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2.04.7(2) <br />• l2) Surface Water Information <br />(a) Because of the limited amount of precipitation in <br />the area and the coarse texture of the surface soils, little or <br />no run-off from the area occurs. Most snow melt percolates <br />directly into the soils and only a limited number of severe <br />summer storms are intense and severe enough to generate any <br />surface run-off. <br />Discharges from the permit area, if any, will flow <br />along ephemeral drainages into Naturita Creek which in turn flows <br />into the San Miguel River or directly into the San Miguel River. <br />There are no surface water bodies within or adjacent to the <br />permit area. The town of Naturita has water supply reservoirs <br />north of the San Miguel River but they are not considered adja- <br />cent to the permit area. Five springs have been located adjacent <br />to the permit area. The B & W Spring No. 1, which would be the <br />sixth spring, is an ajudicated water right in the SESWSE of <br />Section 29. It is believed that this spring was dry during the <br />time the baseline water monitoring information was collected. <br />Broad Canyon is the major drainage feature to the <br />east of the permit area. Flow from Broad Canyon would discharge <br />directly into Naturita Creek. Center Creek, Long Draw and Wick- <br />son Draw are three minor drainage features that are tributary to <br />Broad Canyon. Center Creek is the only drainage feature to the <br />• east of the permit area that may receive drainage directly from <br />the permit area. <br />A minor unnamed drainage feature which bisects <br />Section 33 in a north south direction and lies just to the east <br />of the permit area is referred to as Section 33 Creek. This <br />Creek will receive most of the surface drainage from the permit <br />srea. Flow from Section 33 Creek iaould discharge into Naturita <br />Creek. <br />Bramiers Draw is the major drainage feature to the <br />west of the permit are. Because the permit area slopes to the <br />east, Bramiers Draw will only receive a minor amount of drainage <br />from the permit area. Flow from Bramiers Draw would discharge <br />directly into the San Miguel River. <br />Broad Creek is an ephemeral stream to the east of <br />the permit area. During 1988, which was a dry year, it had flow <br />through May then was dry the remainder of the year. The maximum <br />flow measured during the year was 2.5 cfs at the lower monitoring <br />station. <br />• 2.04-14 <br />