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Water Quality: Water Quality Status Reports (1952-1996)

   
Status Reports 1-20 Status Reports 61-80
Status Reports 21-40 Status Reports 81-100
Status Reports 41-60 Status Reports 101-118
 
 Water Quality Status Reports 1-20    

 No.

Name

1

Results of Analyses of Bottom Fauna in Collections from the Clearwater and Snake Rivers September 15-17, 1952

(DEQ Publication, March 1953: pdf 157 kb, 9 pages)

2
Report on Pollution Problems in the Main Drain, Minidoka Irrigation District, (Minidoka County), 1957-1958

(DEQ Publication, November 1958: pdf 725 kb, 26 pages)

3

Report on Pollution Problems in Indian Creek, (Ada and Canyon Counties), 1958-1959

(DEQ Publication, November 1959: pdf 788 kb, 33 pages)

4

Report on Pollution Problems in Rock Creek, (Cassia and Twin Falls Counties), 1959

(DEQ Publication, May 1960: pdf 724 kb, 30 pages)

5

Report on Serious Water Pollution Problems in Upper and Middle Portions of the Snake River

(DEQ Publication, February 1961: pdf 133 kb, 4 pages)

6

Report on Sanitary Quality of Water in Payette Lake and Cascade Reservoir

(DEQ Publication, August 1961: pdf 80 kb, 3 pages)

7

Report of Pollution Problems in the Boise River, (Ada and Canyon Counties), 1959-1962

(DEQ Publication, April 1962: pdf 730 kb, 30 pages)

8

Preliminary Findings of the Joint Study Program of Water Quality Conditions on the Lower Snake River

(DEQ Publication, January 1964: pdf 886 kb, 29 pages)

9

Sanitary and Bacteriological Survey Payette Lake Area

(DEQ Publication, August 1964: pdf 255 kb, 10 pages)

10
Water Quality and Pollution Report Middle Snake River, Adrian to Weiser, (River Mile 397-345, Idaho-Oregon)

(DEQ Publication, 1964: pdf 792 kb, 47 pages)

11

Payette Lakes, A Water Quality Study, 1967-1969

(DEQ Publication, 1970: pdf 524 kb, 23 pages)

12

Water Quality Survey, Coeur d'Alene River - Coeur d'Alene Lake

(DEQ Publication, March 1972: pdf 626 kb, 38 pages)

13

Water Quality Survey, Bear Lake

(DEQ Publication, August 1972: pdf 132 kb, 10 pages)

14

Water Quality Survey, Summary Report, Payette Lake

(DEQ Publication, 1973: pdf 58 kb, 3 pages)

15

Water Quality Survey, Summary Report, Cascade Reservoir, 1971-1973

(DEQ Publication, 1973: pdf 71 kb, 4 pages)

16

Upper Snake River Basin - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, March 1973: pdf 2.2 mb, 106 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Report without Appendices (pdf 777 kb, 35 pages)

    Appendix A (pdf 675 kb, 31 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 692 kb, 34 pages)

    Appendix C (pdf 183 kb, 9 pages)

17

Aquatic Monitoring, South Fork Coeur d'Alene River Basin, Industrial Source Evaluation and Receiving Water Survey

(DEQ Publication, March 1975: pdf 487 kb, 31 pages)

18

Rock Creek (Twin Falls County), 1970-1974

(DEQ Publication, 1975: pdf 2.1 mb, 91 pages)

19

Cedar Draw (Twin Falls County)

(DEQ Publication, November 1975: pdf 275 kb, 15 pages)

20

Cascade Reservoir (Valley County) - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1975: pdf 4.1 mb, 130 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 1.2 mb, 53 pages)

    Appendix A (pdf 290 kb, 12 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 2.4 mb, 56 pages)

    Appendix C (pdf 214 kb, 12 pages)

 Water Quality Status Reports 21-40      

 No.

