USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Intiative (AMLI)

Figure 5. Distribution profile for labile lead extracted from minus-80-mesh stream and river sediments plotted as a function of distance from Climax (from Church et al., 1994). Data from the lake core taken from Pueblo Reservoir are shown as a solid triangle; data from stream sediments from Leadville mining district are shown as open squares; data from the sediments from the Arkansas River are shown as solid squares.