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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.
How Might the Northwest Heatwave Affect Streamflow?
With an unprecedented heatwave hitting the Pacific Northwest, Boise-based outdoors writer Steve Stuebner reached out to us with a great question: How does 100-degree heat affect streamflow in the mountains of Idaho? Hydrologist Tyler King put together this detailed response.
Publications
Optimization of the Idaho National Laboratory water-quality aquifer monitoring network, southeastern Idaho
Long-term monitoring of water-quality data collected from wells at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has provided essential information for delineating the movement of radiochemical and chemical wastes in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, southeastern Idaho. Since 1949, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of...
Fisher, Jason C.; Bartholomay, Roy C.; Rattray, Gordon W.; Maimer, Neil V.
Nutrient limitation of algae and macrophytes in streams: Integrating laboratory bioassays, field experiments, and field data
Successful eutrophication control strategies need to address the limiting nutrient. We conducted a battery of laboratory and in situ nutrient-limitation tests with waters collected from 9 streams in an agricultural region of the upper Snake River basin, Idaho, USA. Laboratory tests used the green alga Raphidocelis subcapitata, the macrophyte...
Mebane, Christopher A.; Ray, Andrew M.; Marcarelli, Amy M
Field methods, quality-assurance, and data management plan for water-quality activities and water-level measurements, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
IntroductionWater-quality activities and water-level measurements conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Project Office coincide with the USGS mission of appraising the quantity and quality of the Nation’s water resources. The activities are conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE...
Bartholomay, Roy C.; Maimer, Neil V.; Wehnke, Amy J.; Helmuth, Samuel L.