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News Release 05-090
Unseen Colorado Mountain Aquifers Throw Water on "Teflon Basin" Myth
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![A researcher investigates the snowpack at the Niwot Ridge LTER.](/news/mmg/media/images/niwot_f.jpg)
A researcher investigates the snowpack at the Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site.
Credit: Niwot Ridge LTER site.
![Green Lakes Valley at NSF's Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site.](/news/mmg/media/images/gl42_f.gif)
Research at NSF's Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site sheds light on path of snowmelt water in spring.
Credit: Niwot Ridge LTER site.