Characterization of Fish Creek and Evaluation of Nutrient Inputs to Watershed
Completed
By Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
March 20, 2018
Mid-reach of Fish Creek
Mid-reach of Fish Creek
Summertime algal growth
Summertime algal growth
Fish Creek, an approximately 15-mile long tributary of the Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Local residents began observing an increase in the growth of algae and aquatic plants in Fish Creek in about 2000.
To more fully understand the hydrologic system and the possible relation to aquatic life in the stream, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, began conducting a multi-phase study to:
- Describe the interaction of surface water and groundwater along Fish Creek
- Determine if algal growth in Fish Creek is typical for a stream of its size and geographic area
- Determine if nutrients entering Fish Creek are from nearby land use
- Describe the quality of the water in Fish Creek and the health of its biological communities
The study was conducted in four phases and results are published in several reports and fact sheets:
- Seepage investigation (2004)
- Using heat as a tracer to determine groundwater/surface-water interaction (2005-06)
- Characterization of water quality and related biological communities (2007-11)
- Estimation of nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the Fish Creek watershed (2016)
Data describing the biological characteristics can be found at: archived data
Below are data related to this project.
Estimated Nitrogen and Phosphorus Input to Fish Creek Watershed, Teton County, Wyoming
Nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for plant and animal growth and nourishment, but the overabundance of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in water can cause adverse health and ecological effects. It is generally accepted that major increases in the primary production of surface-water bodies due to high inputs of nutrients is now the most important polluting...
Below are publications associated with this project.
Estimated nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the Fish Creek watershed, Teton County, Wyoming, 2009–15
Nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for plant and animal growth and nourishment, but the overabundance of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in water can cause adverse health and ecological effects. It is generally accepted that increased primary production of surface-water bodies because of high inputs of nutrients is now the most important polluting effect in...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Roy Sando, Michael J. MacDonald, Carlin Girard
Water-quality and related aquatic biological characterization of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-2011
Fish Creek, in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson, is a key feature in the area because it is used for irrigation, fishing, and other recreation, and adds scenic value to properties it runs through. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been increasing since the early 2000s. To address these concerns, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler, David A. Peterson, Daniel J. Leemon
Characterization of water quality and biological communities, Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-2011
Fish Creek, an approximately 25-kilometer-long tributary to Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Fish Creek is an important water body because it is used for irrigation, fishing, and recreation and adds scenic value to the Jackson Hole properties it runs through. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, C. Scott Edmiston, Michelle L. Taylor, Daniel J. Leemon
Characterization of water quality and biological communities, Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-08
Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River, is about 25 river kilometers long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek have been increasing in recent years. To address this concern, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District to...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Daniel J. Leemon
Characterization of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2004-08
Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River, is about 15 river miles long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson (fig. 1). Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been increasing since the early 2000s. To address this concern, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, began studying...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Daniel J. Leemon
Chloride concentrations and stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in surface water and groundwater in and near Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2005-06
Fish Creek, an approximately 25-kilometer long tributary to the Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, conducted a study to determine the interaction of local surface water and groundwater in and near Fish Creek. In conjunction with the surface water and...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler
Characterization of Interactions between Surface Water and Near-Stream Groundwater along Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, by Using Heat as a Tracer
Fish Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, is about 25 river kilometers long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Local residents began observing an increase in the growth of algae and aquatic plants in the stream during the last decade. Due to the known importance of groundwater to surface water in the area, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Hedeff I. Essaid
Seepage investigation on selected reaches of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2004
A seepage investigation was conducted on Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River in Teton County in western Wyoming, near Wilson. Mainstem, return flow, tributary, spring, and diversion sites were selected and measured on six reaches along Fish Creek. Flow was measured under two flow regimes, high flow in August 2004 and base flow in November 2004. During August 17-19, 2004, 20 sites...
Authors
Jerrod D. Wheeler, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller
Below is the partner associated with this project.
Fish Creek, an approximately 15-mile long tributary of the Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Local residents began observing an increase in the growth of algae and aquatic plants in Fish Creek in about 2000.
To more fully understand the hydrologic system and the possible relation to aquatic life in the stream, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, began conducting a multi-phase study to:
- Describe the interaction of surface water and groundwater along Fish Creek
- Determine if algal growth in Fish Creek is typical for a stream of its size and geographic area
- Determine if nutrients entering Fish Creek are from nearby land use
- Describe the quality of the water in Fish Creek and the health of its biological communities
The study was conducted in four phases and results are published in several reports and fact sheets:
- Seepage investigation (2004)
- Using heat as a tracer to determine groundwater/surface-water interaction (2005-06)
- Characterization of water quality and related biological communities (2007-11)
- Estimation of nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the Fish Creek watershed (2016)
Data describing the biological characteristics can be found at: archived data
Below are data related to this project.
Estimated Nitrogen and Phosphorus Input to Fish Creek Watershed, Teton County, Wyoming
Nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for plant and animal growth and nourishment, but the overabundance of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in water can cause adverse health and ecological effects. It is generally accepted that major increases in the primary production of surface-water bodies due to high inputs of nutrients is now the most important polluting...
Below are publications associated with this project.
Estimated nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the Fish Creek watershed, Teton County, Wyoming, 2009–15
Nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for plant and animal growth and nourishment, but the overabundance of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in water can cause adverse health and ecological effects. It is generally accepted that increased primary production of surface-water bodies because of high inputs of nutrients is now the most important polluting effect in...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Roy Sando, Michael J. MacDonald, Carlin Girard
Water-quality and related aquatic biological characterization of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-2011
Fish Creek, in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson, is a key feature in the area because it is used for irrigation, fishing, and other recreation, and adds scenic value to properties it runs through. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been increasing since the early 2000s. To address these concerns, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler, David A. Peterson, Daniel J. Leemon
Characterization of water quality and biological communities, Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-2011
Fish Creek, an approximately 25-kilometer-long tributary to Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Fish Creek is an important water body because it is used for irrigation, fishing, and recreation and adds scenic value to the Jackson Hole properties it runs through. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, C. Scott Edmiston, Michelle L. Taylor, Daniel J. Leemon
Characterization of water quality and biological communities, Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-08
Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River, is about 25 river kilometers long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek have been increasing in recent years. To address this concern, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District to...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Daniel J. Leemon
Characterization of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2004-08
Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River, is about 15 river miles long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson (fig. 1). Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been increasing since the early 2000s. To address this concern, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, began studying...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Daniel J. Leemon
Chloride concentrations and stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in surface water and groundwater in and near Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2005-06
Fish Creek, an approximately 25-kilometer long tributary to the Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, conducted a study to determine the interaction of local surface water and groundwater in and near Fish Creek. In conjunction with the surface water and...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler
Characterization of Interactions between Surface Water and Near-Stream Groundwater along Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, by Using Heat as a Tracer
Fish Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, is about 25 river kilometers long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Local residents began observing an increase in the growth of algae and aquatic plants in the stream during the last decade. Due to the known importance of groundwater to surface water in the area, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in...
Authors
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Hedeff I. Essaid
Seepage investigation on selected reaches of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2004
A seepage investigation was conducted on Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River in Teton County in western Wyoming, near Wilson. Mainstem, return flow, tributary, spring, and diversion sites were selected and measured on six reaches along Fish Creek. Flow was measured under two flow regimes, high flow in August 2004 and base flow in November 2004. During August 17-19, 2004, 20 sites...
Authors
Jerrod D. Wheeler, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller
Below is the partner associated with this project.