[pct-l] Golden Oak Spring Status

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

David,

Last year in a very wet year I found that this spring was not running very well at all.  From my journal on May 29th, 2006;
"By 4:30 Johnnie Walker and I pulled into the spring and were a bit disappointed to see the condition of the spring. It was a large horse trough with murky water, algae and tadpoles. There was a small pipe with a small trickle that ran about 2 liters every 7 minutes. I chose the slow pipe!"
I did find a seep up in the trees above the spring, but after digging into the seep I found the better option to be simply waiting out the slow drip on the pipe.

Good luck,
Elevator

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "David Craft" <Chsyhkr at bellsouth.net> 

> F4 583.4 Golden Oaks Spring basically a muddy seep. there was no 
> water coming out of the pipe, not even dripping. There was some water in the 
> trough, but extremely gross looking. The ground was wet all around the 
> trough and there were a couple of spots where you could place a dish or pipe 
> to collect a fairly steady drip, but it would take some patience. 
> 3/26/07 Mike H 
> 
> This came from the PCT Water Report. Is this spring clogged or just going 
> dry? It has been a dry winter in So Cal, so far, from I can tell from here. 
> 
> If this spring is going dry that will create a 35 mile section with no 
> water. Robin Bird, the next spring is running well, but it is a ways 
> away...... 
> 
> David Craft 
> PCT in Pieces 
> CA 58 to Kennedy Meadows in 07 
> Greensboro, NC 
> 
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