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Water-Quality Study in Historical Idaho Mining District

Detailed Description

The so-called Glory Hole on the East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River in the historical Stibnite Mining District of central Idaho. A USGS water-quality study found that the Glory Hole acts as a sediment trap, particularly at high streamflow.

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Public Domain.