In mid-August, two springs appeared on the bed of Kokanee Creek (at ~400 metres from the mouth). They persisted until early September, when they disappeared. In mid-October, one spring reappeared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Visually, the springs were a churning mass of a lighter shade of sand upwelling from below which then spreading sideways.<\/p>\n
On September 1st<\/sup>, Gary Munro waded out and took temperature measurements. Thrusting the thermometer deep into the upwelling fluid, he got a reading of 7 \u00b0C. At the time the water flowing in the creek was 11 \u00b0C. <\/p>\n This suggests that the source of the spring water was not elsewhere on the creek, but possibly ground water from off the mountainside. But, who knows?<\/p>\n One of the springs on the bed of Kokanee Creek in mid-August. Churning sand rises from the bed of the creek in mid October.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Video: It is rare that I think that a posting would have been improved by the inclusion of a video clip. I am usually more concerned with stopping motion than showing it. However today, a movie\u00a0 clip would have … Continue reading
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