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Amy Yoder

Amy Yoder is a hydrologist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise, Idaho.

Amy's primary research focus is surface-water quality. She is involved with field-based studies of metals and nutrients in riverine and reservoir environments throughout Idaho. Amy also has experience and expertise in groundwater hydrology.

Professional Experience

  • Hydrologist, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, November 2021 - Present

  • Studies Section Hydrologic Technician, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, July 2019 - November 2021

Education and Certifications

  • M.S., Sciences, 2018, University of California, Davis

  • B.S., Geohydrology, 2015, Montana State University

Science and Products

In-reservoir physical processes modulate aqueous and biological methylmercury export from a seasonally anoxic reservoir

Anoxic conditions within reservoirs related to thermal stratification and oxygen depletion lead to methylmercury (MeHg) production, a key process governing the uptake of mercury in aquatic food webs. Once formed within a reservoir, the timing and magnitude of the biological uptake of MeHg and the relative importance of MeHg export in water versus biological compartments remain poorly understood. W
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Idaho Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Mercury Research Laboratory

Non-USGS Publications**

Calderwood, A.J.; Pauloo, R.A.; Yoder, A.M.; Fogg, G.E. Low-Cost, Open Source Wireless Sensor Network for Real-Time, Scalable Groundwater Monitoring. Water 2020, 12, 1066.
Henderson, T., Ray, A., Penoyer, P., Rodman, A., Levandowski, M., Yoder, A., Matolyak, S., Marks, M.B., Coleman, A., 2018., Mine Tailings Reclamation Project Improves Water Quality in Yellowstone’s Soda Butte Creek. Park Science.
Yoder, A., Ray, A., Mellander, K., Whaley, C., 2015, Water quality summary for the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Preliminary analysis of 2013 data. Natural Resource Data Series, National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Chemical characterization of water and suspended sediment of the Snake River and Hells Canyon Complex (Idaho, Oregon) (ver. 2.0, November 2022)

This dataset includes laboratory analyses of surface water samples and sediment trap material collected from (1) locations upstream, downstream, and within the Hells Canyon Complex (Idaho, Oregon) of the Snake River, (2) tributaries of the Snake River, and (3) two reservoirs near Boise, Idaho, from 2014 to 2021. The study area spans approximately 232 river miles of the Snake River and includes: tw
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Idaho Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Mercury Research Laboratory

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