Chemical and hydrologic data from the Cement Creek and upper Animas River confluence and mixing zone, Silverton, Colorado, September 1997
Open-File Report
2007-1048
By: Laurence E. Schemel and Marisa H. Cox
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Abstract
Cement Creek, an acidic tributary, discharges into the circum-neutral Animas River (pH>7) in Silverton, Colorado located in the high-elevation San Juan Mountains. Mixing of Animas River water with acidic metal rich Cement Creek water raises water pH and produces metal precipitates. This report presents selected anion, cation, chloride, and sulfate data along with hydrologic data highlighting the mixing of these streams during the low-flow period in late summer 1997.
Suggested Citation
Schemel, L.E., and Cox, M.H., 2007, Chemical and hydrologic data from the Cement Creek and upper Animas River confluence and mixing zone, Silverton, Colorado, September 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1048, iv, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071048.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Chemical and hydrologic data from the Cement Creek and upper Animas River confluence and mixing zone, Silverton, Colorado, September 1997 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1048 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20071048 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 4 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1997-09-01 |
| Time Range End | 1997-09-30 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| City | Silverton |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |