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| Report Number | Report Link | Author(s) | Report Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS 2008-3086 | |
Morgan, D.S., Dinicola, R.S., and Bartolino, J.R. | Ground-Water Availability Assessment for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho |
| SIR 2008-5169 | |
Perkins, Kim S. | Laboratory-Measured and Property-Transfer Modeled Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Snake River Plain Aquifer Sediments at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho |
| SIR 2008-5168 | |
Wood, Molly S. Beckwith, Michael A. |
Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho: Insights Gained From Limnological Studies of 1991-92 and 2004-06 |
| SIR 2008-5167 | |
Stroup, Caleb N. Welhan, John A. Davis, Linda C. |
Statistical Stationarity of Sediment Interbed Thicknesses in a Basalt Aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho |
| SIR 2008-5089 | |
Davis, Linda C. | An Update of Hydrologic Conditions and Distribution of Selected Constituents in Water, Snake River Plain Aquifer and Perched-Water Zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, Emphasis 2002-05 |
| SIR 2008-5003 | |
Sargent, Pierre Maupin, Molly A. Hinkle, Stephen R. |
Estimated Withdrawals from Stream-Valley Aquifers and Refined Estimated Withdrawals from Selected Aquifers in the United States, 2000 |
| DS 350 | |
Twining, Brian V. Hodges, Mary K.V. Orr, Stephanie |
Construction diagrams, geophysical logs, and lithologic descriptions for boreholes USGS 126a, 126b, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho |
| OFR 2008-1165 | |
Knobel, LeRoy L. Tucker, Betty J. Rousseau, Joseph P. |
Field methods and quality-assurance plan for quality-of-water activities, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho |
| SIR 2008-5093 | |
Berenbrock, Charles Tranmer, Andrew W. |
Simulation of flow, sediment transport, and sediment mobility of the lower Coeur d' Alene River, Idaho |
| SIR 2007-5258 | |
Skinner, Kenneth D. Bartolino, James R. Tranmer, Andrew W. |
Water-resource trends and comparisons between partial-development and October 2006 hydrologic conditions, Wood River Valley, south-central Idaho |
| SIR 2007-5186 | |
Wise, Daniel R. Rinella, Frank A., III Rinella, Joseph F. Fuhrer, Greg J. Embrey, Sandra S. Clark, Gregory E. Schwarz, Gregory E. Sobieszczyk, Steven |
Nutrient and Suspended-Sediment Transport and Trends in the Columbia River and Puget Sound Basins, 1993-2003 |
| SIR 2007-5093 | |
Perkins, Kim S. Winfield, Kari A. |
Property-transfer modeling to estimate unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of deep sediments at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho |
| SIR 2007-5080 | |
Berenbrock, Charles Rousseau, Joseph Twining, Brian |
Hydraulic characteristics of bedrock constrictions and evaluation of one- and two-dimensional models of flood flow on the Big Lost River at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| FS 2007-3031 | |
Campbell, Annette M. | Availability of ground-water data for Idaho, Water Year 2006 |
| SIR 2007-5038 | |
Bartolino, James R. | Assessment of areal recharge to the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho |
| SIR 2006-5316 | |
Welhan, John A. Farabaugh, Renee L. Merrick, Melissa J. Anderson, Steven R. |
Geostatistical modeling of sediment abundance in a heterogeneous basalt aquifer at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho |
| SIR 2006-5245 | |
Mebane, Christopher A. | Cadmium risks to freshwater life: derivation and validation of low-effect criteria values using laboratory and field studies |
| SIR 2006-5236 | |
Davis, Linda C. | An update of the distribution of selected radiochemical and chemical constituents in perched ground water, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 1999-2001 |
| SIR 2006-5232 | |
Knobel, LeRoy L. | Evaluation of well-purging effects on water-quality results for samples collected from the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer underlying the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho |
| SIR 2006-5230 | |
Maret, Terry R. Hortness, Jon E. Ott, Douglas S. |
Instream flow characterization of upper Salmon River basin streams, central Idaho, 2005 |
| SIR 2006-5137 | |
Clark, David W. Skinner, Kenneth D. Pollock, David W. |
A graphical modeling tool for evaluating nitrogen loading to and nitrate transport in ground water in the mid-Snake region, south-central Idaho |
| SIR 2006-5188 | |
