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Idaho Hydrologic Update, September 2021
September 2021 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.
Idaho Hydrologic Update, August 2021
August 2021 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.
Idaho Hydrologic Update, July 2021
July 2021 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.
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Characterization of water resources in the Big Lost River Basin, south-central Idaho
Water resources in the Big Lost River Basin, Idaho are vital to irrigated agriculture, domestic, municipal and other uses but declining groundwater levels, diminished streamflows, and concern about drought motivated an evaluation of water resources in the basin. This multichapter volume documents the findings of a hydrogeologic investigation of...
Zinsser, Lauren M.
Surface-water and groundwater interactions in the Big Lost River, south-central Idaho
The Big Lost River of south-central Idaho interacts with the underlying aquifer by gaining and losing streamflow throughout various areas in the Big Lost River Valley. Surface-water and groundwater resources are used throughout the valley to sustain domestic, agricultural, and livestock needs. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the...
Dudunake, Taylor J.; Zinsser, Lauren M.
Hydrogeologic framework of the Big Lost River Basin, south-central Idaho, chap. A of Zinsser, L.M., ed., Characterization of water resources in the Big Lost River Basin, south-central Idaho
Surface-water and groundwater resources in the Big Lost River Basin of south-central Idaho are extensively interconnected; this interchange affects and is affected by water-resource management for irrigated agriculture and other uses in the basin. Concerns from water users regarding declining groundwater levels, declining streamflows, and drought...
Zinsser, Lauren M.