• Hiker standing on mountiantop overlooking wide desert valley

    Mojave

    National Preserve California

Springs & Seeps: Hopps Well (1:24,000)

Talc Spring
MOJA Spring ID: HOWE1
General Location: East of Castle Peaks, California-Nevada Stateline
Elevation: 1400 m
History: grazing
Hydrogeology: NA
Type of spring: Seep
Vegetation: Spring site covered with Typhus. Tamarisk also found on site.
Animal Use:  quails and other birds
Aquatic biota: NA
Ephemeral: at best
Discharge: dry
Water quality: NA
Site Condition: moderately disturbed
Type of disturbance: diversion, invasive vegetation
Type of infrastructure/diversion: Some pipe leads up to the spring for approximately 30 yards from an old, cement trough.
Photos: Yes

Did You Know?

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At 1.6 million acres, Mojave National Preserve is the third largest National Park Service area outside of Alaska. Death Valley National Park and Yellowstone National Park rank first and second.