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Show . . u _ . . _ . _ _ . . . u _ _ . _ \Dry Dry 4Dy \ , ; F Fork Fark ark Sinks f , ' Mystery to toe toSolved toe I.Be IBe eI.Be . . e Solved by ; . Governfnent c.olJernrtl colJernrtl Coenmt v , ; e e .t t . " ( ) 9A 9Aa a - ; ? s4 s4kt kt ' lle da s1) s1 ) ' sat + a . , , . e 4 4y 4e 4P y e P ' rrwIttd { Rxt k kf //f f / / , t tp } p _ g gDRY DRY FORK SINKS at ( A ) with the Sprtnp Springs of DI Dry ' ) Fork Can Can- Canyon . - yon at (8) 8 ( B ) and the possible ouUete onUets at Elmer Lln4 Lind'4 Lind4 ' , pIaee place pIaeeC placeC ( C ) the BIc BIr Sprlnp Springs In A4hley Ashley Creek at ( D ) , Ute the sprtnp eprings of Deep DeepCreek DeepCreek Creek at ( E ) and Jones ' llole Role on the Green . 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' Notes taken from the StUdy ktudy StUdymade ktudymade ! studymade made by the Bureau Burea.u . of Reclama RecJauna- RecJauna Raeclama- Raeclama RecJaunaUon Raeclamatlon Reclamation - tion Uon tlon In this thai area.talthough areatalthough arektalthough area . , although beca.usq becausq becauso beca.usqot becausoof becauseiof . ot of the many variables variablea , are not tooconslstant too tooconsistant tooconsistent consistant consistent . , show how ow that at cert$1n cert1n certain cert$1ntimes certaintimes certaintune $ times * of the year rear 38 28 second COnd sdtsond e feet of ofwater ofwater ! water has haa been disappearing dlappearlng $ in to , hi thesinks the theslnka thesinka slnka sinks with no DO flowat now flow at , At t all aU an froni tfom front t the thesprings > springs 'Springs ' below It in ) Pry Dry Pork Fork Porkcan can- can canon canon can'on canon ' - on Other tenta teata tests jtavo hava "ve ve " , , shown 'h h WJ1 ' 81 6t 6tsecond 81second 61second second feet teet . ofwatet orwatet orwater flowing 110W1ng Into Intothe intothe Intothe the sinks sino With wtth O only dilly y 12 IS econd aeconct tlecond ; feet feetflowing feetflowing ( cetflowing flowing from U the tbill s prtngs IP11np aprlllgs , , and ad It ItI Ithas Ithas I has been found that more mote the.n then than than100 . 100 second te feet t of water 'aWl aWl " ' must be ' " beflowing berflowing 1100 flowing above the sinks alnks tn m cmter order cmterror orderfor ordertor ror for them thMn to overflow overftow and let the thewater the-water the water ' - I Iwater water come down the th main rt1aln chan chan- chan- chan channel channel channel - nel nelThese These facts facta may well wen Indlcate indicate IndlcateI Indlcatethat indicatethat Indicatethat I that the underground cha.nneJa channeJa channels cha.nneJawhim channelswhich channelswhich . whim which the sinks feed teed are limited limitedin . ! In size and Bnd only an excess exess ( of ot wat vr'at vrat wat water ' . * er will wUl cause the spring to ftOW flow ftOWand flowand flowand Iln and the sinks slnlaJ to overflowWhere overtIow overflow overtIowWhere overflowWhere Where Does The Water Go Oof ! Several theories have already alreadyI alreadybeen alreadybeen I . ( been propounded ropounded as SUI to the outletof outletof outlet of this water wMer flowing into the aSnks sinks sinks.iln sinksiln . , . In the above illustration U1ulStratlon even evenwhen evenwhen eveni I IIn when there is no water ao\V1ng ao V1ng cowing aoV1ngfrom cowingfrom flowingfrom \ from the springs at ( B ) > t > there thereseems thereseems he seems to be some souse water retippear- retippear reappear- reappear retippear'nil reappearInc reappear-tn reappear tn - 'nil nil Inc ' at (0) 0 ( < ( C < 3) 3 ) Elmer Litu Und'B UndB Linde ! ' " place , atleast at atleast atleast least enough water to solve 801ve his histrrtptton hisIrrigation hisirrigation trrtptton Irrigation problem . T.b1a-bArdly T.b1abArdly T.b1a Tb1a bArdly 'rhls rhls . - ' Tbl Tblhardlyseems T.b1abArdlysee . .bardly bardly . -hardlyseems hardlyseems - .bardlyseems see seems 18 to be the ) ' possible JCL'ISlble JCLISlble passible outlet outlft : be- be because because be because - cause the percentage of return retum Is Isso isso IsBO so small smallAnother Another theory is that the s1nk8 sinks sinksof s1nk8of dnkaof of Dry Fork feed the Big 131g SprtnP Springs SpringsD , . ( D ) D ) ) in Ashley Creek , the SOtln source sourceof ourcoof ) of Vernal City Cttys II s water This 11 s " seems seemsmore seemsmore seemsmore more likely because of ot the na natural