Donato, Mary | Annual trace-metal load estimates and flow-weighted concentrations of cadmium, lead, and zinc in the Spokane River basin, Idaho and Washington, 1999-2004 |
| SIR 2006-5122 | |
Ackerman, Daniel J. Rattray, Gordon W. Rousseau, Joseph P. Davis, Linda C. Orr, Brennon R. |
A three-dimensional conceptual model of flow in the Snake River Plan aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory |
| SIR 2006-5111 | |
MacCoy, Dorene E. | Fish communities and related environmental conditions of the lower Boise River, Idaho, 1974-2004 |
| SIR 2006-5091 | |
Kuwabara, Brent R. Topping, Brent R. Woods, Paul F. Carter, James L. Hager, Stephen W. |
Interactive effects of dissolved zinc and orthophosphate on phytoplankton from Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho |
| SIR 2006-5088 | |
Davis, Linda C. | An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, Emphasis 1999-2001 |
| SIR 2006-5035 | |
Hortness, Jon E. | Estimating low-flow frequency statistics for unregulated streams in Idaho |
| SIR 2006-5019 | |
Berenbrock, Charles | Simulations of hydraulic characteristics in an upstream extension of the white sturgeon spawning habitat of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho - A supplement to SIR 2005-5110 |
| OFR 2005-1223 | |
Knobel, Leroy L. Bartholomay, Roy C. Rousseau, Joesph P. |
Historical development of U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic monitoring and investigative programs at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, 1949 to 2001 |
| SIR 2005-5230 | |
Barton, Gary J. McDonald, Richard R. Nelson, Jonathan M. Dinehart, Randal L. |
Simulation of flow and sediment mobility using a multidimensional flow model for the white sturgeon critical-habitat reach, Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
| SIR 2005-5227 | |
Kahle, Sue C. Caldwell, Rodney R. Bartolino, James R. |
Compilation of geologic, hydrologic, and ground-water flow modeling information for the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho |
| SIR 2005-5215 | |
Skinner, Kenneth D. | Estimating streambed seepage using heat as a tracer on the lower Boise River, Canyon County, Idaho |
| SIR 2005-5212 | |
Maret, Terry R. Hortness, Jon E. Ott, Douglas S. |
Instream flow characterization of upper Salmon River basin streams, central Idaho, 2004 |
| SIM 2905 | |
Campbell, Annette | Water-level map of the Spokane Valley - Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, September 2004, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho |
| SIR 2005-5173 | |
Berenbrock, Charles Bennett, James |
Simulation of flow and sediment transport in the white sturgeon spawning habitat of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
| SIR 2005-5114 | |
Winfield, Kari A. | Development of property-transfer models for estimating the hydraulic properties of deep sediments at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| CIR 1279 | |
Maupin, Molly A. Barber, Nancy L. |
Estimated withdrawals from principal aquifers in the United States, 2000 |
| SIR 2005-5110 | |
Berenbrock, Charles | Simulation of hydraulic characteristics of the white sturgeon spawning habitat of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
| SIR 2005-5033 | |
Hardy, Mark A. | Status of and changes in water quality monitored for the Idaho statewide surface-water-quality network, 1989-2002 |
| SIR 2005-5026 | |
Rousseau, Joseph P. Landa, Edward R. Nimmo, John R. Cecil, L. DeWayne Knobel, LeRoy L. Glynn, Pierre D. Kwicklis, Edward M. Curtis, Gary P. Stollenwerk, Kenneth G. Anderson, Steven R. Bartholomay, Roy C. Bossong, Clifford R. Orr, Brennon R. |
Review of the transport of selected radionuclides in the interim risk assessment for the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, Waste Area Group 7 Operable Unit 7-13/14, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| OFR 2005-1125 | |
Rattray, Gordon W. Wehnke, Amy J. |
Radiochemical and chemical constituents in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Laboratory to the Hagerman area, Idaho, 2003 |
| SIR 2005-5005 | |
Hortness, Jon E. Covert, J.J. |
Streamflow trends in the Spokane River and tributaries, Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie, Idaho and Washington |
| SIR 2004-5235 | |
Donato, Mary M. MacCoy, Dorene E. |
Phosphorus and suspended sediment load estimates for the lower Boise River, Idaho, 1994-2002 |
| SIR 2004-5207 | |
Parliman, Deborah J. | Assessment of soil and water contaminants from selected locations in and near the Idaho Army National Guard Orchard Training Area, Ada County, Idaho, 2001-2003 |
