Technical Water Data Publications

Open-File Reports

• Summary of Ground Water Level Data and Trends in the Lindsay Creek Ground Water Management Area and the Tammany Creek Area - July 2, 2012
• Fluorescent Dye Tracer Tests and Hydrogeology near Malad Gorge State Park - April 2012
• Fluorescent Dye Tracer Tests and Hydrogeology near the Malad Gorge State Park (Hopper Well Test) - February 1, 2011
• Fluorescent Dye Tracer Tests at the Malad Gorge State Park - October 7, 2010
• Addendum to Fluorescent Dye Tracer Tests at the Malad Gorge State Park - November 6, 2009
• Malad Gorge Tracer Tests - September 30, 2009
  • Malad Gorge Tracer Tests Appendices - September 30, 2009
• The Potential for Recharge at Jensen Grove - April 2009
• Fluorescent Dye Tracer Test at the W-canal Aquifer Recharge Site - March 11, 2009
• Hydrogeologic Conditions at Rangen Spring - March 4, 2009
• Monitoring of Egin, Idaho Recharge Experiment - Fall 2008
• Hydrogeology of the Thousand Springs to Malad Reach of the Enhanced Snake Plain Aquifer Model - September 2008
• Analysis of the 2007 Post Season Recharge Using North Side Canal - June 2008
• Hydrogeologic Analysis of the near Blackfoot to Neeley Reach of the Snake River - March 2008
• Hydrogeologic Analysis of the A and B Irrigation District Area - January 2008
• Ground Water Management Areas in Idaho: Overview as of 1998 - December 1999
• Production, Temperature, and Water Level Data for the Four Heating Systems in the Boise Front Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Area, 1977-1997 - June 1998
• Ground Water Analysis of Emmett, Idaho - May 1996
• Production History for the State of Idaho Capitol Mall Geothermal System, 1983-1994 - December 1995
• Summary of Ground Water Conditions in the Bancroft-Lund Ground Water Management Area, Idaho - October 1994
• Summary of Ground Water Conditions in the Oakley Fan Area - July 1994
• Summary of Ground Water Conditions in the Raft River Area - July 1994
• Summary of Ground-Water Conditions in the Curlew Valley Critical Ground Water Area - April 1994
• Summary of Ground-Water Conditions in the Mountain Home and Cinder Butte Areas - April 1994
• Ground- Water Conditions in the Area Northeast of Kuna, West-Central Ada County, Idaho - May 1993
• Summary of Ground Water Conditions in the Blue Gulch Critical Ground Water Area, Idaho - December 1993
• Effects of Ground- Water Development in the Wilder Area, Southwest Canyon County, Idaho (Addendum) - February 1992
• Ground Water Conditions in the Dry Creek Area, Eagle, Idaho - June 1991
• Effects of Exchange Wells on the Teton River in the Rexburg - Teton Area, Madison and Fremont Counties, Idaho - October 1991
• Effects of Ground- Water Development in the Wilder Area, Southwest Canyon County, Idaho - November 1991
• Stream Flows in the Snake River Basin - 1989 Conditions of Use and Management - June 1989
• Declining Water Levels in the Perched Aquifer System, Southwest Mountain Home - June 1988
• Review of Factors Affecting Ground-Water Levels in the Mountain Home Plateau Area, Elmore and Ada Counties, Idaho - August 1988
• Ground-Water Conditions in the Blanchard- Oldtown Area - October 1987
• Assessment of Hydraulic Backfilling in Metal Mines within the State of Idaho - October 1986
• Ground Water Investigation of the Mountain Home Plateau, Idaho - August 1982
• Review of Ground-Water Conditions in the Big Lost River Valley - December 1982
• Investigation of the Ground Water Flow System in Gem Valley - September 1981

