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Mercury Data for Water and Sediment from the Dutch Flat Mining District,
California
PRELIMINARY DATA--SUBJECT TO REVISION
Station names, station numbers, locations, and
descriptions for USGS sampling sites in the Dutch Flat mining district,
California
[deg, degree; min, minute; sec, second; Lat, Latitude
north of equator; Long, Longitude west of Central Meridian; nd, not determined]
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Map no.
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USGS Station Name
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USGS Station
Number
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Location
(deg-min-sec)
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Description
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POLAR STAR TUNNEL
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PS1
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POLAR STAR MINE TUNNEL DISCHARGE NEAR DUTCH FLAT CA
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391247120541401
(also 98PS-1)
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Lat: 39-12-47
Long: 120-50-14
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The sample location is 20 feet in the tunnel from the portal in
a pool just below an historic wooden sluice box cross support. The
site is 3/4 miles NE of the town of Dutch Flat and 40 feet south
of the county road in the Bear River drainage.
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PS2
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nd
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nd
(also 98PS-2)
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nd
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In creek about 100 feet below portal
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PS3
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POLAR STAR MINE TUNNEL MIDWAY NEAR DUTCH FLAT CA
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391245120501301
(also 98PS-3)
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Lat: 39-12-45
Long: 120-50-13
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The sample location is 240 feet in the tunnel from the portal in
a pool just below an historic wooden sluice box cross support. The
site is 3/4 miles NE of the town of Dutch Flat and 280 feet south
of the county road, in the Bear River drainage.
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PS4
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POLAR STAR MINE TUNNEL INLET NEAR DUTCH FLAT CA
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391243120501101
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Lat: 39-12-43
Long: 120-50-11
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The sample location is 480 feet in the tunnel from the portal in
a pool just below an historic wooden sluice box cross support. The
site is 3/4 miles NE of the town of Dutch Flat and 500 feet south
of the county road, in the Bear River drainage.
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SOUTHERN CROSS TUNNEL
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SC1
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SOUTHERN CROSS MINE TUNNEL DISCHARGE NEAR DUTCH FLAT CA
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391241120502701
(also 98SC-1)
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Lat: 39-12-41
Long: 120-50-27
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The sample location at the portal of the tunnel. The site is 1/2
mile NE of the town of Dutch Flat and 400 feet north of the county
road in the Bear River Drainage.
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SC2
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SOUTHERN CROSS MINE TUNNEL MIDWAY NEAR DUTCH FLAT CA
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391237120502401
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Lat: 39-12-37
Long: 120-50-24
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The sample location is about 400 feet in the tunnel from the portal
in a pool just below an historic wooden sluice box. The site is
1/2 mile NE of the town of Dutch Flat in the Bear River drainage.
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Dutch Flat Mercury Data
Contact Charlie Alpers, cnalpers@usgs.gov,
(916) 278-3134
Last Modified: Wed Jan 19, 2000 |
U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S.
Geological Survey
