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West Elk Mine 2004 Annual Hydrology Report 10 <br />• 3.1.2 Lower North Fork Drainage Basin Surface Water Monitoring <br />Stations <br />3.1.2.1 North Forklower <br />The North Fork Lower monitors the North Fork down-gradient of the mine facilities area and mine <br />discharge points (Map 2). <br />3.1.2.2 Lower Gribble Gulch <br />Gribble Gulch is an ephemeral stream that flows only in response to storm events and spring <br />runoff. This stream drainage drains the western mine panel area. The Lower Gribble Gulch station <br />is located west of the mine and was established to monitor the effects of mining in the west and <br />northwest mine panel area. <br />3.1.3 Minnesota Creek Drainage Basin Surface Water Monitoring <br />Stations <br />3.1.3.1 Lick Creek Flume <br />• Lick Creek is an ephemeral stream that is tributary to upper Minnesota Creek and flows only in <br />response to storm events and spring runoff. Lick Creek drains the southern part of the un-mined <br />South of the Divide (SOD) coal lease area (Map 2). This monitoring station was established in <br />1977 when MCC was planning to develop this tract. The site was also established as part of the <br />Minnesota Creek Water Augmentation Plan (WWE, 1986). <br />3.1.3.2 Dry Fork <br />Dry Fork is an intermittent stream that is tributary to middle Minnesota Creek. The Dry Fork <br />drainage drains the northern portion of the un-mined SOD coal lease area and the area south of the <br />SE mine panels area adjacent to mine Panels 12 and 13 (Map 2). The three monitoring stations in <br />Dry Fork: upper, middle and lower, were established to monitor the effects of mining along the <br />drainage and to support the Minnesota Creek Augmentation Plan. <br />3.1.3.3 Horse Gulch and East Gulch, East ojHorse Gulch <br />Horse Gulch and East Gulch, East of Horse Gulch are ephemeral stream drainages that are tributary <br />to Dry Fork and flow only in response to storm events and spring runoff. These streams flow into <br />Minnesota Reservoir and drains the SE mine panel area and area located within the un-mined SOD <br />• coal lease area (Map 2). <br />August 2005 HydroGeo, Inc. <br />