Cement Creek (Ross Basin)
September 10-21, 1999
Study Design & Sequence of Events Study Design
The objective of the study was to determine the principal sources of metals and acidity in the upper reaches of Cement Creek, upstream of Gladstone. The injection site was located below Ross Basin and above the Mogul Mine. Synoptic samples were collected at various locations, starting just below the South Fork and continuing upstream to the injection site.
Sequence of Events
September 10-11 Stream measurement and reconnaissance 19 Tracer injection begins at 1639 hours 20 Water quality sampling for synoptic study
Photo Gallery
Site ID Distance Description
000 str 0 Injection Site 237 lbi 237 259 +++ 259 271 rbi 271 298 con 298 Confluence of 298 rbi with 293 str 453 rbi 453 457 str 507 Transport Site #1 457 str 507 Transport Site #1 877 --- 927 877 --- 927 883 con 933 Looking upstream at confluence of 883 rbi with stream 1187 rbi 1237 1237 rbi 1287 1268 con 1318 Confluence of 1268 lbi (Mogul inflow) with stream 1298 lbi 1348 1361 rbi 1411 1629 lbi 1679 1669 lbi 1719 1669 lbi 1719 1834 rbi 1884 1834 rbi 1884 2357 lbi 2407 2711 lbi 2761 2713 lbi 2763 Red Bonita spoil zone 2835 str 2885 Transport Site #2 3026 lbi 3076 North Fork, Cement Creek 3362 lbi 3448 3432 lbi 3518 3758 str 3844 Transport Site #3 3767 con 3853 Confluence of treatment plant inflow (3767 lbi) and stream 3915 con 4001 Confluence of South Fork Cement Creek and stream 3916 rbi 4002 Key
str - stream site rbi - right bank inflow lbi - left bank inflow con - confluence +++ - downstream from designated site --- - upstream from designated site
Results & Acknowledgments Results
Data analysis is incomplete at this time.
Acknowledgments
The Ross Basin synoptic was done in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Field assistance was provided by Dana Bove, Ken Leib, Mary Leib, Suzanne Paschke, Bruce Stover, Phil Verplanck, and members of the research team.