naturaldip naturaldip ural uralI uraldip dip of the rock and . & sandstone sa.n&tone sa.ntone santone formatlons for- for formatioll3 for formations - I mations matioll3 matlons In this area . , , , and also alao because be- be becaLise be because - cause caLise of or the proving provlnlr that the Ash- Ash Mb- Mb Ashley Mblay Ash-ley Ash ley - ley lay Creek flow Is greater than what whatthe whatthe whatthe the drainage area would Indicate IncUdate . , . The people of Lapoint and the theMosby theMosby theMoaby Mosby Creek Irrigation company companysuggest companyxugRest UIlR'eat UIlReat suggest ' the possibility possib1Uty of the out- out outlet outlet out outlet - - let being at ( ( E X ! ) ) In the sprlnga springs springsat sprlngaat at the head of Deep Creek . . 1'h1s 1h1s This ' 1'h1shardly Thishardly Thishardly hardly seems & ! possible poIlble because th1a this th1adoes thisdoes toladoes does not correspond with the nat- nat natural natural nat natural - ural dip of the area , nor does this thisoutlet thisoutlet thisoutlet outlet seem large enough to Indi- Indi led- led Indicate ledcafe Indi Indicate ! - - cate cafe that the water is 15 coming from fromthe fromthe fromthe , the Dry Fork s1nk.sor sinksof sinks s1nk.s s1nks . sinksOf Of or course COU1't5e COU1t5e ' there Is 15 another possibility pos- pos posslbUlty pos possibility - sibility slbUlty that the outlet Is 18 at II ( ' ) ( F P.Jones PJones ) , . , Jones * ' Hole on the Green River Riveror , or In the river bed Itself Although Althottgh Althoughsome Althottghsome Althoughsome some have suggested lIuggested the possibil possSbU- possSbU possibil- possSbUIty possibility possibility - ity of an underground lgke lake lke , tb1s this tb1sI tb1s&ee thisseems thisseems &ee ee & seems 18 Improbable because becawe the natural na- na natural na natural - I I tural dip indicates the water Is Ismoving Ismoving ismoving moving ' whereever It goesIn goes I I goesI In an earlier earUer report made by byGlen byGlen byOlen Glen D Lasson Lesson he made the fol- fol followtng following fol following - - lowing statements to explain the thegeological thegeological thflgeological \lowtng lowtng \ geological relationship to the thesinks thesinks thesinks thesinksThe sinks sinks"I1le sinks'The " ' The "I1le I1le 'The Dry Fork does not cross atright atI atright at I ) right angles as do the other two twocre twocreeks twocreeks cre creeks kB but flows along alDI1g the limestone lime lime- limel'ltone limestone - - ' stone l'ltone lltone beds for some distance Tbe The Tbegreater Thegreater Thegreater greater contact with the rock for- for formation formation for formation - mation results in a greater amunt amtnlt amuntof amtnltof amuHtof of water being absorbed by thesandstone thesandstone the thesandstone sandstone in the Dry Fork stream . stream.The streamThe . 'T'he The ' srreater Ilreau-r Ilreau r greater - contact with the rock rockformations rockformations rock.formations rockformations . formations results In a greater greaterp Iflmount greaterIflmount I | 1 ' mount of water being absorbed by bythe bythe bythe the sandstone In the Dry Fork Forkstream Forkstream : stream . The limestone being belng exposed ex- ex exposed ex exposed - posed to the stream for tor a g-reater g reater greater greaterdistance greaterdistance - greaterdistance distance has very likely ltkely developed developed1OI developeda , a larger more Intricate system of ofsolution otI 1OI : ; a : ae : .Jc Jc . : I solution t channels e which could act actas acfcas 68 as a reservoir holding holdlng the quickflows quick : I ( 1 ) flows for a tune time then allowtng allowing allowtngthem allowingthem allowingthem them to gradually run nm rim away in the theI thel0'erburden the-o the o - 0 ' pi-burden pi burden PTburden - of the stream chan chan- channel channel - I I l0'erburden l0erburden nel nelAccording According to this tl1i Brush and andAshley andAshley andAshley Ashley creeks must have an over- over overburdf'n overburden over overburden - burden burdf'n burdfn ' which Is reasonably t1gbt tight t1gbtcauslng tightcausing tight'causing tightcausing I , ( ' causlng causing the water to continue to toI I I flow on the surface surtac . , surfaceA A very detailed hydrolmlph1c hydrographic hydrolmlph1cstudy hydrographicstudy hydrocraphicstudy study of the entire Dry Fork Ash- Ash Ashley AshIcy Ash-ley Ash ley - ley Icy Creek drainage