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Division (MDNR-GSRAD)] indicate the existence of a subsurface hydraulic connection between the losing reach of Jam Up Creek and Big Spring on the Current River in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (fig. 1; Imes and Kleeschulte, 1995). The time for dye to travel in the groundwater flow system through the karst terrain from Jam Up Creek to Big Spring (a distance of 38 miles) was estimated to be 35 to 40 days, which means that water transported the dye at a rate of about 0.95 to 1.1 mi/d (mile per day). The quantity 36°45'