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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Biological assessment of the lower Boise River, October 1995 through January 1998, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho
The lower Boise River, between Lucky Peak Dam and the mouth of the river near Parma, Idaho, is adversely affected by various land- and water-use activities. To assess the biotic integrity of the river and the effects of environmental perturbations on aquatic community structure, and to provide a baseline from which to identify future changes in habitat conditions, biological data were collected fr
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William H. Mullins
Water quality assessment of the Sacramento River Basin, California: Environmental setting and study design
This report describes the environmental setting and investigative activities of the Sacramento River Basin study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The Sacramento River Basin is one of 60 study units located throughout the United States that has been scheduled for study as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The Sacramento River Basin is the most important so
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Joseph L. Domagalski, Donna L. Knifong, Dorene E. MacCoy, Peter D. Dileanis, Barbara J. Dawson, Michael S. Majewski
Changes to Idaho's statewide surface-water quality monitoring program since 1995
In 1990, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Idaho Division of Environmental Quality (formerly Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality), implemented a statewide water- quality monitoring program in response to Idaho’s antidegradation policy as required by the Clean Water Act (CWA). The objective was to provide water-quality managers with a c
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Ivalou O'Dell, Terry R. Maret, Susan E. Moore
Ground-water quality in northern Ada County, lower Boise River basin, Idaho, 1985-96
In October 1992, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Idaho Division of Environmental Quality, Boise Regional Office (IDEQ-BRO), began a comprehensive study of ground-water quality in the lower Boise River Basin. The study in northern Ada County has been completed, and this report presents selected results of investigations in that area. Results and discussion presented herei
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D. J. Parliman, Joseph M. Spinazola
Surface-water/ground-water relations in the Lemhi River Basin, east-central Idaho
This report summarizes work carried out in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation to provide hydrologic information to help Federal, State, and local agencies meet the goals of the Lemhi River Model Watershed Project. The primary goal of the project is to maintain, enhance, and restore anadromous and resident fish habitat in the Lemhi River, while maintaining a balance between resource protect
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Mary M. Donato
Preliminary water-surface elevations and boundary of the 100-year peak flow in the Big Lost River at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho
No abstract available.
Authors
Charles Berenbrock, L.C. Kjelstrom
Water-quality conditions of the lower Boise River, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho, May 1994 through February 1997
Agricultural land and water use, wastewater treatment facility discharges, land development, road construction, urban runoff, confined-animal feeding operations, reservoir operations, and river channelization affect the water quality and biotic integrity of the lower Boise River between Lucky Peak Dam and the river's mouth at Parma, Idaho. During May 1994 through February 1997, 4 sites on the Bois
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William H. Mullins
Organochlorine compounds and trace elements in fish tissue and bed sediments in the lower Snake River basin, Idaho and Oregon
Fish-tissue and bed-sediment samples were collected to determine the occurrence and distribution of organochlorine compounds and trace elements in the lower Snake River Basin. Whole-body composite samples of suckers and carp from seven sites were analyzed for organochlorine compounds; liver samples were analyzed for trace elements. Fillets from selected sportfish were analyzed for organochlorine c
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Gregory M. Clark, Terry R. Maret
Water quality in the upper Snake River basin, Idaho and Wyoming, 1992-95
This report is intended to summarize major findings that emerged between 1992 and 1995 from the water-quality assessment of the Upper Snake River Basin Study Unit and to relate these findings to water-quality issues of regional and national concern. This information is primarily intended for those who are involved in water-resource management. Yet, the information contained here may also interest
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Gregory M. Clark, T.R. Maret, M.G. Rupert, M.A. Maupin, W. H. Low, D.S. Ott
Probability of detecting atrazine/desethyl-atrazine and elevated concentrations of nitrate (NO2+NO3-N) in ground water in the Idaho part of the upper Snake River basin
Draft Federal regulations may require that each State develop a State Pesticide Management Plan for the herbicides atrazine, alachlor, cyanazine, metolachlor, and simazine. This study developed maps that the Idaho State Department of Agriculture might use to predict the probability of detecting atrazine and desethyl-atrazine (a breakdown product of atrazine) in ground water in the Idaho part of th
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Michael G. Rupert
Concepts for monitoring water quality in the Spokane River Basin, northern Idaho and eastern Washington
Numerous environmental studies have been
conducted in the Spokane River Basin over the
past several decades by government agencies,
academic institutions, and environmental engineering
firms. Most of these efforts have focused
on the environmental effects of more than a century
of silver, lead, and zinc mining and oreprocessing
activities in the South Fork Coeur
d'Alene River valley in northern Id
Authors
M.A. Beckwith
Methods for estimating selected flow-duration and flood-frequency characteristics at ungaged sites in Central Idaho
Methods for estimating daily mean discharges for selected flow durations and flood discharge for selected recurrence intervals at ungaged sites in central Idaho were applied using data collected at streamflow-gaging stations in the area. The areal and seasonal variability of discharge from ungaged drainage basins may be described by estimating daily mean discharges that are exceeded 20, 50, and 80
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L.C. Kjelstrom