Deckers Creek is a 24.6-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River that runs through north-central West Virginia. It begins west of Arthurdale and flows southeast, then north, then northwest towards
Acid Mine Drainage in Deckers Creek near Morgantown, WV
Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage, or acid rock drainage is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines and coal mines.
Rio Tinto in Spain presents an acid drainage of both natural and artificial origin (mining)
Rocks stained by ferrous precipitate from acid mine drainage on Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
In this case, the pyrite has dissolved away yielding a cube shape and residual gold. This break down is the main driver of acid mine drainage.
Yellow boy in a stream receiving acid drainage from surface coal mining