Modified: Thursday, June 07, 2007

Research and Education Reports

Project Reports

GW Banking Website Link

ESPAM Project Reports

ESPAM Modeling Scenarios

Snake River Plain Aquifer Enhancement Presentations

Snake River Plain Aquifer Enhancement Reports:

Working Documents--Drought Scenario

Drought Scenario Draft (2005)

Water Rights Transfer Tool Version 3.1

Transfer Tool Version 3.1

Transfer Tool readme file

Transfer Tool Users' Manual

Recharge Tool Overview Presentation

Recharge Tool Overview Presentation

(Note: these slides were provided during the training session held May 11 -14, 2004)

ESPAM Model Software

ESPAM Transient Fully Populated Files

ESPAM Steady State Superposition Files

ESPAM Project Reports

Final Report

Main Body of Report (pdf)

Final Report Figures (pdf)

Main Body Tables (pdf)

Appendix Tables (pdf)

Model Scenarios

Current-practices Scenario (ESPAM v1.1)
Final Current-practices Report (v1.1)
Base Case Scenario (ESPAM v1.1)
Final Report (v1.1)
Addendum (not yet updated to v1.1)
Steady State v1.1 Data Files
Transient Data Files v1.1 (full recharge)
Transient Data Files v1.1 (avg recharge)
Base Case v1.1 Excel Post-Processing File
Curtailment Scenario (ESPAM v1.1)
Curtailment Final Report
Curtailment Final Report Figures
Curtailment Data Files Steady State 1870
Curtailment Data Files Steady State 1949
Curtailment Data Files Steady State 1961
Curtailment Data Files Steady State 1973
Curtailment Data Files Steady State 1985
Curtailment Data Files Transient Average 1870
Curtailment Data Files Transient Average 1949
Curtailment Data Files Transient Average 1961
Curtailment Data Files Transient Average 1973
Curtailment Data Files Transient Average 1985
Curtailment Data Files Transient Seasonal 1870
Curtailment Data Files Transient Seasonal 1949
Curtailment Data Files Transient Seasonal 1961
Curtailment Data Files Transient Seasonal 1973
Curtailment Data Files Transient Seasonal 1985
A&B Scenario (ESPAM v1.1)
A&B Scenario Final Report
A&B Scenario Data Files
A&B Slides (Presented to ESHMC Spring 2005)
Strawman Scenario Spreadsheets (ESPAM v1.1)
CREP Spreadsheets (ESPAM v1.1)
CREP Steady State Summary Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
CREP Transient Bannock to Cassia Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
CREP Transient Clark to Lincoln Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
CREP Transient Madison to Powell Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
CREP Transient Summary Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
Managed Recharge Spreadsheets (ESPAM v1.1)
Managed Recharge Steady State Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
Lower Snake Managed Recharge Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
Upper Snake Managed Recharge Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
Conversion and Replacement Spreadsheets (ESPAM v1.1)
Conversion and Replacement Steady State Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
Conversions Spreadsheet 1 (ESPAM v1.1)
Conversions Spreadsheet 2 (ESPAM v1.1)
Replacements Spreadsheet (ESPAM v1.1)
Managed Recharge Scenario
Managed Recharge Draft Report
Managed Recharge Draft Report Figures
No Changes to Surface Water Practices Scenario
No Changes to Surface Water Practices Final Report
No Changes to Surface Water Practices Figures

Presentations to Interim Natural Resource Legislative Subcommittee

Jun 4 2004 Ground Water Modeling Overview - Gary Johnson

Jun 4 2004 ESPAM Model Enhancement - Donna Cosgrove

Aug 5 2004 Base Case Scenario - Donna Cosgrove

Oct 13 2004 Curtailment Scenario - Donna Cosgrove

Snake River Plain Aquifer Enhancement Reports - Final and As Built

Field Work Reports
DDF-001 - ADCP - Spring/Fall 2001
DDF-005 - ADCP - Final Report
DDF-006 - Return Flow Measurements Plan
DDF-007 - Return Flow Monitoring Report 2002
Model Design Reports
DDM-001 - Design Objectives
DDM-002 - Model Boundary
DDM-003 - Model Layers
DDM-008 - Calibration Report
DDM-011 - Estimating Elevation, Well Heads, River Surf
DDM-012 - Delineating the Bottom of the Aquifer
DDM-015 - Model Grid and Grid Orientation
DDM-016 - Confined vs Unconfined Aquifer 
Water Budget Reports
DDW-001 - Determination of Crop Mix Revision 1
DDW-002 - Percolation, Runoff and Deficit Irrigation
DDW-003 - Recharge-Precip.-Non Irrigated Lands
DDW-008 - Aggregating SW Canal Co
DDW-009 - GW Irrigation Entities for Recharge
DDW-010 - Calculation of Traditional Evapotranspiration
DDW-011 - Estimation of Precipitation using PRISM
DDW-012 - Estimating Snake River Diversions
DDW-013 - Historical Gaging Station Locations
DDW-014 - Historical Water Level Measurements
DDW-015 - Land Use
DDW-017 - Determining the Source of Irrigation Water
DDW-020 - Irrigation Conveyance Losses
DDW-022 - Method of Irrgation Water Application
DDW-024 - Non-Snake River Perched Seepage
Non-Irrigated Land Recharge Rates Memorandum

Snake River Plain Aquifer Enhancement Reports - In Final Review

Model Design Reports
DDM-010 - Model River Representation
DDW-017 - River Reach Gain/Loss Estimates
DDW-021 - ET Adjustment Factors
Water Budget Reports
DDW-005 - Calculating Return Flow Lag Factors
DDW-026 - Representation of Fixed Point Pumping

IWRRI Technical Reports

Cosgrove, D.M., G.S. Johnson, C.E. Brockway, C.W. Robison, 1997, Geohydrology and Development of a Steady State Ground-Water Model for the Twin Falls, Idaho Area:  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 99p

Cosgrove, D.M., G.S. Johnson, C.E. Brockway, C.W. Robison, 1998, Development of a Transient Ground-Water Model for the Twin Falls Area, Idaho:  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 66p

Cosgrove, D.M., G.S. Johnson, S. Laney and J. Lindgren, 1999,  Description of the Snake River Plain Aquifer Model (SRPAM): Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 101 p.

Johnson, G.S., D.M. Cosgrove, S. Laney, and J. Lindgren, 1999, Conversion of the IDWR/UI Ground Water Flow Model to ModFlow:  The Snake River Plain Aquifer Model (SRPAM):  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 50 p.

Johnson, G.S. and D.M. Cosgrove., 1999,  Application of Steady State Response Ratios to the Snake River Plain Aquifer:  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 31 p

Lovell, Mark D. and Johnson, Gary S., 1999, Assessment of Needs and Approaches for Evaluating Ground Water and Surface Water Interactions for Hydrologic Units in the Snake River Basin:  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 107 p.

Shaub, Suzanne, 2001, Depth to Water Measurements in the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer:  1980-2000:  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 114p

James D. Rush, Gary S. Johnson, 2002, Response of Well-water Elevations and Spring Dishcharge to Changes in Barometric Pressure, Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer, Hagerman, Idaho, Idaho Water Resources Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843, 24p.

Johnson, GS, A. Wylie, D. Cosgrove, R. Jensen, L. Janczak, and D. Eldredge, 2002, Spring Discharge along the Milner to King Hill Reach of the Snake River:  Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 45 p.

Janczak, L. L., 2001, Relationships between Spring Discharge and Aquifer Water Levels in the Thousand Springs Region, Idaho:  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho.