Submitted by Yinzerman1992 t3_1028aaq in Pennsylvania
IamSauerKraut t1_j2wzdao wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in I discovered a lot about PA by simply not using the Turnpike. by Yinzerman1992
Yeah, see, when the water sits as it does at that dam, other chemical reactions come into play. But as noted, in the upper parts, the water tends to be orange due to the acid dissolving iron compounds in the rocks. That color is present in many small streams in the Skook area, mitigated in one place along the Rausch Creek by limestone cairns. Maybe your local Trout Unlimited org can install a few of those along the waterways to mitigate the AMD.
[deleted] t1_j2x2cjh wrote
It’s still caused by acid mine drainage. It’s not like the tooth fairly goes down there and changes the water pretty colors. The water is blue long before it enters the impoundment as clean feeder streams enter. The same thing happens to beech creek in Clinton and Centre county.
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