As of fiscal year 2005,
the National Irrigation Water Quality Program
has been inactive.

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NIWQP Project/Study Area—

American Falls Reservoir, Idaho

Location

The 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)

Status

Based 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 Data

Chemical 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

Documents

Low, 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.