Toxics Substances Hydrology - Upper Arkansas River Basin




Wightman Fork
September 1997



Study Design & Sequence of Events

Study Design

The objective of the study was to determine the principal sources of metals and acidity to Wighman Fork, a tributary of the Alamosa River.

Sequence of Events

September
17 Tracer injection begins at 1100 hours
18 Water quality sampling for Synoptic on primary study reach
19 Water quality sampling for Synoptic on secondary study reach



Results & Acknowledgments

Results

Data analysis is incomplete at this time.

Acknowledgments

The Wightman Fork synoptic was done in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Field assistance was provided by Sheryl Ferguson, Jim Hanley, Duane Hrncir, Rodger Ortiz, Bob Stogner, and members of the research team.