Since 1990, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has hosted an annual water quality workshop at Boise State University. This year's workshop will be held January 31-February 2. Ten USGS scientists will present their research. Topics include:
The workshop is free, but registration is required. Visit the IDEQ website to register.
Our monthly Idaho Hydrologic Update enters its second year of keeping you informed about Idaho's water resources. Each month, we summarize significant findings from our hydrologic data networks; announce new studies; and let you know how we support our local, state, Federal, and tribal partners with reliable, unbiased science.
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More than two dozen Idaho streamgages offer more than 100 years of water data. Click the Centennial Streamgage badge below to access data from these streamgages.
The entire population of southwestern Idaho’s Gem County depends on aquifers for its drinking water. The results of our study conducted with Gem County and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality show that the water in those aquifers is of generally good quality.
Well deviation is one component of water-level data that is often overlooked. If wells are not plumb, the deviation can affect the accuracy of water table elevation. Hydrologist Brian Twining analyzed well deviation survey data (gyroscopic and magnetic) to identify any deviation in 47 wells at the Idaho National Laboratory.