Name

21

Billingsley Creek (Gooding County)

(DEQ Publication, January 1977: pdf 270 kb, 15 pages)

22

Riley Creek (Gooding County)

(DEQ Publication, April 1977: pdf 300 kb, 17 pages)

23

Potlatch River (Nez Perce and Latah Counties) 1975-1976

(DEQ Publication, December 1978: pdf 938 kb, 39 pages)

24

Rock Creek (Benewah County)

(DEQ Publication, 1978: Not Available)

25

Cottonwood Creek

(DEQ Publication, 1977: Not Available)

26

Lower Granite Reservoir

(DEQ Publication, 1977: Not Available)

27

Effluent Limitations Analysis - Kootenai River (Boundary County)

(DEQ Publication, April 1977: pdf 792 kb, 26 pages)

28

Lower Portneuf River

(DEQ Publication, September 1977: pdf 429 kb, 21 pages)

29

Upper Snake River, Main Stem (Lake Walcott to Idaho-Wyoming Border)

(DEQ Publication, September 1977: pdf 479 kb, 26 pages)

30
Georgetown Creek (Bear Lake County)

(DEQ Publication, October 1977: pdf 418 kb, 23 pages)

31

Salmon River, Main Stem (Headwaters to below Middle Fork)

(DEQ Publication, May 1977: pdf 565 kb, 29 pages)

32

Bloomington Creek (Bear Lake County)

(DEQ Publication, 1977: pdf 465 kb, 24 pages)

33

Palouse River, 1975-1976

(DEQ Publication, August 1978: pdf 1.4 mb, 68 pages)

34

Lindsay Creek (Nez Perce County), 1976-1977

(DEQ Publication, August 1978: pdf 1.3 mb, 56 pages)

35

Owyhee River (Owyhee County, Idaho), 1976-1977 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1978: pdf 2.6 mb, 80 pages)

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    Pages 1 through 40 (pdf 923 kb, 40 pages)

    Pages 41 through 80 (pdf 1.7 mb, 40 pages)

36

Bruneau River (Owyhee County, Idaho), 1975 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1979: pdf 3.3 mb, 86 pages)

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    Pages 1 through 41 (pdf 1.1 mb, 41 pages)

    Pages 42 through 86 (pdf 2.2 mb, 45 pages)

37

Blackfoot Marsh Reservoir (Bingham County, Idaho), 1977

(DEQ Publication, 1977: pdf 863 kb, 43 pages)

38

Upper Rock Creek (Twin Falls & Cassia Counties), 1976-1977

(DEQ Publication, April 1979: pdf 1.1 mb, 50 pages)

39

Dry Creek (Twin Falls & Cassia Counties), 1976-1977

(DEQ Publication, April 1979: pdf 928 kb, 45 pages)

40

Rock Creek (Kootenai County), 1977-1978

(DEQ Publication, April 1979: pdf 1.1 mb, 48 pages)

 Water Quality Status Reports 41-60      

 No.

Name

41

Threemile Creek (Idaho County), 1976-1977

(DEQ Publication, March 1979: pdf 1.4 mb, 56 pages)

42

Indian Creek (Canyon County), 1976-1977 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, May 1979: pdf 2.1 mb, 101 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 1.1 mb, 51 pages)

    Appendices (pdf 1.0 mb, 50 pages)

43

Little Salmon River (Adams County), 1976

(DEQ Publication, May 1979: pdf 1.6 mb, 51 pages)

44

Rock Creek (Power County), 1977-1979

(DEQ Publication, September 1980: pdf 1.3 mb, 83 pages)

45

Aberdeen Drain (Bingham County), 1978-1979

(DEQ Publication, January 1981: pdf 883 kb, 47 pages)

46

South Fork Palouse River/Paradise Creek (Latah County), Water Year 1980

(DEQ Publication, August 1981: pdf 1.1 mb, 55 pages)

47

Willow Creek (Bonneville & Bingham Counties), 1980

(DEQ Publication, 1981: pdf 519 kb, 28 pages)

48

Bannock Creek (Power County), 1982

(DEQ Publication, 1982: pdf 961 kb, 45 pages)

49

Conway Gulch (Canyon County)

(DEQ Publication, 1982: pdf 1.2 mb, 67 pages)

