Anadromous Fish Recovery: http://www.state.id.us/fishgame/anadrec.htm
Bonneville Power Administration:
http://www.bpa.gov/indexmain.htm
Cal Tech Engineer Lynn Garry's interesting salmon facts: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~salmon/fishes.htm
Columbia River Basin
Research: http://www.cbr.washington.edu/index.htm
Site
by the school of Fisheries at the University of Washington. Excellent
site for Columbia River issues. Site highlights include Maps of the Columbia,
analysis tools used in research, fish tagging and passage information, hatchery
information, physical conditions of the river.
Columbia River Salmon Passage model: http://www.cqs.washington.edu/index.html
Dam and Reservoir Info
& Impact Archive: http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/dams/
Good resource for someone doing research on dam impacts. This site has a ‘conservation’
bias and scientific facts should be scrutinized for their ‘bias’ factor.
Large site with many links including impacts of James Bay project on the Cree
People. Siltation and river morphology data.
Dart Adult Passsage
Home Page: http://www.cqs.washington.edu/dart/adultpass.html
Environmental Geology: http://wapi.isu.edu/envgeo/index.htm
EPA Office of Wetlands,
Oceans, & Watersheds: http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/
Great site. Organized under four major categories; Oceans, Coasts, Estuaries,
Watershed’s (includes TMDL’s). Offers on-line class instruction (Academy
2000), publication information, and training courses for water sampling methods,
computer modeling, pollution runoff, and hydrology techniques.
EPA Surf Your Watershed:
http://www.epa.gov/surf/
Great site! History of the Clean Water Act, Maps of all state watersheds, TRI
reports available, basic water facts, index of watershed indicators. Columbia
River Information.
EPA Water Topics:
http://www.epa.gov/ow/topics.htm
One of the better sites I have found on the web. Interesting display of water
graphics. Excellent resource for almost any water topic countrywide. Includes
resources for children and educators, researchers, and the general public. High
quality site with many links.
Example of a watershed that contains the 3 largest single conduit springs in the USA, as well as an illustration of the watershed: http://pubs.usgs.gov/factsheet/fs50-97/
Fresh
Water Search Page: http://www.cnie.org/pop/freshwater.htm
Great site with simple design. Links are arranged
like a flow-chart and include: Freshwater resources, Systems/Management, Pollution/Contamination,
Drinking water, Aquifers, Wetlands, Watersheds.
Ground and Surface: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/aex-fact/0460.html
Ground and Surface Water Terminology: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/aex-fact/0460.html
Ground Water Primer: http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~epados/ground/src/ground.htm
Heated with geothermal water: http://geoheat.oit.edu/directuse/all/dud0005.htm
Hydrology Web: http://etd.pnl.gov:2080/hydrology/data.htm
Site hosted by the Pacific NW National Laboratory. Excellent resource site.
Searchable index. This site has at least 100 or more links to other organizations
and water information. Meant to be used as a scientific resource.
History
of Lake Bonneville and the Great Salt Lake: http://raven.umnh.utah.edu/units/great.salt.lake/GSLbackground.htm
A quick overview of history with maps of the Great Salt Lake and Lake Bonneville.
Idaho Division of Environmental
Quality(IDEQ): http://www2.state.id.us/deq/
Idaho Department of
Fish and Game: http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/
Idaho
Department of Fish & Game's Fisheries site: http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/fishery.htm
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW): http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/home.html
Idaho Department of Water
Resources Home Page: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/
Home page includes a schedule of upcoming events (meetings,
hearings, workshops). Idaho water supply information, department publications,
water management information, technical information, Snake River Basin Adjudication,
river flows, and water districts.
Idaho Fish & Game's
Fish Research Web Site: http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/fishsrch.htm
Idaho
Outfitters and Guides Association: http://www.ioga.org/waters.htm
A decription each river and surrounding area withing Idaho.
Idaho
Rivers United Salmon News Page: http://www.idahorivers.org/salmonnews.htm
daho
Rivers United is spearheading the fight to save Idaho's wild salmon and steelhead
from extinction.
Idaho Virtual Campus: http://wapi.isu.edu/
Idaho Water Resources
Board: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/planpol/watplan/planning/iwrb_home.htm
This page explains the function of the WR board; it’s members, and the
details of the Idaho State water plan. This site is an offshoot to the IDWR
homepage but gives specific details of the State water plan so I included it
separately.
Idaho Watersheds Project:
http://www.idahowatersheds.org
Site influenced by some of the "more extreme" environmental groups.
SEAC, Ecology Center. Viewpoints are critical of government agencies managing
public resources to support grazing. Contains an archive of the "Watershed
Messenger" publications of Idaho Watershed Projects.
Idaho's Anadromous Fish Stocks: http://www.state.id.us/fishgame/whiteppr.htm
Idaho's Groundwater Management Areas: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/planpol/techserv/hydro/GW_Manage_Areas_Rept.htm
Idaho's Largest Aquifer: http://wwwidaho.wr.usgs.gov/nawqa/meetings/GMCLARK.nps5.htm
Idaho's Water: http://www.uidaho.edu/wq/wqpubs/cis887.htm
Indiana WET Net:
http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/WETnet/
Tremendous resource site! Many links to water resources around the country.
Sites include Federal, environmental, watershed protection, natural resources,
the Water Doctor. Water Doctor feature makes this site unique since browsers
can ask questions to help diagnose any water problems they may have, how to
do water testing etc.
