USGS Science in Idaho

USGS Science in Idaho This account has been archived. For up-to-date information, visit the USGS Facebook account. Geological Survey, please visit our homepage at http://usgs.gov/.

https://www.usgs.gov/idahowater


The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from nature. Mission

The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the imp

acts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information. General Information

If you're looking for the official source of information about the U.S. Comment Policy

We welcome your comments and hope that our conversations here will be polite. You are responsible for the content of your comments. We reserve the ability to delete any of the following:
• violent, obscene, profane, hateful, or racist comments
• comments that threaten or harm the reputation of any person or organization
• advertisements or solicitations of any kind
• comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity
• off-topic posts or repetitive posts that are copied and pasted
• personal information including, but not limited to, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, or identification numbers
• comments which may cause public panic or falsely cite the deployment of emergency services (e.g., "major earthquake to strike Los Angeles in next 24 hours!"). In short: be nice, be mature, and add to the discussion. If you have any questions or comments about this policy, please email us. Note: If we do delete comments from this page, or associated USGS profiles, for violating our Comment Policy above, we will not collect any personal information related to the comment. We will only collect the comment itself. If we delete a comment, we will remove any personal information contained within that comment to the best of our ability, before capturing it. Content that we can remove from our Page includes status updates, comments, mentions, cross-posts, notes, or any other user-supplied content which is posted to the USGS page or any of it's modules or sections.

This is Wickahoney Creek in the Owyhee Canyonlands, before and during a large runoff event in late February. Cool photos...
04/10/2025

This is Wickahoney Creek in the Owyhee Canyonlands, before and during a large runoff event in late February. Cool photos? Oh, yeah. But there's more to this story.

The problem: Estimating streamflow for remote streams in the Owyhee Canyonlands so Bureau of Land Management - Idaho can protect their unique values. It's a wilderness area far from , so traditional streamgaging isn't feasible. Now what?

We install cameras, like the one at Wickaoney Creek, to identify the timing of certain streamflow events, like high runoff. Then we apply models to improve our streamflow estimates.

The result: better information at lower cost and less impact to the wilderness. Win-win-win. That's the power of , science for .

We have good news and bad news. The good news is that we have new newsletter news for you: https://usgs.gov/centers/idah...
04/09/2025

We have good news and bad news.

The good news is that we have new newsletter news for you: https://usgs.gov/centers/idaho-water-science-center/news.

The bad news is that this is probably our last issue as our newsletter editor retires April 18. Thank you all for your interest in USGS Science in Idaho!

Gearing up for another day of collecting   data in the Owyhee Canyonlands wilderness for Bureau of Land Management - Ida...
04/07/2025

Gearing up for another day of collecting data in the Owyhee Canyonlands wilderness for Bureau of Land Management - Idaho: https://ow.ly/rqVx50VvZoe.

04/07/2025

Good morning, ! Spring is still sprunging and we have your real-time data for you, from Valley Creek at Stanley and throughout the state: https://ow.ly/H1be50VvKl1

The annual meeting of the   Chapter of the Society of   and   is coming up in  . Hear presentations from three of our sc...
04/02/2025

The annual meeting of the Chapter of the Society of and is coming up in . Hear presentations from three of our scientists: https://ow.ly/S7ZT50VtnBN.

04/02/2025

showers bring . . . well, water. And we bring you all the water data you need to keep singin' in the rain or shine: https://ow.ly/aQga50Vthjs.

  is a big month for our staff at the Idaho National Laboratory. Foreground: collecting   samples from one of more than ...
04/01/2025

is a big month for our staff at the Idaho National Laboratory. Foreground: collecting samples from one of more than 200 monitoring wells. Background: drilling the newest monitoring well. We conduct our research and monitoring at the INL in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy.

Photo by Haley Dietz, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Public domain.

Good morning,  ! The latest report from our Glenwood Bridge streamgage shows the   flowing at precisely 4,800 cubic feet...
04/01/2025

Good morning, ! The latest report from our Glenwood Bridge streamgage shows the flowing at precisely 4,800 cubic feet per second. Well done,
Bureau of Reclamation. Well done. https://ow.ly/cGYO50VsoQT.

No foolin'. April 1 marks 114 consecutive years of     recorded at   streamgage station 13185000,   River near Twin Spri...
04/01/2025

No foolin'. April 1 marks 114 consecutive years of recorded at streamgage station 13185000, River near Twin Springs, : https://ow.ly/M1Pt50VrSVC.

As we close out  , we honor all the women who have helped to advance the earth sciences through their work with the  . B...
03/31/2025

As we close out , we honor all the women who have helped to advance the earth sciences through their work with the . But we aren't satisfied with living in the past. We're ready to make more history, today and every day to come!

Today we say goodbye and good luck to Idaho Falls Field Office Chief Darrin Miller as he retires after 40 years of servi...
03/31/2025

Today we say goodbye and good luck to Idaho Falls Field Office Chief Darrin Miller as he retires after 40 years of service to America. A U.S. Army , Darrin's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) career has taken him to western , eastern , northwestern , and eastern .

Here's Darrin in his own words:

"I have been blessed throughout my career to work with great people and a great agency. My 40-year career with the Federal government includes service in the United States Army, Washington State Army National Guard, and with the U.S. Geological Survey. Over my USGS career I have been able to work in surface-water, water-quality, and groundwater studies throughout western Colorado, eastern Montana, northwestern Washington, and eastern Idaho, living in beautiful locations of our country during my career!

"My first year of retirement will include our family's move to South Carolina to be more with family and friends and to live the warm life away from the snows of the Pacific Northwest!

"Lastly, I would like to say I wouldn’t be in the place that I am today without the help of my family and my wife of over 33 years, Lisa. She has been my best friend, my confidant, my everything, so it’s now time for me to be Mrs. Miller’s, Mr. Miller!

"Be safe everyone and know you are all greatly appreciated in the work we do!"

Address

230 N Collins Road
Boise, ID
83702

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 4:15pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 4:15pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 4:15pm
Thursday 7:45am - 4:15pm
Friday 7:45am - 4:15pm

Telephone

+12083871300

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when USGS Science in Idaho posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Share