50

Lower Boise River Drains (Canyon County) - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1983: pdf 2.4 mb, 110 pages)

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    Report without Tables and Figures (pdf 1.6 mb, 66 pages)

    Tables and Figures (pdf 900 kb, 45 pages)

51

Assessment of Non-irrigated Cropland Runoff, Hangman Creek (Benewah County), 1981-1982

(DEQ Publication, February 1983: pdf 2.0 mb, 130 pages)

52

Little Malad River Drainage, above Daniels Reservoir (Oneida County), 1981-1982

(DEQ Publication, April 1983: pdf 628 kb, 27 pages)

53

Lower Weiser River (Washington County) - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1985: pdf 2.8 mb, 88 pages)

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    Report without Tables and Figures (pdf 1.4 mb, 45 pages)

    Tables and Figures (pdf 1.7 mb, 44 pages)

54

Black Lake (Kootenai County)

(DEQ Publication, September 1985: pdf 1.4 mb, 72 pages)

55

West Fork of Little Bear Creek (Latah County), 1985

(DEQ Publication, January 1986: pdf 1.3 mb, 41 pages)

56

Gold Fork River (Valley County), 1985

(DEQ Publication, December 1985: pdf 557 kb, 25 pages)

57

Upper Portneuf River (Caribou County), 1985

(DEQ Publication, December 1985: pdf 1.1 mb, 52 pages)

58

Tributaries of the Northeast Worley Agricultural Planning Project (Kootenai County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, January 1986: pdf 1.7 mb, 70 pages)

59

Cottonwood Creek (Idaho County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, February 1986: pdf 1.2 mb, 38 pages)

60

Impacts of Geothermal Water on Selected Streams in Southern Idaho

(DEQ Publication, May 1986: pdf 1.7 mb, 52 pages)

 Water Quality Status Reports 61-80      

 No.

Name

61

Winchester Lake (Lewis County), 1985

(DEQ Publication, May 1986: pdf 1.5 mb, 62 pages)

62

Pine Creek (Nez Perce County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, May 1986: pdf 1.0 mb, 41 pages)

63

Bedrock Creek (Nez Perce/Clearwater Counties), 1985

(DEQ Publication, May 1986: pdf 1.0 mb, 38 pages)

64

Billingsley Creek (Gooding County), 1984 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, May 1986: pdf 2.7 mb, 108 pages)

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    Report without Tables and Figures (pdf 1.6 mb, 47 pages)

    Tables and Figures (pdf 1.2 mb, 62 pages)

65

Lapwai/Mission Creek (Lewis County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, October 1986: pdf 1.4 mb, 52 pages)

66

Stockney Creek (Idaho County), 1985-1986

(DEQ Publication, April 1986: pdf 1.2 mb, 41 pages)

67

Palouse River (Latah County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1986: pdf 984 kb, 34 pages)

68

Jim Ford Creek (Clearwater County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 870 kb, 37 pages)

69

A Guide to Groundwater Sampling and Monitoring

(DEQ Publication, February, 1987: pdf 1.8 mb, 63 pages)

70

Water Quality Trend Monitoring From 1979-85 in the Stibnite Mining District, Valley County

(DEQ Publication, January, 1987: pdf 1.1 mb, 52 pages)

71

Conant Creek (Fremont County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1986: pdf 805 kb, 37 pages)

72

Selected Tributaries of the Lower Portneuf River (Bannock County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 666 kb, 32 pages)

73

Perrine Coulee (Twin Falls County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 1.2 mb, 35 pages)

74

Big Elk Creek (Idaho County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 931 kb, 32 pages)

75

Santa Creek, Effluent Limitation Study (Benewah County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 585 kb, 25 pages)

76

Little Potlatch Creek (Latah County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 1.2 mb, 49 pages)

77

Canyon Creek (Madison and Teton Counties), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 870 kb, 43 pages)

78

Lower Blackfoot River (Bingham County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 866 kb, 42 pages)

79

Lake Irrigation District Survey and Cascade Reservoir Tributary Assessment (Valley County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1988: pdf 1.3 mb, 52 pages)

80

Crooked River (Idaho County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1987: pdf 881 kb, 39 pages)

 Water Quality Status Reports 81-100      

 No.