Water Information Bulletins

• WIB#1 Ground-Water Conditions in Idaho - 1966
• WIB#2 Ground-Water Monitoring Network for Southwestern Idaho - 1967
• WIB#3 Ground-Water Development in Idaho - 1967
• WIB#4 Ground-Water Resource of Mountain Home Area, Idaho - 1968
• WIB#5 Ground-Water Levels in Idaho - 1968
• WIB#6 Inflow to Snake River between Milner and King Hill - 1948- 1967
• WIB#7 Water Level Changes in Mud Lake Area - 1958- 1968
• WIB#8 Water Resources of Goose/Rock Creek Area - 1969
• WIB#9 Inflow to Snake River between Milner and King Hill - 1969
• WIB#10 Ground-Water Development in Idaho - 1968
• WIB#11 Ground-Water Levels in Idaho - 1969
• WIB#12 Artificial Recharge to Snake Plain Aquifer - 1969
• WIB#13 Hydrologic Reconnaissance of Bear River Basin - 1969
• WIB#14 Ground-Water Resource of Northern Owyhee County, Idaho - 1969
• WIB#15 Ground-Water Resource of Southern Ada and Western Elmore Counties, Idaho - 1970
• WIB#16 Water Resources in the Portneuf River Basin, Idaho - 1970

•       WIB#17 Ground-Water Development in Idaho - 1969
•       WIB#18 Ground-Water Levels in Idaho - 1970

• WIB#19 The Raft River Basin, Idaho- Utah as of 1966: A Reappraisal of the Water Resources and Effects of Ground- Water Development
• WIB#20 Water Resources of the Blue Gulch Area - Eastern Owyhee and Western Twin Falls Counties, Idaho
• WIB#21 Reasonable Pumping Lifts for Idaho
• WIB#22 Water Resources of the Twin Falls Tract, Twin Falls County, Idaho
• WIB#23 Ground-Water Pumpage from the Snake Plain Aquifer, Southeastern Idaho

•       WIB#24 Ground-Water Levels in Idaho - 1971

• WIB#25 Water Resources of Western Oneida and Southern Power Counties, Idaho
• WIB#26 Some Effects of Land- Use Changes on the Shallow Ground-Water System in the Boise-Nampa Area

•       WIB#27 Ground-Water Levels in Idaho - 1972

• WIB#28 Water Resources of the Big Wood River-Silver Creek Area, Blaine County, Idaho

•       WIB#29 Ground Water Development in Idaho - 1970-1971

• WIB#30, Part 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Settings of Selected Thermal Waters
• WIB#30, Part 2 An Evaluation of Thermal Water in the Bruneau-Grandview Area, Southwest Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 3 An Evaluation of Thermal Water in the Weiser Area, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 4 Isotopic and Geochemical Analysis of Water from the Bruneau-grandview and Weiser Areas, Southwest Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Setting of the Thermal Waters of the Northern Cache Valley Area, Franklin County, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Setting of the Thermal and Mineral Waters of the Blackfoot Reservoir Area, Caribou County, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Setting of the Thermal Waters of the Camas Prairie Area, Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 8 Heat Flow of the Snake River Plain Region, Southern Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 9 Potential for Direct Heat Application of Geothermal Resources
• WIB#30, Part 10 An Evaluation of Thermal Water Occurrences in the Thyee Area, Bannock County, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part11 Geological, Hydrological, Geochemical and Geophysical Investigations of the Nampa- Caldwell and Adjacent Area, Southwestern Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 12 Stable Isotopic Evaluation of Thermal Water Occurrences in the Weiser and Little Salmon River Drainage Basins and Adjacent areas, West-Central Idaho with Attendant Gravity and Magnetic Data on the Weiser Area
• WIB#30, Part 13 A Preliminary Geologic Reconnaissance of the Geothermal Occurrences of the Wood River Drainage Area
• WIB#30, Part 14 Geochemical and Isotopic Investigations of Thermal Water Occurrences of the Boise Front Area, Ada County, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 15 Geothermal Resource Analysis in Twin Falls County, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 16, Part 1 Evaluation of the Boise Geothermal System
• WIB#30, Part 16, Part 2 Geothermal Resource Analysis in Twin Falls County, Idaho
• WIB#30, Part 17 Geothermal Resource Analysis in the Big Wood River Valley, Blaine County, Idaho
• WIB#31 A Reconnaissance of the Water Resources in the Pahsimeroi River Basin, Idaho
• WIB#32 Part 1 & 2 A Progress Report on Results of Test- Drilling and Ground- Water Investigation of the Snake Plain Aquifer, Southeastern Idaho
• WIB#33 A Ground- Water Monitoring Network of Kootenai Flats, Northern Idaho
• WIB#34 An Estimate of Leakage from Blackfoot Reservoir to Bear River Basin, Southeastern Idaho
• WIB#35 Ground- Water Occurrence and Movement in the Athol Area and the Northern Rathdrum Prairie, Northern Idaho
• WIB#36 Water Resources of the Aberdeen- Springfield Area, Bingham and Power Counties, Idaho
• WIB#37 The Availability of Water in the Little Lost River Basin, Idaho
• WIB#38 A Progress Report on Results of Test- Drilling and Ground- Water Investigations of the Snake Plain Aquifer, Southeastern Idaho,, Part 3
• WIB#39 Chemical and Physical Data for Disposal Wells, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
• WIB#40 Effects of Urbanization on the Water Resources of the Sun Valley- Ketchum Area, Blaine County, Idaho
• WIB#41 A Reconnaissance of the Water Resources of the Clearwater Plateau, Nez Perce, Lewis and Northern Idaho Counties, Idaho
• WIB#42 Digital- Model Analysis of the Effects of Water- Use Alternatives on Spring Discharges, Gooding and Jerome Counties, Idaho