area said MrLasson 1Ir Mr 1IrLGsson ( MrL&sson MrLsson LGsson Lasson & la 1:1 11 is : needed before any .e- .e de- de definite . .eI .eftnlte - e ennl&e - I nnl&e nnle ftnlte finite & Inowledge knowledg'e knowledge ' can be had rel- rel relative lei-all lei all el- el elatlve - atlve ative ve to the flow of the water wa.ter . In Intl118 inthis inthis I I tl118 this area "Attempt Attempt " Attempt Blade ala Made & ! to Floma Flmne Flume SinksAbout Sinks Sinb SinksAbout About the ye&r yer year & 1 189T 'T T ' an aD attempt attemptrtes attemptwa attempt.y I IAbout .y y rtes . made to recover the waterlnt water waterli 1 lnt 1 't t < ' . * , I la . t the & e Dry Port Pork ; Sinks S1n1 toy Iy by , ) Coaistructing con- con Coai- Coai construct1ntr con constructing - structing struct1ntr a .a . flume ftume aroundrut atround round around , fit rut It . . . V } TWO-ll&m TWO ll&m llm gVI1- gVI1 gVI1i1arn - l1am i1arn & HodgkfnKOb Hodgtfn80 Hodgktnli011 tnstan Installed d W Wsa a sa . saw sswmill . miD mill on the pte $ site te to saw ISW the tlznbera timberi timber tlznber -a a - ' aItor Itor i | Feralfeet tor for the flume name , . , Feral Feralt p veral ittbWnff t ' 'feet feet ' teet feet o 0 , ; : ' lttpte flume W WM ws * tfVW b IW bu > il twOr t\1 t 1 \ t"t1uJt tt1uJt h ; " Suf . . . 11 5 11water 5water iwater water tum turnejn turned 4 JJt . In , only onl1 to sink di1k slit aeain .b'1 .b1 b1 . ' ntL . # . In the Ule ' fitream 8b'eam 8beam stream channnl channoI channel below bdO'V bdOV ' thb thar'end tharend ' ' end of or the flume ' The 'l11e l11e bultdea'sarere bultdeasarere bulldersWere bUJ1d bultdea'sarereunable ' ' unable to carry e&rTJ erTJ & ' the tb coxutrucUoni con&trucUonI constructionI con&trucUon contrucUon construction & I icmunfd leenun.ed leenuned tCentlnhsd . oa 011 ou 'pa pa PsgA ' 'Pa Pa ' Ott 4 > t ) . . Dry Fork Sinks MysteryMay Mystery MysteryI MysteryMay I May be Cleared UpContinued Up Upcontlnutd I I contlnutd "onttnm onttnm Continued ( " d r t rn c I p P'W PW ' ae < { to nest nestf one onef I > 1 ) f the flume llume flame any farther and the theI theroject theproject I ; > ) roject was abar abal doned No other othertttetnpt otherittempt . lttNnpt tttetnpt to n It nune line tme the sinks has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been made madeThe madeThe madeThe The outc out outs < . II u Hi I e If ef t f I U tits I Is geologicaltudy geologicaltudy geological geologicaltudy tudy Wtlll will i t II u > i in m nn i ih Kh icin < -h h - to t the e Moo Moe Moobv Moeby Mosbv bv by Mountal Mounta ! Irrlg Irrig ItiC ltI > tl < ( n company companywhich companywhich companywhich which has ill iliialy thtalytarted f aly htark , started i ' < G to ) build build-i build i buildt .1 1 . - t ten tpn mile i , II U > 1 from rr < rn Dry Forkr Forko Forkn Fork o n r > Mo Mosby < ; by C I I k n 11 Ii Is company has hasfiled hasflied hasflied filed flied claim that water and hasa has hasa a reservoir , rft It it Twin Lakes at the thehead thehead thehead head of ot Dr Dr-v Dr v ' - F rk Should thia this tes test testprove testprove t tprove prove that thai tl U P I a ' Dry Fork 81nk Sinks Sinkswere Sinkswere were feedli feedlt feedh g tlie the big springs In inishley In'shiey Inshiey ; 'shley shley ishley ' Cre Crek Crt't'k Crttk Creek ' < -k k - thl tills this project by the theMo"by theMosby theMosby Mo"by Moby Mosby " Mom MoUl Mont I t il'i ili Iin itn ' Irrigation Irrlg-atlon Irrlg atlon - com corn company cornpany cornpany pany would ha have VI ' to be abandon abandont"d abandoned abandoned t"d td ed " and they c uld only store wat water water water er In the n nsprvoir reservoir " , prvolr at Twin Lakes Lakesduring Lakesduring Lakesduring during the ' period pt'rlod ptrlod that the 8inks Sinks 8inkswere Sinkswere Sinkswere were overfl overtll < ( CI " uli "II II ! g I It t aeerna BeerruJ seems tha that t the theMosby theMo ; M06by Mosby by IrrlMill Irrlyatl I rrh . , ! I n company complJny have havemade havemade havemade made ql quite le i i Ramble gamble to start their theirrenal theircnnnl ( ' renal 'n/ll 'n n ll ' / befor for tl tI I Is study Rtudy could be bemade bemade bemade made Of or rsp PIP rve there therp Is the re remote remote remote mote poasilllty posalt possU llllv IIltv ) that this Ulis studywill study study11.111 studywill \11.111 11.111 will \ . revealhln.g reveal thtw \ thtivg \hln.g hln.g . definite deInite [ |