| SIR 2004-5173 | |
Maret, Terry R. Hortness, Jon E. Ott, Douglas S. |
Instream flow characterization of upper Salmon River basin streams, central Idaho, 2003 |
| SIR 2004-5170 | |
Barton, Gary J. | Surface- and ground-water relations on the Portneuf River, and temporal changes in ground-water levels in the Portneuf Valley, Caribou and Bannock Counties, Idaho, 2001-02 |
| SIR 2004-5128 | |
MacCoy, Dorene E. | Water-quality and biological conditions in the lower Boise River, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho, 1994-2002 |
| SIR 2004-5126 | |
Benjamin, Lyn (Consulting Hydrologist) Knobel, LeRoy L. Hall, L. Flint Cecil, L. DeWayne Green, Jaromy R. |
Development of a local meteoric water line for southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and south-central Montana |
| SIR 2004-5115 | |
Hortness, Jon E. Vidmar, Peter (Idaho Power) |
Surface-water/ground-water interaction along reaches of the Snake River and Henrys Fork, Idaho |
| PP 1682 | |
Woods, Paul F. | Role of limnological processes in fate and transport of nitrogen and phosphorous loads delivered into Coeur d'Alene Lake and Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, and Flathead Lake, Montana |
| OFR 2004-1045 | |
Barton, Gary J. Moran, Edward H. Berenbrock, Charles |
Surveying cross sections of the Kootenai River between Libby Dam, Montana, and Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| FS 2004-3028 | Hortness, Jon E. | SAM 2.1—A computer program for plotting and formatting surveying data for estimating peak discharges by the slope-areas method | |
| WRI 2003-4327 | |
Hardy, Mark A. Maret, Terry R. George, David L. |
Reconnaissance of chemical and biological quality in the Owyhee River from the Oregon state line to the Owyhee Reservoir, Oregon, 2001-02 |
| WRI 2003-4324 | |
Barton, Gary J. | Characterization of channel substrate, and changes in suspended-sediment transport and channel geometry in white sturgeon spawning habitat in the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, following the closure of Libby Dam |
| WRI 2003-4274 | |
Maret, Terry R. Ott, Douglas S. |
Assessment of fish assemblages and minimum sampling effort required to determine biotic integrity of large rivers in southern Idaho, 2002 |
| WRI 2003-4261 | |
Hortness, Jon E. Berenbrock, Charles |
Estimating the magnitude of bankfull flows for streams in Idaho |
| WRI 2003-4206 | |
Ott, Douglas S. Clark, David W. |
Quantification of metal loads and assessment of metal sources in Upper Beaver Creek watershed, Shoshone County, Idaho, May and June 2002 |
| WRI 2003-4143 | |
Skinner, Kenneth D. | Probability of detecting elevated concentrations of nitrate in ground water in a six-county area of south-central Idaho |
| WRI 2003-4142 | |
Winfield, Kari A. | Spatial variability of sedimentary interbed properties near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| WRI 2003-4106 | |
Cecil, L. DeWayne Hall, Flint Green, Jaromy R. |
Reevalution of background iodine-129 concentrations in water from the Snake River Plain Aquifer, Idaho, 2003 |
| WRI 2003-4076 | |
Ott, Douglas S. Maret, Terry R. |
Aquatic assemblages and their relation to temperature variables of least-disturbed streams in the Salmon River basin, central Idaho, 2001 |
| WRI 2003-4071 | |
Hortness, Jon E. | Low streamflow conditions in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho during water year 2001 |
| WRI 2003-4066 | |
Berenbrock, Charles Doyle, Jack D. |
Stage-discharge relations for selected culverts and bridges in the Big Lost River flood plain at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| WRI 2003-4048 | |
Perkins, Kim S. | Measurement of sedimentary interbed hydraulic properties and their hydrologic influence near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory |
| WRI 2003-4001 | |
Berenbrock, Charles | Two-station comparison of peak flows to improve flood-frequency estimates for seven streamflow-gaging stations in the Salmon and Clearwater River basins, Central Idaho |
| OFR 2003-292 | |
Bowers, Craig L. Caldwell, Rodney R. Dutton, DeAnn M. |
Water-quality, streambed-sediment, and biological data from the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, 1998-2001 |
| OFR 2003-168 | |
Twining, Brian V. Rattray, Gordon Campbell, Linford J. |
Radiochemical and chemical constituents in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to the Hagerman area, Idaho, 2001 |
| OFR 2003-42 | |
