Geological Survey (U.S.)
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Description
Includes 50 trails from Colorado 113 on the west to US 24 and the summit of the Sawatch Range on the east, and I-70 on the south to US 6 on the north. this includes Aspen/Vail/Crystal areas, and the White River and Gunnison National Forests. Recreation includes hiking, horses, mountain biking, camping and fishing.
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
On August 5, 2015, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) work crew digging into the Gold King Mine (GKM) Level 7 adit near Gladstone, Colorado, triggered a blowout and on going discharge of impounded mine water. The EPA reported that more than 3 million gallons of acidic mine water containing sediment, heavy metals, and other chemicals discharged into Cement Creek, which flows into the Animas River, and into New Mexico where the Animas River...