Publications
The following is a list of our publications available from the USGS Publications Warehouse. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact our Public Information Officer, Tim Merrick, at trmerrick@usgs.gov or 208-387-1305.
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Analysis of nitrate (NO3-N) concentration trends in 25 ground-water-quality management areas, Idaho, 1961-2001
In Idaho, drinking-water supplies are pumped
from relatively shallow ground-water zones where
water quality has great potential for degradation
by land- and water-use activities. One indicator of
water quality, and one of the most widespread contaminants
in Idaho ground water related to land
and water uses, is dissolved nitrate.
In December 2000, the U.S. Geological Survey,
in cooperation with the
Authors
D. J. Parliman
Three-dimensional measurements of flow in uncased wells completed in basalt, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 2000
Several ground-water monitoring wells on the
Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho
were constructed in February 2000 to replace existing
monitoring wells that became ineffective as a result of
declining water levels. Upon completion of the replacement
wells, borehole geophysical logs were collected,
including natural gamma radiation, electromagnetic
induction, caliper, fluid temperatu
Authors
M.W. Newhouse, R. T. Hanson
Fish assemblages and environmental variables associated with hard-rock mining in the Coeur d'Alene River basin, Idaho
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment Program, fish assemblages, environmental variables, and associated mine densities were evaluated at 18 test and reference sites during the summer of 2000 in the Coeur d'Alene and St. Regis river basins in Idaho and Montana. Multimetric and multivariate analyses were used to examine patterns in fish assemblages and the associ
Authors
Terry R. Maret, Dorene E. MacCoy
A statistical model for estimating stream temperatures in the Salmon and Clearwater River basins, central Idaho
A water-quality standard for temperature is critical for the protection of threatened and endangered salmonids, which need cold, clean water to sustain life. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has established temperature standards to protect salmonids, yet little is known about the normal range of temperatures of most Idaho streams. A single temperature standard for all streams does not
Authors
Mary M. Donato
Tritium in flow from selected springs that discharge to the Snake River, Twin Falls-Hagerman area, Idaho, 1994-99
No abstract available.
Authors
Brian V. Twining
Selected trace-element and synthetic-organic compound data for streambed sediment from the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, 1998
Streambed-sediment samples were collected at 22 sites during the summer of 1998 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Sampling sites in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins represented a wide range of environmental conditions including pristine mountain streams and large rivers affected by mining-related and urban activities. Samples were
Authors
Michael A. Beckwith
Estimating the magnitude of peak flows at selected recurrence intervals for streams in Idaho
Methods for estimating magnitudes of peak flows at various recurrence intervals, needed for highway-structure and water-control design and planning, were developed for gaged and ungaged sites on streams throughout Idaho. Recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years were selected for analysis of peak flows. For gaged sites in Idaho, peak-flow estimates were calculated by fittin
Authors
Charles Berenbrock
Concentrations and loads of cadmium, lead, zinc, and nutrients measured during the 1999 water year within the Spokane River basin, Idaho and Washington
The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency within the Spokane River Basin of northern Idaho and eastern Washington included extensive data-collection activities to determine the nature and extent of trace-element contaminationwithin the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey designed and operated a streamflow and water quality
monitoring network i
Authors
P. F. Woods
Concentrations and loads of cadmium, zinc, and lead in the main stem Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho—March, June, September, and October 1999
The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency within the Spokane River Basin of northern Idaho and eastern Washington included extensive data-collection activities in numerous studies to determine the nature and extent of trace-element contamination within the basin. The objective of this particular study was to improve our understanding
of the
Authors
P. F. Woods
Concentrations and loads of cadmium, lead, and zinc measured on the ascending and descending limbs of the 1999 snowmelt-runoff hydrographs for nine water-quality stations, Coeur d'Alene River basin, Idaho
The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency within the Spokane River Basin of northern Idaho and eastern Washington included extensive data-collection activities to determine the nature and extent of trace-element contamination within the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey designed and implemented synoptic sampling of a high-flow runoff event a
Authors
Paul F. Woods
Soil analyses for 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-DCP), sodium n-methyldithiocarbamate (metam-sodium), and their degradation products near Fort Hall Idaho, September 1999 through March 2000
Between September 1999 and March 2000, soil samples from the Fort Hall, Idaho, area were analyzed for two soil fumigants, 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-DCP) and sodium n-methyldithiocarbamate (metam-sodium), and their degradation products. Ground water is the only source of drinking water at Fort Hall, and the purpose of the investigation was to determine potential risk of ground-water contamination fr
Authors
D. J. Parliman
Identifying unprotected and potentially at risk plant communities in the western USA
We analyzed the conservation status of 73 vegetation cover types distributed across a 1.76 million km2 region in 10 states of the western USA. We found that 25 vegetation cover types had at least 10% of their area in nature reserves. These were generally plant communities located at higher elevations and thus more commonly associated with national parks and wilderness areas. All but three of the r
Authors
R. G. Wright, J. M. Scott, S. Mann, M. Murray