Bartholomay, Roy C. Knobel, LeRoy L. Rousseau, Joseph P. |
Field methods and quality-assurance plan for quality-of-water activities, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| FS 067-03 | |
MacCoy, Dorene E. Maret, Terry R. |
Ecological indicators of water quality in the Spokane River, Idaho and Washington, 1998 and 1999 |
| WRI 2002-4299 | |
Hortness, Jon E. Rousseau, Joseph P. |
Estimating the magnitude of the 100-year peak flow in the Big Lost River at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| WRI 2002-4195 | |
Donato, Mary M. | A statistical model for estimating stream temperatures in the Salmon and Clearwater River Basins, central Idaho |
| WRI 2002-4183 | |
Clark, Gregory M. | Occurrence and transport of cadmium, lead, and zinc in the Spokane River basin, Idaho and Washington, Water Years 1999-2001 |
| WRI 2002-4170 | |
Berenbrock, Charles | Estimating the magnitude of peak flows at selected recurrence intervals for streams in Idaho |
| WRI 2003-4120 | |
Swanson, S.A. Rosentreter, J.J. Bartholomay, Roy C. Knobel, LeRoy L. | Geochemistry of the Little Lost River drainage basin, Idaho |
| WRI 2002-4056 | |
Parliman, Deborah J. | Analysis of nitrate concentration trends in 25 ground-water-quality management areas, Idaho, 1961-2001 |
| OFR 2002-472 | |
Beckwith, Michael A. | Summary of surface-water-quality data collected for the northern rockies intermontane basins national water-quality assessment program in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River Basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, Water Years 1999-2001 |
| OFR 2002-336 | |
Beckwith, Michael A. | 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 |
| OFR 2002-185 | |
Twining, Brian V. | Tritium in flow from selected springs that discharge to the Snake River, Twin Falls-Hagerman area, Idaho, 1994-99 |
| OFR 2002-148 | |
Bartholomay, Roy C. Knobel, LeRoy L. Tucker, Betty J. Twining, Brian V. |
Chemical and radiochemical constituents in water from wells in the vicinity of the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, 2000 |
| WRI 2001-4274 | |
Barton, Gary J. | Dissolved cadmium, zinc, and lead loads from ground-water seepage into the south fork Coeur d'Alene River system, northern Idaho, 1999 |
| WRI 2001-4265 | |
Busenberg, Eurybiades Plummer, L.N. Bartholomay, Roy C. |
Estimated age and source of the young fraction of ground water at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory |
| WRI 2001-4259 | |
Newhouse, M.W. Hanson, R.T. |
Three-dimensional measurements of flow in uncased wells completed in basalt, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 2000 |
| WRI 2001-4145 | |
Maret, Terry R. MacCoy, Dorene E. Skinner, Kenneth D. Moore, Susan E. O'Dell, Ivalou |
Evaluation of macroinvertebrate assemblages in Idaho rivers using multimetric and multivariate techniques, 1996-98 |
| WRI 2001-4093 | |
Hortness, Jon E. Berenbrock, Charles |
Estimating monthly and annual streamflow statistics at ungaged sites in Idaho |
| WRI 2001-4052 | |
Parliman, Deborah J. | Soil analyses for 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-DCP), sodium n-methyldithiocarbamate (metam-sodium), and their degradation products near Fort Hall, Idaho, September 1999 through March 2000 |
| WRI 2001-4031 | |
Carkeet, Colleen Rosentreter, J.J. Bartholomay, Roy C. Knobel, LeRoy L. |
Geochemistry of the Big Lost River drainage basin, Idaho |
| OFR 2001-358 | |
Bartholomay, Roy C. Twining, Brian V. Campbell, Linford J. |
Radiochemical and chemical constituents in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to the Hagerman area, Idaho, 2000 |
| OFR 2001-138 | |
Bartholomay, Roy C. Tucker, Betty J. Knobel, LeRoy L. Mann, L.J. |
Radiochemical and chemical constituents in water from selected wells south of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho |
| OFR 2001-36 | |
Knobel, LeRoy L. Cecil, L. DeWayne Fisher, S. Green, S.R. |
Chemical composition of selected solid-phase samples from the Snake River Plain aquifer system and contributing drainages, eastern Idaho and western Wyoming |
| OFR 2001-34 | |
Woods, Paul F. | Concentrations and loads of cadmium, zinc, and lead in the main stem Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho; March, June, September, and October 1999 |
| OFR 2001-27 | |
Bartholomay, Roy C. Tucker, Betty J. Knobel, LeRoy L. Twining, Brian V. |
Chemical and radiochemical constituents in water from wells in the vicinity of the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho, 1999 |
