Publications
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Estimating the magnitude of the 100-year peak flow in the Big Lost River at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho
Accurate estimates of peak flows in the Big
Lost River at the Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) are needed to
assist planners and managers with evaluating possible
effects of flooding on facilities at the INEEL.
A large difference of 4,350 cubic feet per second
(ft3/s) between two previous estimates of the magnitude
of the 100-year peak flow in the Big Lost
River near
Authors
Jon Hortness, Joseph P. Rousseau
Occurrence and transport of cadmium, lead, and zinc in the Spokane River basin, Idaho and Washington, water years 1999-2001
A water-quality investigation of the Clark
Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River Basins began
in 1997 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey
National Water-Quality Assessment Program. As
part of the investigation, selected streams in the
Spokane River Basin were sampled for trace metals
during water years 1999–2001. These data,
combined with data collected as part of a U.S.
Environmental Protection A
Authors
Gregory M. Clark
Summary of surface-water-quality data collected for the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins National Water-Quality Assessment Program in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, water years 1999-2001
Water-quality samples were collected at 10 sites in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River Basins in water years 1999 – 2001 as part of the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins (NROK) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Sampling sites were located in varied environments ranging from small streams and rivers in forested, mountainous headwater areas to large rivers draining div
Authors
Michael A. Beckwith
Water-quality, streambed-sediment, and biological data from the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, 1998-2001
Water-quality, streambed-sediment, and biological data were collected in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program and are presented in this report. These river basins compose the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins study unit which was selected to include a river system that has a mixture of forested, ag
Authors
Craig L. Bowers, Rodney R. Caldwell, DeAnn M. Dutton
Probability of detecting elevated concentrations of nitrate in ground water in a six-county area of south-central Idaho
A probability map constructed for this study
identified several areas in a six-county region of
south-central Idaho with high probabilities of
detecting elevated concentrations (greater than
2 milligrams per liter) of nitrate. An increasing
proportion of Idaho’s ground water being used
for drinking water and large increases in the inputs
of nitrogen to ground water in Cassia, Gooding,
Jerome, Linc
Authors
Kenneth D. Skinner, Mary M. Donato
Aquatic assemblages and their relation to temperature variables of least-disturbed streams in the Salmon River basin, central Idaho, 2001
In the late 1990s, Idaho’s established stream
temperature criteria for the protection of coldwater
biota and salmonid spawning were considered
inadequate because the criteria did not agree with
observed biological conditions in many instances
and did not allow for variability in environmental
condition or species diversity across a broad area
such as the entire State of Idaho.
In 2001, benthic inv
Authors
Douglas S. Ott, Terry R. Maret
Stage-discharge relations for selected culverts and bridges in the Big Lost River flood plain at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho
Information is needed by the U.S. Department
of Energy at the Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory to determine the extent
and severity of potential flooding at facilities along
the Big Lost River. Two computer programs—the
Culvert Analysis Program (CAP) and the HECRAS
model—were used to define stage-discharge
relations for 31 culverts and 2 bridge sites in a 10-
mile reach of t
Authors
Charles Berenbrock, Jack D. Doyle
Water quality in the Northern Rockies Intermontane basins, Idaho, Montana, and Washington, 1999-2001
This report contains the major findings of a 1999–2001 assessment of water quality in the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation.
In these reports, water quality is discussed in terms of local, State, and regional issu
Authors
Gregory M. Clark, Rodney R. Caldwell, Terry R. Maret, Craig L. Bowers, DeAnn M. Dutton, Michael A. Becksmith
Ecological indicators of water quality in the Spokane River, Idaho and Washington, 1998 and 1999
A water-quality investigation of the Spokane River was completed during summer low-flow conditions in 1998 and 1999 as part of the USGS NAWQA Program, in cooperation with the WDOE. (Abbreviations used in this report are defined on the last page.)
Samples for analyses of water chemistry; bed sediment; aquatic communities (fish, macroinvertebrates, and algae); contaminants in tissue (fish and macro
Authors
Dorene E. MacCoy, Terry R. Maret
Surface-water/ground-water interaction of the Spokane River and the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie aquifer, Idaho and Washington
Historical mining in the Coeur d’Alene River Basin of northern Idaho has resulted in elevated concentrations of some trace metals (particularly cadmium, lead, and zinc) in water and sediment of Coeur d’Alene Lake and downstream in the Spokane River in Idaho and Washington. These elevated trace-metal concentrations in the Spokane River have raised concerns about potential contamination of ground wa
Authors
Rodney R. Caldwell, Craig L. Bowers
Dissolved cadmium, zinc, and lead loads from ground-water seepage into the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River system, northern Idaho, 1999
The valley of the South Fork Coeur d’Alene
River and some of its tributaries have been heavily
impacted by the dispersion of metal-enriched
materials from the Coeur d’Alene mining district
since 1884. The valley floor, including the unconsolidated
valley-fill/flood-plain aquifers, is a major
holding area for mine tailings. The U.S. Geological
Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental
Prot
Authors
Gary J. Barton
Kilometer-scale rapid transport of naphthalene sulfonate tracer in the unsaturated zone at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
To investigate possible long-range flow paths through the interbedded basalts and sediments of a 200-m-thick unsaturated zone, we applied a chemical tracer to seasonally filled infiltration ponds on the Snake River Plain in Idaho. This site is near the Subsurface Disposal Area for radioactive and other hazardous waste at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Within 4 mo, we
Authors
John R. Nimmo, Kim S. Perkins, Peter E. Rose, Joseph P. Rousseau, Brennon R. Orr, Brian V. Twining, Steven R. Anderson