/90) <br />