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Hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek watersheds. Phase I final report Item Info

The complex geologic and hydrologic watersheds of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek in Blaine county have successfully served the needs of the diversified interest groups since 1881. However, continued population expansion and changes in irrigation technology, climate, and in land use have altered the water resource needs and uses. As a result, Idaho's world famous Silver Creek is experiencing decreases in flow and the very existence of the habitat the creek supports is threatened. This study was conducted to collect essential data for the hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River-Silver Creek Watershed and to provide a data set for the development of a ground water model. The following data were collected in this phase of the study: 1) ground water levels; 2) surface stream flows; 3) irrigation pumping volumes; 4) irrigation diversions; 5) ground water recharge volumes; 6) precipitation; 7) land use, source, and type of irrigation; 8) historical flow records of the Big Wood River; and 9) historical flow records of Silver Creek.

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Title:
Hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek watersheds. Phase I final report
Authors:
Brockway, C.E.; Kahlown, M. Akram
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1994-11
Description:
The complex geologic and hydrologic watersheds of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek in Blaine county have successfully served the needs of the diversified interest groups since 1881. However, continued population expansion and changes in irrigation technology, climate, and in land use have altered the water resource needs and uses. As a result, Idaho's world famous Silver Creek is experiencing decreases in flow and the very existence of the habitat the creek supports is threatened. This study was conducted to collect essential data for the hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River-Silver Creek Watershed and to provide a data set for the development of a ground water model. The following data were collected in this phase of the study: 1) ground water levels; 2) surface stream flows; 3) irrigation pumping volumes; 4) irrigation diversions; 5) ground water recharge volumes; 6) precipitation; 7) land use, source, and type of irrigation; 8) historical flow records of the Big Wood River; and 9) historical flow records of Silver Creek.
Subjects:
population growth community development hydrologic data irrigation pumpage groundwater level
Location:
Silver Creek
Latitude:
44.9
Longitude:
-114.39
Collection:
IWRRI
IWRRI number:
199403
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek watersheds. Phase I final report", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-199403.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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