Depth to water in the eastern Snake River Plain and surrounding tributary valleys, southwestern Idaho, calculated using water levels from 1980 to 1988
Water-Resources Investigations Report
90-4193
Prepared in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality
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Abstract
The vulnerability of ground water to contamination in Idaho is being assessed by the IDHW/DEQ (Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality), using a modified version of the Environmental Orotection Agency DRASTIC methods (Allers and others, 1985). The project was designed as a technique to: (1) Assign priorities for development of ground-water management and monitoring programs; (2) build support for, and public awareness of, vulnerability or ground water to contamination; (3) assist in the development of regulatory programs; and (4) provide access to technical data through the use of a GIS (geographic information system) (C. Grantha,, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, written commun., 1989). A digital representation of first-encountered water below land surface is an important element in evaluating vulnerability of ground water to contamination. Depth-to-water values were developed using existing data and computer software to construct a GIS data set to be combined with a sols data set developed by the SCS (Soil Conservation Service) and IDHW/WQB (Idaho Department of Health and Welfare/Water Quality Bureau), and a recharge data set developed by the IDWR/RSF (Idaho Department of Water Resources/Remote Sensing Facility). The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) developed digital depth-to-water values for eleven 1:100,000-scale quadrangles on the eastern Snake River Plain and surrounding tributary valleys.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Depth to water in the eastern Snake River Plain and surrounding tributary valleys, southwestern Idaho, calculated using water levels from 1980 to 1988 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 90-4193 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri904193 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Idaho Water Science Center |
| Description | 1 Plate: 36.88 x 28.89 inches |
| Time Range Start | 1980-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 1988-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Other Geospatial | Snake River Plain |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |