Hydrologic classification and estimation of basin and hydrologic characteristics of subbasins in central Idaho

Hydrologic data for streams and associated subbasins within the Salmon and Clearwater river basins were analyzed to support instream flow claims by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf of the Nez Perce Indian Tribe. A geographic information system was used to construct a data base of basin characteristics for 1,050 subbasins. Descriptive variables were used to classify these subbasins and compute estimates of flow characteristics.