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Application of a numerical ground-water flow model to the Mud Lake area in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, contract no. 14-08-0001-A-0016 Item Info
![The regional Snake Plain aquifer is the primary source of ground water throughout the eastern Snake River Plain including the Mud Lake area. Ground-water flow from mountain valleys to the north of the Mud Lake area annually supply about 247,000 acre-feet of recharge to the regional aquifer. [...] A numerical ground-water flow model was calibrated to determine variations in transmissivity and storage coefficient. Calibration was based on hydrologic data collected from April, 1980 through March, 1981; included were several determinations of the water table based on depth to water measurements. [...] A 20-year simulation of current irrigation practices under normal hydrologic conditions predicts a general decline in ground-water levels. Simulation of a hypothetical increase in water use for irrigation predicts an additional decline of as much as 80 feet. Simulation of 186,000 acre-feet of artificial recharge biennially results in a ground-water mound reaching a maximum height of 40 feet. Such a rise could cause temporary flooding of depressions in the vicinity of the recharge.](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/iwdl/small/iwdl-198404_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Application of a numerical ground-water flow model to the Mud Lake area in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, contract no. 14-08-0001-A-0016
- Authors:
- Johnson, G. S.; Brockway, C. E.; Luttrell, S. P.
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1984-12
- Description:
- The regional Snake Plain aquifer is the primary source of ground water throughout the eastern Snake River Plain including the Mud Lake area. Ground-water flow from mountain valleys to the north of the Mud Lake area annually supply about 247,000 acre-feet of recharge to the regional aquifer. [...] A numerical ground-water flow model was calibrated to determine variations in transmissivity and storage coefficient. Calibration was based on hydrologic data collected from April, 1980 through March, 1981; included were several determinations of the water table based on depth to water measurements. [...] A 20-year simulation of current irrigation practices under normal hydrologic conditions predicts a general decline in ground-water levels. Simulation of a hypothetical increase in water use for irrigation predicts an additional decline of as much as 80 feet. Simulation of 186,000 acre-feet of artificial recharge biennially results in a ground-water mound reaching a maximum height of 40 feet. Such a rise could cause temporary flooding of depressions in the vicinity of the recharge.
- Subjects:
- Computer simulation Aquifer management Hydraulic gradient Transmissivity Groundwater recharge
- Location:
- Mud Lake; Snake River Basin; Southeastern Idaho
- Latitude:
- 43.89
- Longitude:
- -112.4
- Collection:
- Boise Basin
- Series:
- Water for Idaho
- IWRRI number:
- 198404
- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
- Publisher:
- Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Idaho
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Cataloger:
- KIT
- Date Digitized:
- 2017-08-29
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Application of a numerical ground-water flow model to the Mud Lake area in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, contract no. 14-08-0001-A-0016", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198404.html
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- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
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