Water Quality Investigations on the Reynold's Creek Watershed, Southwest Idaho, a 3-Year Summary. ARS-BLM Cooperative Studies

摘要

In recent years there has been increased use of public range in the western United States. These uses have intensified to the extent that their effects on quality of streamflow have become a major concern to those who manage public lands. Water pollution on rangeland is usually from nonpoint sources. The Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, located in Owyhee County southwest Idaho, encompasses 23,390 hectares and ranges in elevation from 1068 to 2227 meters, msl. Hydrologic investigations have been conducted since 1961.