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##### In Cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Geological Survey

## Well Construction Information, Lithologic Logs, Water Level Data, and Overview of Research in Handcart Gulch, Colorado: An Alpine Watershed Affected by Metalliferous Hydrothermal Alteration

#### By Jonathan Saul Caine, Andrew H. Manning, Philip L. Verplanck, Dana J. Bove, Katherine Gurley Kahn, and Shemin Ge

| *Open-File Report*PDF (466 KB)                    Right-Click to 'Save As' or 'Download'*Open-File Report*PDF (466 KB)                  Right-Click to 'Save As' or 'Download'**Introduction**
Integrated, multidisciplinary studies of the Handcart Gulch alpine watershed provide a unique opportunity to study and characterize the geology and hydrology of an alpine watershed along the Continental Divide. The study area arose out of the donation of four abandoned, deep mineral exploration boreholes to the U.S. Geological Survey for research purposes by Mineral Systems Inc. These holes were supplemented with nine additional shallow holes drilled by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Handcart Gulch trunk stream. All of the holes were converted into observation wells, and a variety of data and samples were measured and collected from each.

This open-file report contains: (1) An overview of the research conducted to date in Handcart Gulch; (2) well location, construction, lithologic log, and water level data from the research boreholes; and (3) a brief synopsis of preliminary results. The primary purpose of this report is to provide a research overview as well as raw data from the boreholes. Interpretation of the data will be reported in future publications. The drill hole data were tabulated into a spreadsheet included with this digital open-file report. | Version 1.0

Posted August 2006
-  **Report** PDF (466 KB)  (This report meets accessibility standards defined by Section 508.) 
-  **Data File** Worksheets 
*XLS file contains:*The drill hole data, tabulated into a spreadsheet.*XLS file contains:*The drill hole data, tabulated into a spreadsheet. |
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