Headwaters Province - Idaho and Montana: Earth Science Studies in Support of Public Policy Development and Land Stewardship Completed
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Area Management Plans for the Headwaters Province were in revision, with completion dates from 1999-2003. USFS Regions 1 and 4 made National Priority Requests for the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) to provide interim products that help them meet their planning cycles. MRP provided geologic maps and topical studies to meet longer range goals of integrating geoscience into decision making. This project emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, and interpretations to ensure that geoscience data were available for GIS-based science integration and planning.
The interrelated goals of the project were designed at complimentary scales:
- Provide digital geoscience databases for the province, at scales appropriate now and in the future, and applicable to local and regional questions.
- Advance understanding of mineral resources in a geologic, economic, and environmental context.
- Establish geologic context for ecosystem structure and function.
- Use new understanding of processes and new GIS databases to develop GIS-based approach to forecast types and locations of near future mineral exploration and development.
Project Tasks
- GIS-Based Digital Geoscience Database Development
- Geologic, Economic, and Environmental Context of Province's Mineral Deposits
- Geologic Framework for Ecosystem Structure and Function
- Digital Geologic Map Integration and Analysis
- Assessment of Potential for Development
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Below are publications associated with this project.
Earth science studies in support of public policy development and land stewardship — Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana
Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
Spatial digital database for the geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho
Analytical data for reconnaissance geochemical samples from mine dumps, stream sediments and waters at the Thompson Creek Tungsten Mine, Custer County, Idaho
Stratigraphy and depositional environments of middle Proterozoic rocks, northern part of the Lemhi Range, Lemhi County, Idaho
Revision of middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation, central Idaho, and revision of Cretaceous Slim Sam Formation, Elkhorn Mountains area, Montana
Digital geologic map of the Coeur d'Alene 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho and Montana
Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1- by 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana
Digital geologic map database of the Payette National Forest and vicinity, Idaho
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Idaho: 1996
Geologic map datasets of the Custer and Gallatin National Forests of south-central Montana, in ARC/INFO format
Digital geologic map of part of the Thompson Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho
Digital Geologic Map of the Wallace 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Idaho
Below are partners associated with this project.
- Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Area Management Plans for the Headwaters Province were in revision, with completion dates from 1999-2003. USFS Regions 1 and 4 made National Priority Requests for the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) to provide interim products that help them meet their planning cycles. MRP provided geologic maps and topical studies to meet longer range goals of integrating geoscience into decision making. This project emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, and interpretations to ensure that geoscience data were available for GIS-based science integration and planning.
The interrelated goals of the project were designed at complimentary scales:
- Provide digital geoscience databases for the province, at scales appropriate now and in the future, and applicable to local and regional questions.
- Advance understanding of mineral resources in a geologic, economic, and environmental context.
- Establish geologic context for ecosystem structure and function.
- Use new understanding of processes and new GIS databases to develop GIS-based approach to forecast types and locations of near future mineral exploration and development.
Project Tasks
- GIS-Based Digital Geoscience Database Development
- Geologic, Economic, and Environmental Context of Province's Mineral Deposits
- Geologic Framework for Ecosystem Structure and Function
- Digital Geologic Map Integration and Analysis
- Assessment of Potential for Development
Return to Mineral Resources Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
- Publications
Below are publications associated with this project.
Earth science studies in support of public policy development and land stewardship — Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana
The USGS Headwaters Province project in western Montana and northern and central Idaho was designed to provide geoscience data and interpretations to Federal Land Management Agencies and to respond to specific concerns of USDA Forest Service Regions 1 and 4. The project has emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, topical studies, and new geologic interpretations. Studies wAuthorsKaren LundFilter Total Items: 40Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
In 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a reconnaissance baseline geochemical study in central Idaho. The purpose of the baseline study was to establish a 'geochemical snapshot' of the area, as a datum for monitoring future change in the geochemical landscape, whether natural or human-induced. This report presents the methology, analytical results, and sample descriptions for water, sedimentAuthorsRobert G. Eppinger, Paul H. Briggs, Zoe Ann Brown, James G. Crock, Allen Meier, Peter M. Theodorakos, Stephen A. WilsonSpatial digital database for the geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho
