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Paul M. Thomas is a hydrologist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise.
Paul is involved in a variety of groundwater and surface-water studies throughout Idaho. His primary focus is on basin-scale water budgets and regional groundwater flow models where he integrates large-scale hydrologic and geospatial datasets to analyze and quantify aquifer systems and hydrologic landscapes to support water management decisions in Idaho.
USGS hydrologist Hannah Richardson prepares to collect a groundwater-level measurement from a well on Idaho's Camas Prairie as part of a groundwater synoptic survey, April 10, 2025. The headwaters of Lava Creek can be seen in the distance.
USGS hydrologist Hannah Richardson prepares to collect a groundwater-level measurement from a well on Idaho's Camas Prairie as part of a groundwater synoptic survey, April 10, 2025. The headwaters of Lava Creek can be seen in the distance.
USGS hydrologist Hannah Richardson prepares to collect a groundwater-level measurement from a well on Idaho's Camas Prairie as part of a groundwater synoptic survey, April 10, 2025. The headwaters of Lava Creek can be seen in the distance.
USGS hydrologist Hannah Richardson prepares to collect a groundwater-level measurement from a well on Idaho's Camas Prairie as part of a groundwater synoptic survey, April 10, 2025. The headwaters of Lava Creek can be seen in the distance.