Analytical results for 102 water samples from sites draining the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Study Area, Lake, Park, and Chaffee counties, Colorado

Abstract

One hundred two water samples were collected in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Study Area as part of a mineral assessment program in that locality. Each sample was analyzed for specific conductance, alkalinity, pH, fluoride, chloride, sulfate, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and silica. Trace elements determined were copper, zinc, molybdenum, lead, arsenic, iron, manganese, aluminum, cobalt, nickel, silver, and uranium. The longitude and latitude of each sample location and a sample site map are included in the report as well as a table of the analytical results.