Metal Concentrations and Loads in Leavenworth Creek, Colorado Completed
By Colorado Water Science Center
May 10, 2012
Metal loading from abandoned mines and groundwater in Leavenworth Creek causes aquatic life water-quality standards to be exceeded at the mouth of Leavenworth Creek.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this project are to:
- Evaluate the magnitude of diel variations of zinc in Leavenworth Creek.
- Conduct a spatially-detailed synoptic mass-loading study to assess locations and magnitude of metal loading in Leavenworth Creek from the Vidler mine drainage tunnel to downstream from the Syndey mine workings.
Estimating instream constituent loads using replicate synoptic sampling, Peru Creek, Colorado
The synoptic mass balance approach is often used to evaluate constituent mass loading in streams affected by mine drainage. Spatial profiles of constituent mass load are used to identify sources of contamination and prioritize sites for remedial action. This paper presents a field scale study in which replicate synoptic sampling campaigns are used to quantify the aggregate uncertainty in constitue
Authors
Robert L. Runkel, Katherine Walton-Day, Briant A. Kimball, Philip L. Verplanck, David A. Nimick
Metal loading from abandoned mines and groundwater in Leavenworth Creek causes aquatic life water-quality standards to be exceeded at the mouth of Leavenworth Creek.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this project are to:
- Evaluate the magnitude of diel variations of zinc in Leavenworth Creek.
- Conduct a spatially-detailed synoptic mass-loading study to assess locations and magnitude of metal loading in Leavenworth Creek from the Vidler mine drainage tunnel to downstream from the Syndey mine workings.
Estimating instream constituent loads using replicate synoptic sampling, Peru Creek, Colorado
The synoptic mass balance approach is often used to evaluate constituent mass loading in streams affected by mine drainage. Spatial profiles of constituent mass load are used to identify sources of contamination and prioritize sites for remedial action. This paper presents a field scale study in which replicate synoptic sampling campaigns are used to quantify the aggregate uncertainty in constitue
Authors
Robert L. Runkel, Katherine Walton-Day, Briant A. Kimball, Philip L. Verplanck, David A. Nimick