Name

 

Idaho Water Quality Status Report and Nonpoint Source Assessment, 1988 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1988: pdf 20.8 mb, 412 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

     Front Matter (pdf 2.4 mb, 31 pages)

     Water Quality Results (pdf 7.6 mb, 107 pages)

     Water Pollution Control Programs, Nonpoint Source Assessment Summary

     (pdf 3.7 mb, 45 pages)

     Bibliography (pdf 546 kb, 10 pages)

     Appendices (pdf 6.6 mb, 219 pages)

81

Deep Creek and Mud Creek (Twin Falls County), 1986 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1988: pdf 3.2 mb, 131 pages)

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    Report without Tables and Figures (pdf 1.6 mb, 46 pages)

    Tables and Figures (pdf 1.6 mb, 85 pages)

82

Milk Creek (Teton County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1988: pdf 591 kb, 31 pages)

83

Vinyard Creek (Jerome County), 1986

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 2.3 mb, 74 pages)

84
Warm Springs Creek, Geothermal Study (Blaine County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 2.1 mb, 84 pages)

85
Cascade Reservoir (Valley County), 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 495 kb, 23 pages)

86
Annual Summary, North Idaho, 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 2.1 mb, 86 pages)

87
Spirit Lake (Kootenai County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 1.9 mb, 82 pages)

88
Deep Creek (Latah County), 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 683 kb, 37 pages)

89
Big Canyon Creek (Clearwater, Lewis, Nez Perce Counties), 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 814 kb, 44 pages)

90

Compilation of Water Quality Study Efforts on Pend Oreille Lake (Bonner and Kootenai Counties), 1984-1988 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1989: pdf 8.7 mb, 381 pages)

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    Appendices 1 - 6b (pdf 1.1 mb, 90 pages)

    Appendices 7a - 9 (pdf 2.3 mb, 89 pages)

    Appendices 10a - 10b (pdf 2.2 mb, 92 pages)

    Appendices 11a - 11b (pdf 1.6 mb, 58 pages)

    Appendices 12 - 14 (pdf 1.7 mb, 56 pages)

91

Municipal Wastewater Sludge Stockpiling and the Effect on Soil and Water (Latah County), 1989 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1990: pdf 4.3 mb, 237 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 2.9 mb, 110 pages)

    Appendices (pdf 1.4 mb, 128 pages)

92
Hayden Lake (Kootenai County), 1987

(DEQ Publication, 1990: pdf 2.1 mb, 71 pages)

93
Lake Creek (Kootenai County), 1989

(DEQ Publication, 1990: pdf 1.6 mb, 83 pages)

94
Plummer Creek and Chatcolet Lake (Benewah and Kootenai Counties), 1990

(DEQ Publication, 1990: pdf 1.8 mb, 65 pages)

95
Hangman Creek (Benewah County), Post-Best Management Practices Implementation Study, 1989-1990

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 1.5 mb, 64 pages)

96
South Fork Clearwater River Turbidity (Idaho County), 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 906 kb, 32 pages)

97
North Fork Payette River (Valley County), 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 1.1 mb, 43 pages)

98
Agricultural Best Management Practice Effectiveness: Dryland Farming in Eastern Idaho (Bonneville, Bannock, and Oneida Counties), 1988

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 1.2 mb, 57 pages)

99

Antelope-Pine Creek Area (Bonneville, Jefferson, Madison, and Teton Counties), 1988-89 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 5.5 mb, 192 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 1.2 mb, 45 pages)

    Appendix 1 (pdf 416 kb, 18 pages)

    Appendix 2 (pdf 3.9 mb, 129 pages)

100

Cedar Draw (Twin Falls County), 1982-1988 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 5.6 mb, 263 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 3.7 mb 152 pages)

    Appendix 1 (pdf 882 kb, 36 pages)

    Appendix 2 (pdf 442 kb, 32 pages)

    Appendices 3 and 4 (pdf 533 kb, 46 pages)

 Water Quality Status Reports 101-118      

 No.

