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NIWQP Project/Study Area— |
American Falls Reservoir, IdahoLocationThe 91-square mile American Falls Reservoir is located on the upper Snake River in Bannock, Bingham, and Power counties in southeastern Idaho. (detail map, pdf)StatusBased on the results of the reconnaissance investigations, it was determined that this area did not appear to have a serious contaminant problem that could be associated with irrigation drainage. The NIWQP is no longer involved at this location.Phases 2 and 3 DataChemical Data From Water:ASCII - 9 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 42 KB .xls File Bottom Material: ASCII - 9 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 46 KB .xls File Inorganic: ASCII - 15 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 66 KB .xls File DocumentsLow, W.H., and Mullins, W.H., 1990, Reconnaissance investigations of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the American Falls Reservoir area, Idaho 1988-89: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4120, 78 p. |