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The purpose of the study is to establish criteria needed to evaluate surface-water reservoir sites in Idaho and to inventory existing reservoirs and potential reservoir sites in the State in as detailed form as time and funds will permit.
1969-09-01
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The preparation of a water inventory for Idaho amounted almost entirely to a job of data gathering. Because the Water Resources Research Institute and the University of Idaho are not data-gathering organizations, as such, most of the basic...
1969-05-01
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Determinations of the acute toxicity of zinc to Cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki) fingerlings were conducted using mo bioassay systems. Methyl orange alkalinity of the test water wds 23.9 ppm as calcium carbonate. PH values were near neutrality. In a...
1969-03-01
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Although most of the western states have developed a rather intricate system of water laws for that portion of the water which flows on the surface of the ground, few have developed a workable system of laws for that portion of the water which is...
1969-01-01
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The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the factors which affect the permeability of frozen soil, especially the effect of soil type and initial moisture content before the soil is frozen. This information is necessary to be able to predict...
1969-08-01
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A brief description of fish blockage problems created by culverts and a review of the state of the art of culvert fishway design is presented. Characteristic features which are necessary for a satisfactory fishway are described. A vertical slot...
1969-09-01
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A method was developed for extracting water samples from unsaturated soils under low moisture content and concomitant high tension. A sample collection cell was constructed by enclosing a hydrophylic, cross-linked, dextran xerogel in seamless...
1969-06-01
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The increasing rate of production of industrial and domestic wastewaters has prompted scientists and engineers to investigate methods of renovation which offer alternatives to disposal in surface water bodies. Reuse of effluent for irrigation,...
1969-10-01
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The Mountain Home Division of the Southwestern Idaho Water Development Project was chosen as a model to study methodology for evaluating regional multipurpose benefits resulting from water and related land development. It is hoped that the...
1973-05-15
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This report discusses the importance of grazing in the Salmon River Basin, its relationship to the Salmon River and what implications a wild and scenic river status would have on this activity. The first section deals with an inventory of...
1973-02-01
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The Henrys Fork Basin is, in general, a high elevation area but it also includes a small part of the Snake River Plains. It is one of the major tributaries areas of Upper Snake River Basin
1973-09-30
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A survey of existing environmental conditions was conducted by seven investigators using the following methods: An investigative overflight, on-the-ground visitations, interviews with area professionals and laymen, and a search of literature and...
1973-12-01
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Watershed simulation models have many engineering applications in the areas of research and project planning and management. In this study the Kentucky watershed Model, a Fortran version of the Stanford Watershed Model, was adapted for use in...
1973-07-01
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This study was conducted to evaluate the physical and biological impact of four types of in-stream alterations on Emerald Creek, a silt-polluted stream.
1973-01-01
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An attempt was made to determine the physical and economic impacts of the water resources development on the seven major uses: (1) irrigation, (2) recreation, (3) power, (4) municipal and industrial use, (5) flood control, (6) water quality and...
1973-09-01
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In order to meet the increased demands on our domestic, industrial and recreational water supply, it is necessary to maintain, and in many cases to upgrade, the quality of our water resources. In order to accomplish these tasks it is paramount to...
1973-11-01
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Near-shore variation in number and weight of riffle insects was shown to be affected by changes in depth (15, 30 and 45 cm) and current velocity, interacting with date and station of sampling. This differential littoral distribution of riffle...
1974-01-01
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The Salmon River is considered as a single-purpose hydroelectric energy resource from its mouth to North Fork, Idaho, (the 'Study River' portion of the river). This stretch is supported by one storage project on the upper river to represent...
1973-06-01
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The scope of the study considers the entire hydrologic basin and all of the activities, economic and otherwise, that take place within it. The reasons the whole basin was studied were: to determine the effect of economic development -...
1973-08-01
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The goal of this survey was to obtain the attitudes and opinions of landowners in the Sawtooth Valley toward the potential management of the area as a National Recreation Area or a National Park. The surveywas conducted prior to the actual...
1973-04-01
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A conceptual study has been made of water recreation areas of lakes and reservoirs to provide a classification system that would be useful in managing recreational resource. An analysis of useful related research literature was made and is...
1973-09-01
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Many low and intermediate elevation watersheds in the Pacific Northwest receive both rain and snow precipitation during the winter months. This results in winter runoff events that are damaging to agricultural land and can also decrease the snow...
1973-09-01
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A farming unit in an intensively cropped, furrow irrigated agricultural area of the Boise Valley in southwestern Idaho was instrumented for two cropping seasons to measure the quantities of water entering and leaving the area. Surface and...
1973-09-01
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Evidence indicates that foresters who manage the Middle Fork of the Salmon River are very much in tune with floaters in their personal outlook on river management. Middle Fork managers correctly predicted user reactions to more than three-fourths...
1973-06-01
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Some factors influencing drift and benthic insects in the littoral zone of riffles were studied the summer and fall of 1971 and 1972 in the Clearwater River in north Idaho. Benthic samples were taken at three water depths (15, 30, and 45 2 2 cm)...
1973-05-01
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