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Aquatic Inventory Results
By Nancy Williams

This past summer, the Aquatics Crew trekked thirteen of the park's watersheds and documented a whopping total of 169 springs (See table for watershed totals). These springs ranged from mucky seeps to lush meadows to turbulent streams. While Lehman Creek held the record high of 77 springs, Clay, John's Wash, Pole Canyon, Box Canyon, and Dry Canyon had none. Next year the remaining watersheds will be surveyed for additional springs.

Watershed
Box Canyon
Burnt Mill
Can Young 8
Clay
Dry Canyon
John's Wash
Lehman Creek
Lincoln
Mill 13
Pole
Snake Creek
Williams
Young
SUBTOTAL

Number of Springs
0
4
18
0
0
0
77
2
13
0
37
11
7
169