Irrigated acreage and other land uses on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon

Lindholm, Gerald F.; Goodell, S.A.

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“…The first Federal hydroelectric powerplant in the Pacific Northwest was at Minidoka Dam ( fig. 1) (Lindholm and Goodell, 1986) and is still in operation. In 1990, the hydroelectric powerplant at Palisades Dam generated 503,000 MWh.…”

Section: Hydroelectric Power Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…14). Rangeland and forest lands may be used for grazing and provide most of the area by which precipitation can recharge the ground-water system (Lindholm and Goodell, 1986). Open water, wetlands, barren lands, tundra, and ice compose almost 6 percent, or 1.3 million acres, and urban areas compose less than 1 percent, or 54,000 acres.…”

Section: Land Use and Land Ownershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Water-quality assessment of the upper Snake River Basin, Idaho and western Wyoming — Environmental setting, 1980-92

Maupin¹

1995

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FOREWORDThe mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to assess the quantity and quality of the earth resources of the Nation and to provide information that will assist resource managers and policymakers at Federal, State, and local levels in making sound decisions. Assessment of water-quality conditions and trends is an important part of this overall mission.One of the greatest challenges faced by waterresources scientists is acquiring reliable information that will guide the use and protection of the Nation's water resources. That challenge is being addressed by Federal, State, interstate, and local water-resource agencies and by many academic institutions. These organizations are collecting water-quality data for a host of purposes that include: compliance with permits and water-supply standards; development of remediation plans for a specific contamination problem; operational decisions on industrial, wastewater, or watersupply facilities; and research on factors that affect water quality. An additional need for water-quality information is to provide a basis on which regional and national-level policy decisions can be based. Wise decisions must be based on sound information. As a society we need to know whether certain types of water-quality problems are isolated or ubiquitous, whether there are significant differences in conditions among regions, whether the conditions are changing over time, and why these conditions change from place to place and over time. The information can be used to help determine the efficacy of existing water-quality policies and to help analysts determine the need for and likely consequences of new policies.To address these needs, the Congress appropriated funds in 1986 for the USGS to begin a pilot program in seven project areas to develop and refine the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. In 1991, the USGS began full implementation of the program. The NAWQA Program builds upon an existing base of water-quality studies of the USGS, as well as those of other Federal, State, and local agencies. The objectives of the NAWQA Program are to:Describe current water-quality conditions for a large part of the Nation's freshwater streams, rivers, and aquifers.Describe how water quality is changing over time. Improve understanding of the primary natural and human factors that affect water-quality conditions. This information will help support the development and evaluation of management, regulatory, and monitoring decisions by other Federal, State, and local agencies to protect, use, and enhance water resources.The goals of the NAWQA Program are being achieved through ongoing and proposed investigations of 60 of the Nation's most important river basins and aquifer systems, which are referred to as study units. These study units are distributed throughout the Nation and cover a diversity of hydrogeologic settings. More than two-thirds of the Nation's freshwater use occurs within the 60 study units and more than two-thirds of the people served by public water-supply syste...

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Section: Hydroelectric Power Generationmentioning

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Section: Land Use and Land Ownershipmentioning

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Water-quality assessment of the upper Snake River Basin, Idaho and western Wyoming — Environmental setting, 1980-92

Maupin¹

1995

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“…Western Snake River Plain RASA publications include depth to water maps (1980 conditions) (Lindholm and others, 1983;, a water budget (Kjelstrom, 1995), a geohydrologic framework (Whitehead, 1986), a map of irrigated lands and land use (1980 conditions) (Lindholm and Goodell, 1986), and steady-state and transient MODFLOW models (Newton, 1991). Following the RASA, Maupin (1991Maupin ( ) used 1980 data to construct a composite depth-to-water map for the western Snake River Plain, including much of the study area.…”

Section: Geology and Hydrogeologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Ambient water quality in aquifers used for drinking-water supplies, Gem County, southwestern Idaho, 2015

Bartolino¹,

Hopkins²

2016

Scientific Investigations Report

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://store.usgs.gov/.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.Suggested citation: Bartolino, J.R., and Hopkins, C.B., 2016, Ambient water quality in aquifers used for drinking-water supplies, Gem County, southwestern Idaho, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5170, 33 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20165170. Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum. Supplemental InformationSpecific conductance is given in microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius (µS/cm at 25 °C).

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“…The main purposes of the study were to refine knowledge of regional groundwater-flow systems, determine effects of conjunctive use of ground and surface water, and describe ground-water chemistry (Lindholm, 1981). Interpretive RASA reports that include the Bruneau study area are: (1) a regional water-table map and description of the ground-water-flow system (Lindholm andothers, 1983 and; (2) a description of the geohydrologic framework (Whitehead, 1986 and1992); (3) water budgets and streamflow in the Snake River and groundwater budgets for the Snake River Plain (Kjelstrom, 1986 and1992); (4) water use (Bigelow and others, 1987;Goodell, 1988); (5) a map showing irrigated land and other land uses (Lindholm and Goodell, 1986); and (6) results of ground-water-flow modeling of the western Snake River Plain (Newton, 1991). About 300 model cells out of 3,000 active model cells were used to represent the Bruneau study area.…”

Section: Previous Investigationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They also noted that the regional geothermal aquifer is perhaps the most promising source for additional water. In 1980, about 25,000 acres in the study area were irrigated with surface water and about 20,000 acres were irrigated with ground water (Lindholm and Goodell, 1986). Young and others (1979, p. 15) estimated that in 1978, about 39,000 acre-ft of ground water was discharged from wells in the study area.…”

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Effects of well discharges on hydraulic heads in and spring discharges from the geothermal aquifer system in the Bruneau area, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho

Berenbrock¹

1993

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Irrigated acreage and other land uses on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon

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Water-quality assessment of the upper Snake River Basin, Idaho and western Wyoming — Environmental setting, 1980-92

Water-quality assessment of the upper Snake River Basin, Idaho and western Wyoming — Environmental setting, 1980-92

Ambient water quality in aquifers used for drinking-water supplies, Gem County, southwestern Idaho, 2015

Effects of well discharges on hydraulic heads in and spring discharges from the geothermal aquifer system in the Bruneau area, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho

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