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    Mojave

    National Preserve California

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Springs & Seeps: Soda Lake North (1:24,000)

ZZYZX SPRINGS
MC Spring, Soda Springs
MOJA Spring IDs: SOLA1, 2
General Location: Zzyzx
Elevation: 251 - 290 m
History: NA
Hydrogeology: NA
Type of spring: Helocrene
Vegetation: Cattails
Animal Use: bighorn sheep
Aquatic biota: Mosquito Fish, Mohave Tui Chub
Ephemeral: No
Discharge: < 1 l/m
Water quality: Water quality: MC Spring: DO: 8.18 mg/l, pH: 8.84, Conductivity: 4.6 (mS/cm), TDS: 2.4 g/l, Salinity: 2.5 (0/00)
Site Condition: moderately disturbed
Type of disturbance: recreation, diversion, road construction (Soda Spring)
Type of infrastructure/diversion: Artifical lake; Desert Studies Center
Photos: Yes

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