The water quality monitoring activities at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center involve sediment and chemical monitoring of various water bodies in southern Idaho since the mid 1970's. Since 1991, the university has monitored many instream locations of the Snake River from American Falls downstream to Hammet and various tributaries, irrigation return flows, and other discharges entering this reach. Additionally, water quality monitoring of irrigation systems and water quality improvement facilities has occurred during the years.

The water quality data for the various monitoring locations are grouped into the following areas. Each area links to a table of locations generated from the Kimberly Research and Extension Center water quality data base. Each site in the table is linked to a table listing the various parameters measured and some simple parameter statistics and a link to a graph of the parameter versus time for the station. These tables and graphs are periodically updated as monitoring results become available from the laboratory and sampling visits.

Some the data that will be presented is still provisional and subject to change. Additionally, no attempt is made to identify values with regard to quality and detection limits.

• Murtaugh Lake -- E. Coli. bacteria monitoring at Murtaugh Lake.
• Canal Systems -- Internal monitoring of irrigation distribution systems.
• Fish Hatcheries -- Monitoring of various fish hatchery effluent discharges.
• Irrigation Return Flows -- Monitoring of irrigation drainages, typically at their mouth.
• Streams -- Instream monitoring of major streams, specifically the Snake River.
• Springs -- Monitoring of various springs which discharge to the Snake River between Milner and King Hill.
• Tributary -- Instream monitoring of Snake River tributaries at their mouth.
• WQI Facilities -- Inflow/Outflow monitoring of various water quality improvement facilities. (Constructed wetlands, sediment ponds, etc. ... )

This page was modified on Dec 6, 1997. Please send your comments, suggestions and questions to: Clarence Robison, UI Kimberly Research and Extension Center, 3793 North 3600 East, Kimberly, Idaho 83341.