The paper geologic map of the east part of the Pullman 1° x 2° degree quadrangle, Idaho (Rember and Bennett, 1979) was scanned and initially attributed by Optronics Specialty Co., Inc. (Northridge, CA) and remitted to the U.S. Geological Survey for further attribution and publication of the geospatial digital files. The resulting digital geologic map GIS can be queried in many ways to produce a vaAuthorsWilliam C. Rember, Earl H. BennettAnalytical data for reconnaissance geochemical samples from mine dumps, stream sediments and waters at the Thompson Creek Tungsten Mine, Custer County, Idaho
The Thompson Creek mine is an inactive and abandoned tungsten mine located along Thompson Creek about 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Clayton, Idaho (see location map in file LOCATION.PDF). The mine consisted initially of open pit mining of outcrops and later of underground workings accessed by a single adit. The mine was worked through 1955 and waste piles presently reside in the flood plain abovAuthorsB. S. Van Gosen, R. G. Eppinger, J. M. Hammarstrom, Paul H. Briggs, J. G. Crock, C. Gent, A. L. Meier, S. J. Sutley, P. M. TheodorakosStratigraphy and depositional environments of middle Proterozoic rocks, northern part of the Lemhi Range, Lemhi County, Idaho
Geologic mapping shows Middle Proterozoic strata form two packages of strata north and south of the Tertiary Lem Peak normal fault. Strata north of the fault, the main focus of this report, contain thicknesses and lithofacies of the Big Creek and Apple Creek formations of the Lemhi Group that contrast with those south of the fault. Strata south of the fault, examined mainly in reconnaissance, mayAuthorsRussell G. TysdalRevision of middle Proterozoic Yellowjacket Formation, central Idaho, and revision of Cretaceous Slim Sam Formation, Elkhorn Mountains area, Montana
The Yellowjacket Formation is restricted to the strata originally assigned to it by Ross (1934). The Yellowjacket, the conformably overlying Hoodoo Quartzite, and succeeding unnamed argillaceous quartzite unit form a genetically related sequence that lies in a structural block delimited on the northeast by the Iron Lake fault. Directly northeast of the fault, strata currently assigned by others toAuthorsRussell G. TysdalDigital geologic map of the Coeur d'Alene 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho and Montana
Between 1961 and 1969, Alan Griggs and others conducted fieldwork to prepare a geologic map of the Spokane 1:250,000 map (Griggs, 1973). Their field observations were posted on paper copies of 15-minute quadrangle maps. In 1999, the USGS contracted with the Idaho Geological Survey to prepare a digital version of the Coeur d’Alene 1:100,000 quadrangle. To facilitate this work, the USGS obtained theAuthorsSteven R. digital compilation by MuntsDigital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1- by 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana
The geology of the Sandpoint 1:250,000 quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana was mapped by F.K. Miller, R.F. Burmester, D.M. Miller, and R.E. Powell between 1963 and 1995 onto a scale-stable 1:250,000 topographic map base and subsequently input into an Arc/Info geographic information system (GIS) by P.D. Derkey. The digital geologic map database can be queried in many ways to produce a varietAuthorsF. K. Miller, R. F. Burmester, R. E. Powell, D. M. Miller, P. D. DerkeyDigital geologic map database of the Payette National Forest and vicinity, Idaho
The geology of the Payette National Forest and vicinity, Idaho (Fig. 1), was mapped and compiled by Karen Lund between 1992 and 1996. The geologic data for the digital map are from original mapping as well as compilation by Lund of numerous sources of published and unpublished geologic maps that are cited in the section 'Bibliography of Geologic Map Sources.' The geology was compiled onto 1:100,00AuthorsKaren Lund, P. D. Derkey, T. R. Brandt, J.R. ObladDigital mining claim density map for federal lands in Idaho: 1996
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in Idaho as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological, economic, and social systems. There is no paper map included in this Open-File rAuthorsPaul C. Hyndman, Harry W. CampbellGeologic map datasets of the Custer and Gallatin National Forests of south-central Montana, in ARC/INFO format
No abstract available.AuthorsG. N. Green, B. S. Van Gosen, A. B. Wilson, J.T. SilkwoodDigital geologic map of part of the Thompson Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho
The geology of the Thompson Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho was compiled by Reed S. Lewis in 1997 onto a 1:100,000-scale greenline mylar of the topographic base map for input into a geographic information system (GIS). The resulting digital geologic map GIS can be queried in many ways to produce a variety of geologic maps. Digital base map data files (topography, roads, towns, rivers and lakes,AuthorsReed S. Lewis, Pamela D. DerkeyDigital Geologic Map of the Wallace 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Idaho
The geology of the Wallace 1:100,000 quadrangle, Idaho was compiled by Reed S. Lewis in 1997 primarily from published materials including 1983 data from Foster, Harrison's unpublished mapping done from 1975 to 1985, Hietenan's 1963, 1967, 1968, and 1984 mapping, Hobbs and others 1965 mapping, and Vance's 1981 mapping, supplemented by eight weeks of field mapping by Reed S. Lewis, Russell F. BurmesAuthorsReed S. Lewis, Russell F. Burmester, Mark D. McFaddan, Pamela D. Derkey, Jon R. Oblad - Partners
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