Table 1.
Sample site | River km or location of confluence | Watershed area upstream (km2) | % mined watershed area upstream | No. of NPDES permitted outlets upstream |
Mainstem | ||||
1 | 0.31 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 4.02 | 10.02 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 5.37 | 16.91 | 16.52 | 9 |
4 | 5.88 | 17.13 | 16.45 | 11 |
4a | 6.07 | 23.63 | 20.46 | 27 |
5 | 7.88 | 25.71 | 25.27 | 37 |
5a | 8.11 | 30.55 | 34.61 | 48 |
6 | 8.97 | 34.54 | 39.20 | 60 |
7 | 9.43 | 35.79 | 40.77 | 64 |
8b | 10.25 | 36.31 | 41.32 | 68 |
8 | 10.51 | 42.84 | 49.55 | 69 |
9 | 11.58 | 44.06 | 50.27 | 74 |
10a | 12.75 | 44.83 | 50.69 | 81 |
10 | 12.97 | 47.79 | 50.96 | 86 |
11 | 14.30 | 56.52 | 49.14 | 105 |
Tributaries | ||||
Lukey Fork | 4.91 | 5.14 | 33.88 | 11 |
Ballard Fork | 5.94 | 6.46 | 31.21 | 16 |
Stanley Fork | 8.00 | 4.62 | 86.41 | 11 |
Sugartree Branch | 8.78 | 3.59 | 77.74 | 4 |
Laurel Branch | 9.28 | 0.99 | 91.30 | 2 |
Connelly Branch | 10.31 | 6.44 | 95.87 | 1 |
Mullins Branch | 12.81 | 2.80 | 55.03 | 5 |
Berry Branch | 13.36 | 5.81 | 57.61 | 18 |
All sites are in order from upstream to downstream position as in Fig. 1.