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Hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek watersheds Phase II. Research technical completion report Item Info

The complex hydrologic system and water resources of the Big Wood River-Silver Creek watershed located in Blaine County, Idaho, were examined in this study. Population growth, land use changes, and irrigation system modifications have altered this complex system resulting in concerns about future water availability, stream flows, and riparian habitat of Silver Creek and the Big Wood River. The USGS three dimensional ground water flow model, MODFLOW, was successfully applied to the aquifer system downstream of Hailey. Aquifer responses to changes in the water budget were quantified through use of the model. For the Big Wood River watershed above Hailey (the 'Upper Valley'), the water yield, current water usage, and demand associated with population growth were estimated. For the remainder of this report, the phrase, 'Upper Valley', is used to refer to that area and portion of the study.

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Title:
Hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek watersheds Phase II. Research technical completion report
Authors:
Wetzstein, Arnold B.; Robinson, Clarence W.; Brockway, Charles E.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
2000-03
Description:
The complex hydrologic system and water resources of the Big Wood River-Silver Creek watershed located in Blaine County, Idaho, were examined in this study. Population growth, land use changes, and irrigation system modifications have altered this complex system resulting in concerns about future water availability, stream flows, and riparian habitat of Silver Creek and the Big Wood River. The USGS three dimensional ground water flow model, MODFLOW, was successfully applied to the aquifer system downstream of Hailey. Aquifer responses to changes in the water budget were quantified through use of the model. For the Big Wood River watershed above Hailey (the 'Upper Valley'), the water yield, current water usage, and demand associated with population growth were estimated. For the remainder of this report, the phrase, 'Upper Valley', is used to refer to that area and portion of the study.
Subjects:
water budget groundwater flow hydrologic systems
Location:
Silver Creek
Latitude:
44.9
Longitude:
-114.39
Collection:
IWRRI
IWRRI number:
200002
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Hydrologic evaluation of the Big Wood River and Silver Creek watersheds Phase II. Research technical completion report", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-200002.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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