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Megan Kenworthy

Megan Kenworthy is a hydrologist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise, Idaho.

Megan joined the Idaho Water Science Center in 2022. Her research interests are centered on instream processes, including sediment transport, flow hydraulics, and understanding changes in stream channel morphology.

Professional Experience

  • Hydrologist, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, June 2022 - Present

  • Project Geomorphologist, Geomorphic Solutions, LLC, March 2019 - May 2022

Education and Certifications

  • M.S., Hydrology, 2011, Boise State University

  • B.A., Environmental Studies, 2004, University of Montana

Science and Products

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Measuring Discharge with an ADCP, Clear Lakes Spring, Idaho

Estimating Spring Discharge to the Snake River, Milner Dam to King Hill, Southern Idaho

Groundwater discharges to the Snake River from numerous volcanic rock springs along the northern canyon wall between Milner Dam and King Hill. Water-resource managers need to be able to quantify the amount of this water to understand the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer's recharge, storage, and discharge. When completed, this study will provide the Idaho Department of Water Resources with an...
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Idaho Water Science Center
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Estimating Spring Discharge to the Snake River, Milner Dam to King Hill, Southern Idaho

Groundwater discharges to the Snake River from numerous volcanic rock springs along the northern canyon wall between Milner Dam and King Hill. Water-resource managers need to be able to quantify the amount of this water to understand the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer's recharge, storage, and discharge. When completed, this study will provide the Idaho Department of Water Resources with an...
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An assessment of Kootenai River channel migration and riparian habitat encroachment

The lower reach of the Kootenai River in northern Idaho is dominated by large and actively migrating meander bends. Flow conditions, altered by both upstream flow reductions and by downstream backwater effects, are believed to be important geomorphological drivers throughout the reach. For example, Trout Creek Peninsula, located in an area of active meander migration, is undergoing continued bank
Authors
Taylor Dudunake, Megan Kearney Kenworthy, Matthew Daniels
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Yager, E.M., Kenworthy, M., and Monsalve, A., 2015. Taking the river inside: Fundamental advances from laboratory experiments in measuring and understanding bedload transport processes. Geomorphology, 244, pp. 21-32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.04.002.
Kenworthy, M.K., Rittenour, T.M., Pierce, J.L., Sutfin, N.A. and Sharp, W.D., 2014. Luminescence dating without sand lenses: An application of OSL to coarse-grained alluvial fan deposits of the Lost River Range, Idaho, USA. Quaternary Geochronology, 23, pp. 9-25.
Kenwothy, M.K., 2011. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Gravelly Alluvial Fan Deposits: Links Between Climate Change and Geomorphic Response in the Lost River Range, Idaho. Master’s thesis. Boise State University. http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/249.

**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.

Science and Products

  • Science
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    Measuring Discharge with an ADCP, Clear Lakes Spring, Idaho

    Estimating Spring Discharge to the Snake River, Milner Dam to King Hill, Southern Idaho

    Groundwater discharges to the Snake River from numerous volcanic rock springs along the northern canyon wall between Milner Dam and King Hill. Water-resource managers need to be able to quantify the amount of this water to understand the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer's recharge, storage, and discharge. When completed, this study will provide the Idaho Department of Water Resources with an...
    By
    Idaho Water Science Center
    link

    Estimating Spring Discharge to the Snake River, Milner Dam to King Hill, Southern Idaho

    Groundwater discharges to the Snake River from numerous volcanic rock springs along the northern canyon wall between Milner Dam and King Hill. Water-resource managers need to be able to quantify the amount of this water to understand the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer's recharge, storage, and discharge. When completed, this study will provide the Idaho Department of Water Resources with an...
    Learn More
  • Publications

    An assessment of Kootenai River channel migration and riparian habitat encroachment

    The lower reach of the Kootenai River in northern Idaho is dominated by large and actively migrating meander bends. Flow conditions, altered by both upstream flow reductions and by downstream backwater effects, are believed to be important geomorphological drivers throughout the reach. For example, Trout Creek Peninsula, located in an area of active meander migration, is undergoing continued bank
    Authors
    Taylor Dudunake, Megan Kearney Kenworthy, Matthew Daniels
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Yager, E.M., Kenworthy, M., and Monsalve, A., 2015. Taking the river inside: Fundamental advances from laboratory experiments in measuring and understanding bedload transport processes. Geomorphology, 244, pp. 21-32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.04.002.
    Kenworthy, M.K., Rittenour, T.M., Pierce, J.L., Sutfin, N.A. and Sharp, W.D., 2014. Luminescence dating without sand lenses: An application of OSL to coarse-grained alluvial fan deposits of the Lost River Range, Idaho, USA. Quaternary Geochronology, 23, pp. 9-25.
    Kenwothy, M.K., 2011. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Gravelly Alluvial Fan Deposits: Links Between Climate Change and Geomorphic Response in the Lost River Range, Idaho. Master’s thesis. Boise State University. http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/td/249.

    **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.