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The stream is too shallow to pump water from it, so I dig a small depression to accept the intake hose of my water filter

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00006-trough-800px.jpg The meagre stream contains as much algae as it does waterThumbnailsFiltering water from Cottonwood Spring, Mojave National PreserveThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does waterThumbnailsFiltering water from Cottonwood Spring, Mojave National PreserveThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does waterThumbnailsFiltering water from Cottonwood Spring, Mojave National PreserveThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does waterThumbnailsFiltering water from Cottonwood Spring, Mojave National PreserveThe meagre stream contains as much algae as it does waterThumbnailsFiltering water from Cottonwood Spring, Mojave National Preserve

Inevitably, this stirs up a lot of silt, so I'll have to wait a few minutes before I can begin to pump water.