Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho

Robert G. Eppinger; Paul H. Briggs; Zoe Ann Brown; James G. Crock; Allen Meier; Peter M. Theodorakos; Stephen A. Wilson

doi:10.3133/ofr01161

Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho

Open-File Report 2001-161

By: Robert G. Eppinger, Paul H. Briggs, Zoe Ann Brown, James G. Crock, Allen Meier, Peter M. Theodorakos, and Stephen A. Wilson

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01161

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Geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River, collected before and after the Clear Creek, Little Pistol, and Shellrock wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho(2003)

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Abstract

In 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a reconnaissance baseline geochemical study in central Idaho. The purpose of the baseline study was to establish a 'geochemical snapshot' of the area, as a datum for monitoring future change in the geochemical landscape, whether natural or human-induced. This report presents the methology, analytical results, and sample descriptions for water, sediment, and heavy-mineral concentrate samples collected during this geochemical investigation. In the summer of 2000, the Clear Creek, Little Pistol, and Shellrock wildfires swept across much of the area that was sampled. Thus, these data represent a pre-fire baseline geochemical dataset. A 2001 post- fire study is planned and will involve re-sampling of the pre-fire baseline sites, to allow for pre- and post-fire comparison.

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Eppinger, R.G., Briggs, P.H., Brown, Z.A., Crock, J.G., Meier, A., Theodorakos, P.M., Wilson, S.A., 2001, Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-161, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01161.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Baseline geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River from North Fork to Corn Creek, collected prior to the severe wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2001-161
DOI	10.3133/ofr01161
Edition	Version 1.0
Year Published	2001
Language	ENGLISH
Description	20 p.