An evaluation of water-quality data obtained at four streamflow daily-record stations in Idaho
Water-Resources Investigations Report
73-30
By: Kenneth L. Dyer
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Abstract
Chemical data for four stream-gaging stations in Idaho, each having 6 to 22 years of available records, were analyzed to determine functional relations between concentrations of the major inorganic constituents, specific conductance, and stream discharge. Three of the four stations had sufficient available record for assessing changes in constituent relations with time. The records for each long-term station were subdivided into segments of approximately 5 years each. Plots and regression equations were derived for each record segment to show the relations of each major constituent value to levels of specific conductance and stream discharge. At only one stations, Boise River at Notus, was there was an apparent significant change in chemical characteristics with time. Between 1940 and 1951, the percentages of chloride and sulfate in solution at this station declined appreciably and were largely replaced by bicarbonate. In general, there were highly significant correlations between the major inorganic ions and specific conductance, although those observed at Bear River at Border were distinctly poorer than those observed for the other stations. Corresponding correlations between the major ions and discharge were almost always less significant than those observed between the same ions and specific conductance. The common ion-discharge relations observed on the Snake River near Heise were more highly correlated before 1957 than thereafter--probably because of changes induced by the construction of Palisades Dam. A similar decline in correlation of common ion-discharge relations was observed at the Snake River at King Hill station after 1957, and this also might be attributable to changes in water regulation at various upstream impoundments.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | An evaluation of water-quality data obtained at four streamflow daily-record stations in Idaho |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 73-30 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7330 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Idaho Water Science Center |
| Description | iv, 51 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
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