Ground Water in Idaho:

Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer:

Reports and Publications

Assessment of Areal Recharge to the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho

Bartolino, J.R.

(U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, 2007: pdf 3.0 mb, 48 pages)

Compilation of Geologic, Hydrologic, and Ground-Water Flow Modeling Information for the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho

Kahle, S.C., Caldwell, R.R., and Bartolino, J.R.

(U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, 2005: pdf 3.7 mb, 76 pages)

Digital-Model Simulation of the Hydrologic Flow System, with Emphasis on Ground Water, in the Spokane Valley, Washington and Idaho

Bolke, E.L., and Vaccaro, J.J.
(U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 1981: pdf 2.1 mb, 50 pages)

Evaluation of Existing Gravity Observations in the Rathdrum Spokane Aquifer

Sprenke, K.F.

(Idaho Department of Water Resources Final Report: Contract # CON00693: Technical Assistance For Spokane-Rathdrum Hydrologic Modeling And Studies Project Report, 2006:
pdf 1.2 mb, 35 pages)

Garwood Source Water Delineation, Kootenai County, Idaho

Stevens, G.R.

(DEQ Publication, December 2005: pdf 151 mb, 94 pages)

Gravity Acquisition and Depth to Basement Modeling of the Spokane Valley and Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Northeastern Washington and Northwestern Idaho

Oldow, J.S., Sprenke, K.F.

(Idaho Department of Water Resources, Washington State Department of Ecology Report, October 2006: pdf 1.1 mb, 15 pages)

Ground-Water Flow Model for the Spokane Valley - Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho

Hsieh, P.A., Barber, M.E., Contor, B.A., Hossain, Md. A., Johnson, G.S., Jones, J.L., and Wylie, A.H.
(U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, 2007: pdf 9.7 mb, 90 pages)

Ground-water Levels in the Spokane Valley - Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington, and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho, September 2004

Campbell, A.M.

(U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2905, 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000, 2005:
pdf 1.5 mb, 1 page)

Hydrogeologic Analysis of the Southern Rathdrum Prairie Area, Idaho

Sagstad, S.R.
(University of Idaho, Moscow, M.S. Thesis, April 1977: pdf 4.3 mb, 112 pages)

Hydrogeologic Characterization and Reconnaissance Water Quality Study of the Chilco Channel Area, Kootenai County, Idaho

Graham, W.A., Buchanan, J.P.
(Eastern Washington University, Department of Geology Report, April 1994:
pdf 6.6 mb, 135 pages)

Hydrogeologic Framework and Water Budget of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Spokane County, Washington and Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho

Kahle, S.C., and Bartolino, J.
(U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, 2007: pdf 4.6 mb, 60 pages)

Ramsey Channel of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, The

Baldwin, J., Owsley, D.
(DEQ Publication, June 2005: pdf 992 kb, 23 pages)

Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Boundary Map: PDF Format (2.7 mb) | KML Format

(DEQ, Panhandle Health District, and Kootenai County Map, 2006)
Note: Installation of Google Earth is required to view map in KML format.

Reconnaissance of Hydrogeology and Ground Water Quality in Three Hillside Basins at the Perimeter of the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer in Kootenai County

Clarkson, D., Buchanan, J.P.
(Eastern Washington University Report, 1998: pdf 7.4 mb, 147 pages)

Report of Geologic/Hydrogeologic Services, Upper Twin Lake Water & Sewer Company

Stevens, G.R.
(Idaho Water Resources Research Institute Report, January 2004: pdf 11.6 mb, 136 pages)

Spokane Aquifer, Washington, The: Its Geologic Origin and Water-Bearing and Water Quality Characteristics

Molenaar, D.
(U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper, 1988: pdf 14 mb, 44 pages)

Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Washington and Idaho

Drost, B.W., and Seitz, H.R.

(U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 1978: pdf 3.4 mb, 85 pages)

Unified Groundwater Flow Model of the Rathdrum Prairie-Spokane Valley Aquifer System

Buchanan, J.P.
(Eastern Washington University Report, August 1999: pdf 1.6 mb, 23 pages)

Case for Periodic, Colossal Jokulhlaups from Pleistocene Glacial Lake Missoula

Waitt, R.
(Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 99, 1985: pdf 2 mb, 18 pages)

Geologic History of Pend Oreille Lake Region in North Idaho

Savage, C.N.
(Idaho Bureau of Geology Pamphlet 134, July 1965: pdf 5.3 mb, 37 pages)

Geologic Map of the Coeur d'Alene 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle, Idaho

Lewis, R.S., Burmester, R.F., Breckenridge, R.M., McFadden, M.D., Kauffman, J.D.
(Idaho Geological Survey Geologic Map 33, 2002: pdf 6.6 mb, 1 page)

Some Miocene and Pleistocene Drainage Changes in Northern Idaho

Anderson, A.
(Idaho Bureau of Geology Report, July 1927: pdf 3.2 mb, 36 pages)

Surficial Geologic Map of the Coeur d'Alene Quadrangle, Kootenai County, Idaho

Breckenrideg, R.M., Othberg, K.L.
(Idaho Geological Survey Surficial Geology Map 7, 1999: pdf 2.3 mb, 1 page)

Surficial Geologic Map of the Hayden Lake Quadrangle, Kootenai County, Idaho

Breckenrideg, R.M., Othberg, K.L
(Idaho Geological Survey Surficial Geology Map 9, 2000: pdf 2.3 mb, 1 page)

Surficial Geologic Map of the Hayden Quadrangle,Kootenai County, Idaho

Breckenrideg, R.M., Othberg, K.L.
(Idaho Geological Survey Surficial Geology Map 8, 1999: pdf 1.4 mb, 1 page)

Surficial Geologic Map of the Post Falls Quadrangle and Part of the Liberty Lake Quadrangle, Kootenai County, Idaho

Breckenridge, R.M., Othberg, K.L.
(Idaho Geological Survey Surficial Geology Map 5, 1998: pdf 2.4 mb, 1 page)

Surficial Geologic Map of the Rathdrum Quadrangle and Part of the Newman Lake Quadrangle, kootenai County, Idaho

Breckenridge, R.M., Othberg, K.L.
(Idaho Geological Survey Surficial Geology Map 6, 1998: pdf 2.1 mb, 1 page)