• Hiker standing on mountiantop overlooking wide desert valley

    Mojave

    National Preserve California

Springs & Seeps: Joshua (1:24,000)

CLARK COMPLEX (CLK)
Clark lower, mid, between mid and upper, upper
MOJA Spring ID(s):
MIHI10-13
General Location: New York Mountains West Side
Elevation: 1445 – 1583 m
History: NA
Hydrogeology:
NA
Type of spring:
NA
Vegetation:
grasses
Animal Use:
NA
Aquatic biota:
NA
Ephemeral:
NA
Discharge:
NA
Water quality:
NA
Site Condition:
undisturbed
Type of disturbance:
none
Type of infrastructure/diversion:
none
Photos: No

Sacaton Spring
MOJA Spring ID:
JOSH1
General Location:
New York Mountains West
Elevation:
1238 m
History: NA
Hydrogeology:
NA
Type of spring:
Seep
Vegetation:
Willows
Animal Use: 
burros
Aquatic biota:
NA
Ephemeral:
Wet probably most years
Discharge:
NA
Water quality:
NA
Site Condition:
highly disturbed
Type of disturbance:
livestock, diversion, springbox
Type of infrastructure/diversion: The developed pool can hold about 25 gallon of storage. Rebar burro-fencing surrounds this pool/seep. An old spring box with unreachable water at the bottom is found upslope of fenced spring among a clump of willows. Two abandoned troughs are found downstream of spring source. No visible piping.
Photos: Yes

Did You Know?

photo of rattlesnake

The venom of the Mojave rattlesnake is extremely toxic and causes more respiratory distress than that of any other North American rattlesnake. Due to its unique hue, it is known locally as the Mojave green.