Digital-model analysis of the effects of water-use alternatives on spring discharges Gooding and Jerome Counties, Idaho
Water Information Bulletin
42
Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources, Statehouse, Boise, Idaho
By: Joe A. Moreland
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Abstract
Springs discharging from the Snake Plain aquifer contribute approximately 6,000 cubic feet per second (170 cubic metres per second) to flow in the Snake River between Milner and King Hill. Before irrigation began on the Snake River Plain north and east of the springs, total spring discharge was about 4,200 cubic feet per second (120 cubic meters per second). Increasing amounts of irrigated acreage from the early 1900's to the mid-1940's contributed more irrigation-return water to the aquifer resulting in increased discharge at the springs. Maximum discharge of about 6,800 cubic feet per second (190 cubic metres per second) occurred during the late 1940's and early 1950's. Increased use of pumped ground water for irrigation and changing irrigation practices have since resulted in a decline in spring discharge.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Title | Digital-model analysis of the effects of water-use alternatives on spring discharges Gooding and Jerome Counties, Idaho |
| Series title | Water Information Bulletin |
| Series number | 42 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Idaho Department of Water Resources |
| Publisher location | Boise, ID |
| Contributing office(s) | Idaho Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 46 p.; ill.; maps |
| First page | i |
| Last page | 46 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Gooding County;Jerome County |
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