•        WIB#43 Ground-Water Levels and Descriptions of Observation Wells in Idaho - 1975

• WIB#44 Water Resources of the Weiser River Basin, West-Central Idaho
• WIB#45 Ground Water - Surface Water Relations in Silver Creek Area, Blaine County, Idaho
• WIB#46 Water Resources of the Upper Henrys Fork Basin in Eastern Idaho
• WIB#50, Part 1 Idaho Statewide Ground Water Quality Monitoring Program Network Design
• WIB#50, Part 2 Idaho Statewide Ground Water Quality Monitoring Program - Summary of Results, 1991 through 1993
• WIB#50, Part 3 Ground Water Quality Characterization and Initial Trend Analysis for the Treasure Valley Shallow and Deep Hydrogeologic Subareas
• WIB#50, Part 4 Twin Falls Ground Water Quality Report - 1991-2000
• WIB#50, Part 5 Arsenic Results from the Statewide Program - 1991-2001
• WIB#50, Part 6 Clearwater Plateau Ground Water Quality Report - 1990-2002
• WIB#50, Part 7 Trend Analyses for Idaho’s Nitrate Priority Areas, 1994-2007

Ground Water Quality Publications

• Treasure Valley Ground Water Quality Report - 1998
• Nitrate In Idaho's Ground Water - 1999
• Nitrate Results from the Statewide Program - 1991-2000
• Treasure Valley Ground Water Quality Report - 2001
• Statewide Ambient Ground Water Quality Monitoring Program - Arsenic Speciation Results - 2002 & 2003
• Statewide Ambient Ground Water Quality Monitoring Program - Summary of Detections of Concern Summer - 2003
• Nitrate Overview for the Statewide Ambient Ground Water Quality Monitoring Program - 1990-2003
• Statewide Network Data Analysis and Kriging Project, Final Report - 2004
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• Nitrate Results for Ada and Canyon Counties - April 2004
• Statewide Ambient Ground Water Quality Monitoring Program, Summary of Detections of Concern - Summer 2004

Miscellaneous Links and Publications

• Treasure Valley Hydrologic Project - Reports & Data
• Spokane Valley- Rathdrum Prairie Hydrologic Project - Publications & Data
• Geothermal Energy Publications - Office of Energy Resources

• ESPAM 2.1 Final Report
• ESPAM 2.1 Scenarios

• Ground Water Resources of Idaho - August 1981
• Feasibility of Large-Scale Managed Recharge of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer System, Idaho - 1999
• Phase II Evaluation of Managed Recharge on the Eastern Snake River Plain Development of Recharge Facilities - April 2005
• Estimating Consumptive Irrigation Requirements for Crops in Idaho
• An Assessment of the Capability of Existing Canal Companies to Deliver Artificial Recharge Water to the Snake Plain Aquifer in Southeast Idaho
• St. Anthony Pilot Recharge Project - 1970-1974