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Application of a numerical ground-water flow model to the Mud Lake area in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, contract no. 14-08-0001-A-0016 Item Info
![The regional Snake Plain aquifer is the primary source of ground water throughout the eastern Snake River Plain including the Mud Lake area. Ground-water flow from mountain valleys to the north of the Mud Lake area annually supply about 247,000 acre-feet of recharge to the regional aquifer. [...] A numerical ground-water flow model was calibrated to determine variations in transmissivity and storage coefficient. Calibration was based on hydrologic data collected from April, 1980 through March, 1981; included were several determinations of the water table based on depth to water measurements. [...] A 20-year simulation of current irrigation practices under normal hydrologic conditions predicts a general decline in ground-water levels. Simulation of a hypothetical increase in water use for irrigation predicts an additional decline of as much as 80 feet. Simulation of 186,000 acre-feet of artificial recharge biennially results in a ground-water mound reaching a maximum height of 40 feet. Such a rise could cause temporary flooding of depressions in the vicinity of the recharge.](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/iwdl/small/iwdl-198404_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Application of a numerical ground-water flow model to the Mud Lake area in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, contract no. 14-08-0001-A-0016
- Authors:
- Johnson, G. S.; Brockway, C. E.; Luttrell, S. P.
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1984-12
- Description:
- The regional Snake Plain aquifer is the primary source of ground water throughout the eastern Snake River Plain including the Mud Lake area. Ground-water flow from mountain valleys to the north of the Mud Lake area annually supply about 247,000 acre-feet of recharge to the regional aquifer. [...] A numerical ground-water flow model was calibrated to determine variations in transmissivity and storage coefficient. Calibration was based on hydrologic data collected from April, 1980 through March, 1981; included were several determinations of the water table based on depth to water measurements. [...] A 20-year simulation of current irrigation practices under normal hydrologic conditions predicts a general decline in ground-water levels. Simulation of a hypothetical increase in water use for irrigation predicts an additional decline of as much as 80 feet. Simulation of 186,000 acre-feet of artificial recharge biennially results in a ground-water mound reaching a maximum height of 40 feet. Such a rise could cause temporary flooding of depressions in the vicinity of the recharge.
- Subjects:
- Computer simulation Aquifer management Hydraulic gradient Transmissivity Groundwater recharge
- Location:
- Mud Lake; Snake River Basin; Southeastern Idaho
- Latitude:
- 43.89
- Longitude:
- -112.4
- Collection:
- Boise Basin
- Series:
- Water for Idaho
- IWRRI number:
- 198404
- Rights:
- Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
- Publisher:
- Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Idaho
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Cataloger:
- KIT
- Date Digitized:
- 2017-08-29
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Application of a numerical ground-water flow model to the Mud Lake area in southeastern Idaho. Research technical completion report, contract no. 14-08-0001-A-0016", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198404.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/