Name

101
Annual Summary, North Idaho, 1989

(DEQ Publication, 1991: pdf 2.3 mb, 99 pages)

102

Pend Oreille Lake Fishery Assessment, Bonner and Kootenai Counties, 1951-1989 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, 1993: pdf 3.2 mb, 116 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 2.7 mb, 93 pages)

    Appendices (pdf 482 kb, 24 pages)

103
Cascade Reservoir (Valley County), 1988-1991

(DEQ Publication, 1992: pdf 805 kb, 34 pages)

104
Conway Gulch (Canyon County), 1988-1989

(DEQ Publication, November 1993: pdf 2.9 mb, 37 pages)

105

Idaho Lake Water Quality Assessment Report - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, March 1993: pdf 13.9 mb, 258 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Report (front end) (pdf 3.2 mb 57 pages)

    Priest, Hayden, Spirit, Upper Priest Lakes (pdf 2.6 mb, 48 pages)

    Lower Twin, Fernan, Kelso, Upper Twin Lakes (pdf 2.0 mb, 38 pages)

    Cocolalla, Granite, Hauser, Round Lakes (pdf 1.9 mb, 36 pages)

    Granite, Soldier, Waha, Rose (pdf 1.9 mb, 35 pages)

    Mann and Winchester Lakes, Report (back end) (pdf 2.4 mb, 48 pages)

106
Teton County(Fremont, Madison, and Teton Counties), 1988-1990

(DEQ Publication, July 1993: pdf 1.3 mb, 47 pages)

107
Number Not Used.
108
Squaw Creek, Beneficial Use Assessment (Gem County), 1991-1992

(DEQ Publication, December 1993: pdf 1.1 mb, 43 pages)

109
Number Not Used.
110
Number Not Used.
111
Point and Nonpoint Source Contributions of Trace Heavy Metals to the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River (Shoshone County), 1989-1990

(DEQ Publication, 1993: pdf 1.9 mb, 77 pages)

112
Henry's Lake (Fremont County), 1993-1994

(DEQ Publication, April 1995: pdf 1.9 mb, 96 pages)

113
East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River (Valley County), 1979-1993

(DEQ Publication, November 1994: pdf 2.3 mb, 86 pages)

114

Determination of Nature and Extent of Ground Water Contamination in Boise City and Boise Urban Planning Areas (Ada County) - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, January 1995: pdf 3.6 mb, 160 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 958 kb, 31 pages)

    Appendices (pdf 2.6 mb, 130 pages)

115
Idaho Lake Water Quality Assessment, 1992 Report

(DEQ Publication, 1995: pdf 2.0 mb, 85 pages)

116

Lower Payette River Agriculture Irrigation Water Return Study and Ground Water Evaluation (Payette County), 1992-1993 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, January 1996: pdf 12.6 mb, 226 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 4.6 mb 77 pages)

    Appendix A (pdf 4.3 mb, 78 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 1.3 mb, 23 pages)

    Appendix C (pdf 488 kb, 11 pages)

    Appendix D (pdf 702 kb, 13 pages)

    Appendix E (pdf 1.4 mb, 29 pages)

117

East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River (Valley County), 1979-1995 - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, April 1996: pdf 4.3 mb, 95 pages)

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    Pages 1 through 29 (pdf 1.1 mb, 29 pages)

    Pages 30 through 60 (pdf 1.7 mb, 32 pages)

    Pages 61 through 95 (pdf 1.5 mb, 36 pages)

118

Ground Water Study of the Lower Boise River Valley (Ada and Canyon Counties) - Entire Report

(DEQ Publication, May 1996: pdf 12.0 mb, 141 pages)

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    Report without Appendices (pdf 3.3 mb 44 pages)

    Appendix A (pdf 1.3 mb, 13 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 2.3 mb, 22 pages)

    Appendix C (pdf 1.7 mb, 18 pages)

    Appendix D (pdf 850 kb, 10 pages)

    Appendix E (pdf 644 kb, 10 pages)

    Appendix F (pdf 1.7 mb, 28 pages)

 



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