Water Seg.15-17

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#1

We are section hiking the Colorado Trail and will be doing Segments 15-17 next week. US 50 to CO Hwy 114. Does anyone have current information on water sources?

Sources identified in the book as possibly dry in late summer:

Seg. 15 Headwaters of Green Creek (.3 miles down to East near the old shelter, 10.3 miles south of Marshall Pass) or Headwaters of Agate Creek (down to West 11.4 miles from south of Marshall Pass)

Seg. 16 Silver Creek (3.6 mi. south of Marshall Pass)

Seg. 17 Upper Razor Creek (10.4 mi. south of Sargents Mesa)

Thanks, all help is much appreciated.
Betty

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#2

I gladly defer to someone with first-hand experience with these sections, but until someone else speaks up, I can say my end of Colorado (Weminuche) is still plenty wet. Everything is flowing wonderfully. Your results may vary.

Matt

#3

We finished our section hike. Water Report for Colorado Trail Segments 14 (Part) to 17 – 8/29-9/2/2008

Segment 14 – last 5 miles to US 50
Mile 15.0 – There is a hand pump in the Angel of Shavano Campground. The campground officially closed on September 2, but you can probably use the pump.

Mile 15.1 – The North Fork is a fast flowing stream. Lots of water.

Mile 17.0 – “Dry Lake” (as named in the guidebook) is a small pond that is a possible water source, but you would have to wade through marsh grass.

Mile 17.8 – Lost Creek flowing well.

Segment 15
Water is always nearby in Fooses Creek, South Fooses Creek, or their tributaries for the first 8 miles. There are small streamlets crossing the trail as you near the upper reaches of the South Fooses drainage.

Mile 10.4 – There is a small spring here with water coming from a pipe.

We did not see the small spring south of Mile 12.6 that is described in the guidebook.

Segment 16
August 29
Mile 11.1 – Tank Seven Creek flowing well

Mile 12.3 – Cameron Park – water flowing in the brook

Mile 13.2 – logging road – about one-fourth gallon per minute flowing through culvert under the road

Approximately Mile 14.3 – There appears to be a partly fenced cattle pond about two-tenths of a mile south of the trail. Only saw this from a distance.

Segment 17
Mile 6.9 – Side trail to Baldy Lake – The lake looks a little bit like green pea soup. My prefilter turned green after 3 to 4 liters of water were pumped and pumping became much harder as a result. Had to renew the prefilter.

Mile 10.4 – Trail crossing of Razor Creek – barely a trickle of water flowing here

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