[pct-l] Glacial streams...

[Steel-Eye]

Good morning, Ollen,



Some of the streams from glaciated mountains are indeed quite silty as the 
names "Milk Creek" and "Whitewater River" would indicate.  Sometimes you can't 
see the bottom in 10" of water.  The sediment does settle if a container 
sits for a while.  My filters use the ceramic media, the outside of which 
can be scraped and rinsed clean when contaminated, however a better option 
is to just bypass the most silty flows.  In the area of the silty streams 
there is usually other water, such as from springs or smaller trickles, 
which is more clear.



Steel-Eye


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "OMullis" <omullis at aircanopy.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 5:42 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Glacial streams...


> Going over Yogi's Guidebook again and noticed several references to "silty 
> glacial" streams in Oregon and admonishments against filtering from such 
> sources, to avoid clogging one's filter.  Does anyone know if a 
> significant degree of settling will occur, enough to make the water safe 
> for filtering (OK, that sounds weird!), if one collects and allows a 
> container to stand for a few hours or overnight before filtering?
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
> Ollen
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