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Declining water levels in the Moscow-Pullman basin have caused growing concern over future supplies of ground water in the region. In the past, the major streams and rivers in Whitman County including Union Flat Creek, the South Fork of the Palouse River, and the Snake River have been considered the major ground water discharge areas for the Moscow-Pullman basin. Tributary flow into these streams is derived from multiple springs discharging from the valley walls. Recharge mechanisms have generally been considered to either be a combination of areally distributed infiltration of precipitation through the loess and infiltration of water through the Sediments of Bovill or at the contact of the crystalline rock and the basalt In order to estimate the available ground water supply, a better understanding of the mechanisms affecting natural discharge and recharge to the system must first be established. The purpose of the research was to investigate implications of the locations of springs on ground water discharge and recharge in the Moscow-Pullman basin.

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Title:
A recession analysis of springs and streams in the Moscow-Pullman Basin
Authors:
Hopster, Diane
Date Created (ISO Standard):
2003-05
Description:
Declining water levels in the Moscow-Pullman basin have caused growing concern over future supplies of ground water in the region. In the past, the major streams and rivers in Whitman County including Union Flat Creek, the South Fork of the Palouse River, and the Snake River have been considered the major ground water discharge areas for the Moscow-Pullman basin. Tributary flow into these streams is derived from multiple springs discharging from the valley walls. Recharge mechanisms have generally been considered to either be a combination of areally distributed infiltration of precipitation through the loess and infiltration of water through the Sediments of Bovill or at the contact of the crystalline rock and the basalt In order to estimate the available ground water supply, a better understanding of the mechanisms affecting natural discharge and recharge to the system must first be established. The purpose of the research was to investigate implications of the locations of springs on ground water discharge and recharge in the Moscow-Pullman basin.
Subjects:
water table decline groundwater discharge perched water table
Location:
Moscow
Latitude:
46.73
Longitude:
-116.99
Collection:
Palouse Basin
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:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"A recession analysis of springs and streams in the Moscow-Pullman Basin", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-2003_hopster_a_recession_analysis_of_springs_and_streams.html
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