Water use on the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon

Goodell, S.A.

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“…In 1980, gravity-flow diversions from the Snake River and tributaries between Heise and Milner Dam were about 7.0 million acre-ft (Goodell, 1988). Gravity-flow diversions near Heise were about 1.7 million acre-ft, and diversions at Milner and Minidoka Dams to five canals were about 2.9 million acre-ft in 1980.…”

Section: Surface-water Hydrologymentioning

confidence: 97%

“…By 1980, 1.2 million acres on the plain (Garabedian, 1992) were irrigated with 1.9 million acre-ft of ground water and 8.8 million ' acre-ft of surface water (Goodell, 1988). In 1990, 2.5 million acres on the plain were irrigated with 6.6 million acre-ft of ground water and 7.6 million acre-ft of surface water.…”

Section: Water Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mean annual discharge of the Snake River at King Hill was about 7.5 million acre-ft. Gravity-flow and pumped diversions are predominant in different parts of the upper Snake River Basin. In 1980, total gravity-flow and pumped diversions from the Snake River and its tributaries were almost 8.8 million acre-ft (Bigelow and others, 1987;Goodell, 1988). Gravity-flow diversions occur mainly in the upper part of the basin (Henrys Fork, Falls, and Teton Rivers) and along the Snake River between Heise and Milner Dam.…”

Section: Surface-water Hydrologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Goodell also documented potential ET rates on the eastern Snake River Plain that ranged from 1.5 to 2.5 ft/yr. ET on nonirrigated lands is dictated by precipitation, and ET rates in the Raft River Valley south of the eastern Snake River Plain were estimated to be 89 percent of precipitation in 1980 (Goodell, 1988).…”

Section: Climatementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Goodell (1988) estimated that 39.4 million acre-ft of water was used to generate about 2 million MWh of electricity in 1980 in the eastern Snake River Plain. After 6 years of drought and increasing demands on surface-water resources, water use for hydroelectric power generation decreased in 1990 18 million acre-ft was used to generate 1.2 million MWh.…”

Section: Hydroelectric Power Generationmentioning

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: Surface-water Hydrologymentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Water Usementioning

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Section: Surface-water Hydrologymentioning

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Section: Climatementioning

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Section: Hydroelectric Power Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Maupin¹

1995

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Hydropower, water institutions and climate change

Miller

1989

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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System Dynamics to Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Under Water Supply Uncertainty¹

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Contor²,

Johnson

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J American Water Resour Assoc

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Water supply uncertainty continues to threaten the reliability of regional water resources in the western United States. Climate variability and water dispute potentials induce water managers to develop proactive adaptive management strategies to mitigate future hydroclimate impacts. The Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer in the state of Idaho is also facing these challenges in the sense that population growth and economic development strongly depend on reliable water resources from underground storage. Drought and subsequent water conflict often drive scientific research and political agendas because water resources availability and aquifer management for a sustainable rural economy are of great interest. In this study, a system dynamics approach is applied to address dynamically complex problems with management of the aquifer and associated surface‐water and groundwater interactions. Recharge and discharge dynamics within the aquifer system are coded in an environmental modeling framework to identify long‐term behavior of aquifer responses to uncertain future hydrological variability. The research shows that the system dynamics approach is a promising modeling tool to develop sustainable water resources planning and management in a collaborative decision‐making framework and also to provide useful insights and alternative opportunities for operational management, policy support, and participatory strategic planning to mitigate future hydroclimate impacts in human dimensions.

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Water use 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

Hydropower, water institutions and climate change

System Dynamics to Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Under Water Supply Uncertainty¹

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Water use 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

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System Dynamics to Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Under Water Supply Uncertainty1

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