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1 ' Somerset Mining Company ' 1994 Annual Hydrologic Report marking to be Approximate Spring Location. Actual monitoring locations have been marked on the ground, and monitored at the same ' locations since. Spring 1 is a depression near a grove of aspen trees. The ' depression may have contained water when it was monitored previous to 1993. Data have not recorded a flow. The other field parameters, pH, conductivity, and temperature would indicate previous monitoring of surface water collected in the depression. Spring 2 is possible re-emergence of water in a small ephemeral drainage channel. Flows, if any, are recorded in the spring and ' summer. Other than the high pH measurements for 1993, which are suspect, the field parameters are similar to surface water. Springs 3, 4, 5, & 6 are also possible re-emergence of surface ' water in a small ephemeral drainage, with similar characteristics of flow diminishing from spring to summer, moderate pH, low conductivity, and variation in temperature. The only unusual data are the high conductivity measurements for Springs 2 & 3 in August ' 1983. Spring 7 is in the hill-side, cut-bank of the Coal Gulch trail. While the historical data for Spring 7 indicates it is typically dry, monitoring in 1993 and 1994 indicates ground flow in the spring months, resulting in high conductivity measurements. Spring 8, the flow from the Oliver Mine, had recorded flow during all of the monitoring events, although the snow and ice in January and February of 1994 prevented measurement. The monitoring data ' collected during 1992, 1993 and 1994 compares quite well with the historical data. While the flow measurements during this period were lower than the historical data, the constant flow rate of 12 ' gpm for the historical data is suspect. Variations in pH were from 6.9 to 9 (9.9 in September 1992 is suspect) compared to 6.9 to 9 for 1983 to 1987. Conductivity measured 1800 to 4900 umhos/cm compared to 1900 to 4000 umhos/cm, indicative of a ground water source. Variation in temperature is Iess with warm temperatures in the winter months, also indicative of a ground water source. ' Spring 9 is a spring or seep at the base of the landslide feature in the Unnamed Gulch. Flow has been nearly continual, but at very low rates, with a few exceptions. High conductivity measurements ' indicate ground flow, but conclusions based on temperature patterns are not clear. Spring 10 is a spring or seep at the base of the colluvium just above Old Highway 133 at the west end of the Hawk's ' Nest east site. Data for Spring 10 is similar to Spring 9. Spring 11 was covered during the reclamation of the Hawk's Nest East Mine by the Division. It was originally in the facilities t 11