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West Elk Mine 2009 Annual Hydrology Report 25 <br />Flow is seasonal and this spring is typically dry in late summer. Monitoring at this spring began in <br />1999. <br />3.2.2.3 Spring El 0-2 <br />Spring E10-2 is located on a hillside east of an unnamed drainage tributary to the North <br />Fork between Sylvester Gulch and Box Canyon (Map 2). This spring is situated in landslide <br />material below a fractured sandstone cliff north of the Box Canyon B-seam panels. Low flows <br />were observed in WY 2005 and in the spring of WY 2006, but it has been damp or dry for most of <br />the period of record. Monitoring at this spring began in 1996. <br />3.2.2.4 Spring 15-1 <br />Spring 15-1 is located on the west side of an unnamed drainage tributary to the North Fork <br />between Sylvester Gulch and Box Canyon (Map 2). This spring is situated north of the Box <br />Canyon B-seam panels. The spring issues from alluvium and water is present as a slow seep only <br />during peak flow months. Monitoring at this spring began in 1996. <br />3.2.2.5 Spring G- ]a <br />Spring G-la is located in Sylvester Gulch on the west side of the drainage, north of the <br />Box Canyon B-seam panel area (Map 2). It issues from alluvium and is seasonal with moisture <br />0 present only during periods of snow melt or peak flow. Monitoring at this spring began in 1983. <br />3.2.2.6 Spring G-20 <br />Spring G-20 is located in middle Sylvester Gulch on the east side of the drainage. It is <br />located north of the Box Canyon B-seam panels and east of the mine facilities (Map 2). It issues <br />from alluvium or landslide material and disperses water through a grassy area. Monitoring at this <br />spring began in 1979. <br />3.2.3 Springs above the B-Seam in the Jumbo Mountain Area in the <br />North Fork Drainage Basin <br />3.2.3.1 Spring CR-12 (Decreed Springy <br />Spring CR-12 is located in Lone Pine Gulch north of the NW B-seam mine panels (Map 2). <br />It issues from alluvium on the south side of the gulch. This is a perennial spring, but the volume of <br />flow diminishes in summer and autumn. This spring has been monitored since 1993. <br />3.2.3.2 Spring G-26a <br />Spring G-26a is located in Lone Pine Gulch north of the NW B-seam mine panels (Map 2). <br />This spring issues from alluvium and flows into a small pond. This spring is seasonal and flow <br />only occurs during peak flow conditions. This spring has been monitored since 1980. <br /> <br />June 2010 HydroGeo, Inc.