Detecting effects of mining on the hydrology 46 Interbasin diversions 46 Redistribution of flow 47 Additional studies 48 Summary 49 References cited 50 PLATE 1. Maps showing geology, average annual precipitation, concentration of dissolved solids in ground water, and data collection sites in the Price River basin, Utah (in pocket) FIGURES 1. Map showing location of Price River basin 2 2. Map showing seepage-study sites and quality of ground and surface water in the Mud Creek drainage basin, 1979-80 8 3. Graph showing relationship between the concentration of dissolved solids and discharge for selected streams in the Price River basin, 1980 water year 10 4. Map showing location of water-quality and core-sampling sites in the Scofield Reservoir area 12 5. Photographs of bed material, and graphs showing particle-size distribution for sites on Fish, Mud, and Soldier Creeks, 1979 16 6-11. Graphs showing: 6. Mineralogic composition of bed material at sites in the Soldier Creek area and Mud Creek drainage basin, 1976 and 1979 18 7. Relationship of relative lead-210 activity and depth of sediment in Scofield Reservoir, 1980 20 8. Vertical distribution of coal in sediment cores from Scofield Reservoir, 1980 21 9. Relationship of concentration of suspended sediment and water discharge during thunderstorm runoff at gaging station on Soldier Creek (site S59), July 19, 1979 22 10. Relationship of benthic-invertebrate diversity and particle size for selected sites, 1979 22 11. Range of benthic-invertebrate diversity index at selected sites, 1979-80 23 12. Recession hydrographs of selected springs and a well in the Beaver and Mud Creek drainages and the Soldier Creek area, 1980 26 13. Hydrographs of streams in the Soldier Creek area and separation of base flow from the Flagstaff Limestone and the Blackhhawk Formation, Castlegate Sandstone, and Price River and North Horn Formations 30 14. Graph showing relationship between the discharge of Soldier Creek and the concentration of dissolved chemical constituents in Soldier Creek and in ground water, 1979-80 32 15. Map showing geology, data-collection sites for ground water, and potentiometric surface for the Star Point Sandstone in the Mud Creek drainage basin,