2009-08-25_PERMIT FILE - C1991078

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2.04.712) • (b)(i) Wickson Draw, Long Draw and Center Creek are tributary to Broad Creek and are sll ephemeral streams. Flows measured during 1988 included a small flow during spring snowmelt in March and a flow caused by a significant precipitation event during October. The maximum flows measured during the year in these three streams occurred during the October precipitation event and are as follows: Location Maximum Flow Location Wickson Draw 3.5 Lower Monitoring Station Long Draw 8.5 Lower Monitoring Station Center Creek 3.5 Upper Monitoring Station Section 33 Creek is tributary to Naturita Creek and is also an ephemeral stream. During 1988 a maximum flow of 1.75 cfs was measured during the October precipitation event. During 1989 two minor flows of 3.5 and 1.5 gpm were recorded during spring snowmelt. Bramiers Draw, the ephemeral stream to the west of the permit area is tributary to the San Miguel River. The applicant attempted to collect water samples from this stream during the October 1988 precipitation event but was unsuccessful because flows had ceased by the time the technician arrived at the monitoring locations. The same problem occurred during • spring snowmelt during 1989. The quality of the flow in Bramiers Draw would probably be similar to that measured in the other drainages to the east of the permit area. Obviously the flows that occurred during 1988 and 1989 were not significant and were of limited duration. Naturita Creek is the receiving stream for the drainages to the east of the permit area. This creek typi- cally flows year round except during very dry years. During 1988 and 1989 when the applicant collected baseline information, Natu- rita Creek flowed during the entire year. Measured flows varied from a high of 15.5 cfs measured at the lower monitoring station during spring run-off during 1968, to a low of 3 cfs measured in January of 1989. During 1990 Naturita Creek flowed intermittent- ly. • 2.04-15