Beaver Creek Basin, showing Helton Branch, which received no mine drainage, and
Cane Branch, which was polluted from mine operations. Mine drainage altered the
chemistry and biology of Cane Branch.
1955, 1956, and 1959, and a study of theàrea was carried out by the US.
Geological Survey between 1955 and 1966 [43]. The Cane Branch of the
Hughes Fork (see the map above), which had received mine drainage, and the
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Helton Branch of the Little Hurricane Fork, which had not, Were compared.
In the Helton Branch, the dissolved solids content ranged from 15 to 20 mg/l
Water Is Not Pure in Nature
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