Publications
The following is a list of our publications available from the USGS Publications Warehouse. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact our Public Information Officer, Tim Merrick, at trmerrick@usgs.gov or 208-387-1305.
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Water-quality, streambed-sediment, and biological data from the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, 1998-2001
Water-quality, streambed-sediment, and biological data were collected in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program and are presented in this report. These river basins compose the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins study unit which was selected to include a river system that has a mixture of forested, ag
Authors
Craig L. Bowers, Rodney R. Caldwell, DeAnn M. Dutton
Dissolved cadmium, zinc, and lead loads from ground-water seepage into the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River system, northern Idaho, 1999
The valley of the South Fork Coeur d’Alene
River and some of its tributaries have been heavily
impacted by the dispersion of metal-enriched
materials from the Coeur d’Alene mining district
since 1884. The valley floor, including the unconsolidated
valley-fill/flood-plain aquifers, is a major
holding area for mine tailings. The U.S. Geological
Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental
Prot
Authors
Gary J. Barton
Kilometer-scale rapid transport of naphthalene sulfonate tracer in the unsaturated zone at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
To investigate possible long-range flow paths through the interbedded basalts and sediments of a 200-m-thick unsaturated zone, we applied a chemical tracer to seasonally filled infiltration ponds on the Snake River Plain in Idaho. This site is near the Subsurface Disposal Area for radioactive and other hazardous waste at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Within 4 mo, we
Authors
John R. Nimmo, Kim S. Perkins, Peter E. Rose, Joseph P. Rousseau, Brennon R. Orr, Brian V. Twining, Steven R. Anderson
Analysis of nitrate (NO3-N) concentration trends in 25 ground-water-quality management areas, Idaho, 1961-2001
In Idaho, drinking-water supplies are pumped
from relatively shallow ground-water zones where
water quality has great potential for degradation
by land- and water-use activities. One indicator of
water quality, and one of the most widespread contaminants
in Idaho ground water related to land
and water uses, is dissolved nitrate.
In December 2000, the U.S. Geological Survey,
in cooperation with the
Authors
D. J. Parliman
Three-dimensional measurements of flow in uncased wells completed in basalt, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 2000
Several ground-water monitoring wells on the
Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho
were constructed in February 2000 to replace existing
monitoring wells that became ineffective as a result of
declining water levels. Upon completion of the replacement
wells, borehole geophysical logs were collected,
including natural gamma radiation, electromagnetic
induction, caliper, fluid temperatu
Authors
M.W. Newhouse, R. T. Hanson
Tritium in flow from selected springs that discharge to the Snake River, Twin Falls-Hagerman area, Idaho, 1994-99
No abstract available.
Authors
Brian V. Twining
A statistical model for estimating stream temperatures in the Salmon and Clearwater River basins, central Idaho
A water-quality standard for temperature is critical for the protection of threatened and endangered salmonids, which need cold, clean water to sustain life. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has established temperature standards to protect salmonids, yet little is known about the normal range of temperatures of most Idaho streams. A single temperature standard for all streams does not
Authors
Mary M. Donato
Estimating the magnitude of peak flows at selected recurrence intervals for streams in Idaho
Methods for estimating magnitudes of peak flows at various recurrence intervals, needed for highway-structure and water-control design and planning, were developed for gaged and ungaged sites on streams throughout Idaho. Recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years were selected for analysis of peak flows. For gaged sites in Idaho, peak-flow estimates were calculated by fittin
Authors
Charles Berenbrock
Selected trace-element and synthetic-organic compound data for streambed sediment from the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, 1998
Streambed-sediment samples were collected at 22 sites during the summer of 1998 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Sampling sites in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins represented a wide range of environmental conditions including pristine mountain streams and large rivers affected by mining-related and urban activities. Samples were
Authors
Michael A. Beckwith
Fish assemblages and environmental variables associated with hard-rock mining in the Coeur d'Alene River basin, Idaho
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment Program, fish assemblages, environmental variables, and associated mine densities were evaluated at 18 test and reference sites during the summer of 2000 in the Coeur d'Alene and St. Regis river basins in Idaho and Montana. Multimetric and multivariate analyses were used to examine patterns in fish assemblages and the associ
Authors
Terry R. Maret, Dorene E. MacCoy
Concentrations and loads of cadmium, zinc, and lead in the main stem Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho—March, June, September, and October 1999
The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency within the Spokane River Basin of northern Idaho and eastern Washington included extensive data-collection activities in numerous studies to determine the nature and extent of trace-element contamination within the basin. The objective of this particular study was to improve our understanding
of the
Authors
P. F. Woods
Concentrations and loads of cadmium, lead, zinc, and nutrients measured during the 1999 water year within the Spokane River basin, Idaho and Washington
The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency within the Spokane River Basin of northern Idaho and eastern Washington included extensive data-collection activities to determine the nature and extent of trace-element contaminationwithin the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey designed and operated a streamflow and water quality
monitoring network i
Authors
P. F. Woods