Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer
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The Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer is a vast, basalt-rock groundwater system in southern Idaho that serves as one of the largest and most important sources of irrigation and drinking water in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | aquifer ⓘ |
| aquiferMaterial |
fractured basalt flows
ⓘ
interbedded sediments ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFacility | Idaho National Laboratory site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dischargeTo |
Snake River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
springs along Snake River Canyon ⓘ |
| flowCharacteristic | highly transmissive due to fractured basalt ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | basaltic plain aquifer ⓘ |
| governingBody | Idaho Department of Water Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUseConflict | surface water users on Snake River ⓘ |
| hydrogeologicType |
confined aquifer (locally)
ⓘ
unconfined aquifer ⓘ |
| importance |
one of the largest aquifers in the United States by volume of water
ⓘ
primary groundwater source for eastern and south‑central Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Snake River Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snake River Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | groundwater monitoring wells network ⓘ |
| notableSpringArea |
American Falls reach of Snake River
GENERATED
ⓘ
Thousand Springs area GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryRockType | basalt ⓘ |
| rechargeSource |
Snake River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canal seepage ⓘ irrigation return flow ⓘ precipitation and snowmelt ⓘ tributary streams ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedIssue |
groundwater level declines in some areas
ⓘ
groundwater–surface water interaction management ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
eastern Idaho
ⓘ
south‑central Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Idaho National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
dairy industry ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem | spring‑fed aquatic habitats along Snake River Canyon ⓘ |
| vulnerability | vulnerable to contamination from surface activities ⓘ |
| waterQualityConcern |
legacy industrial and research contaminants near Idaho National Laboratory
ⓘ
nitrate contamination in some areas ⓘ |
| waterUse |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.