InfoRain's interactive maps showing historical and current salmon populations by watershed: http://www.inforain.org/salmon.htm
Instructional videos about watersheds: http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/glossary/whatisaws.html
Land and Water Law Review: http://www.uwyo.edu/law/l&wlrev/CONTENTS.HTM
Lake Pend Oreille: http://www.ohwy.com/id/l/lakepend.htm
Learn More about Idaho's Groundwater Management Areas: http://www.idwr.state.id.us/planpol/techserv/hydro/GW_Manage_Areas_Rept.htm
Lower Snake River Fish and Wildlife Compensation Plan: http://www.npw.usace.army.mil/html/PUB/pi/navigation/nwwn0040.htm
Montana
Water Center: http://water.montana.edu/
Site sponsored by the University of Montana. Lots
of information about water resources in Montana. Drinking water, clean water
initiatives, current projects, water policy, available training, Montana watersheds,
and TMDL’s.
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration: http://www.noaa.gov/
Home page for the USA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. this
site is a great resource for all kinds of information.
National Wetlands Inventory:
http://www.nwi.fws.gov/
Site created by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Gives wetland information for
both the United States and Canada. Also includes current programs involving
wetlands, ecology information, and distribution maps.
NAWQUA Fact Sheet: http://wwwidaho.wr.usgs.gov/nawqa/factsheets/LOW.165.htm
Plan for Analyzing and Testing Hypothesis Report: http://www.efw.bpa.gov/Environment/PATH/
Potlatch Paper Company: http://www.potlatchpaper.com/index.htm
Project 319 East Snake
River Plain: http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu:80/95rept319/idaho.htm
Project overview of ground and surface water quality in Southern Idaho.
May be considered outdated since the project time was between 1991-1997.
River and Water Resources
Columbia and Snake Rivers: http://www.cqs.washington.edu/crisp/rel/relriver.htm
Fabulous Resource Page. Fairly exhaustive list
of water resource links for the Pacific Northwest. Highlights include Hanford,
Columbia River, Dams, Snake River, Oregon, and California.
River Flows: http://www.visitid.org/outdoor/RiverFlows97.htm
Idaho River Flows-Great site created in collaboration by USGS, Forest Service,
Bureau of Reclamation: Contains Idaho river streamflow data, snowpack, reservoir
information, precipitation, and hydronet page.
River
Information: http://www.ioga.org/waters.html
Save Our Wild Salmon news page: http://www.wildsalmon.org/news/newsmain.htm
Sawtooth Fish Hatchery's mitigation goals: http://www.cqs.washington.edu/dart/adultpass.htm
Surface Water Data: http://idaho.usgs.gov/public/h2odata.htm
Sewage World: http://www.sewage.net
Kind of fun site! Resources to look up municipal and industrial sludge treatment
at most sites around the country. Explains process technology, and has many
links to other sites of interest.
Stream Net: http://www.streamnet.org
Another great site with over 100 links to water related sites. General headings
include: Columbia River fish projects, fish and fisheries, water resource information,
geographic information systems, government agencies and sites, conservation
and advocacy organization, endangered species act, and Tribes of the Northwest.
The Water FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions): http://www.softwater.com/faq.htm
This is a great interactive site for the public. Answers
basic water questions such as ‘what is hard water? Why are their stains
on my fixtures? What is Crytosporidiosis?
Two-thirds of the population of Idaho live in the fertile Snake River Valley: http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/countypop.html
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: http://www.npw.usace.army.mil/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program: http://endangered.fws.gov/
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service West Coast Salmon Endangered Species Web Site: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/1salmon/salmesa/index.htm
USGS HUC site: http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/hucsm.htm
USGS Surface Water Pages: http://water.usgs.gov/osw/
USGS Water Quality Assessment:
http://wwwrvares.er.usgs.gov/nawqa/whatsnew.htm
National Water quality program home page. Water quality studies from around
the country. Some specific studies include pesticide impacts upon the Snake
River, Yellowstone River, and Colorado River. Nitrates in groundwater and surface
water in Iowa.
USGS Water Resources
of the United States: http://water.usgs.gov/
A good page to learn about stream gages and the streamgaging network.
USGS Water Resources
of the United States: http://nsdi.usgs.gov/
This site is the "water link" on the USGS homepage. Offers water data
by state, publications produced by the USGS on water issues, water quality information,
acid rain, and water use. Good site with lots of information.
US Water News: http://www.uswaternews.com/homepage.htm
One of the very best sites I have found on the Internet. Great link to have
on atlas homepage. Includes jobs, latest news stories, archives, books, conferences,
and great links around the country and the globe.
Utah Water Atlas: http://www.engineering.usu.edu/uwrl/atlas
This site offers a good example of an on-line water atlas. The Home page itself
is not done very well but the information is good. Information topics presented
are very similar to the Idaho Water Atlas outline.
Water Conservation in
the Pacific Northwest: http://www.pn.usbr.gov/wat/index.shtml
Site created by the US Department of Interior, and the Bureau of Reclamation.
Includes project information on water activities in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington. Idaho topics include Boise River Basin Soil Moisture Study, Salmon
Recovery, Idaho River Systems Management, Solar Power Study.
Water Glossary (Idaho):
http://www.ridenbaugh.com/srba/watglos.htm
This site was developed by a number of water resource agencies in the Western
US. Glossary goes from A-Z; lists and defines all relevant water and water related
terms.
Water Quality in Idaho:
http://www.uidaho.edu/wq/wqhome.htm
University of Idaho’s water quality homepage created by Dr. Robert Mahler.
Includes an index to water quality topics, publications, and brochures.
Water Resources Development Act: http://www.fws.gov/laws/digest/reslaws/wat1976.htm
Water Terminology: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/aex-fact/0460.html