WYOMING PROJECTS

• Biology/Ecology
  • Aquatic Community Assessment
  • Characterization of Fish Creek

• Surface Water
  • Antarctic Streamgaging
  • Characterization of Fish Creek
  • Development of Regional Curves Relating Bankfull-Channel Geometry and Discharge to Drainage Area for Hydrophysiographic Regions in Wyoming
  • Drought Watch
  • Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative

• Ground Water
  • Characterization of Fish Creek
  • Coupled Real-Time Streambank Piezometer and Gaging Station
  • Jackson Hole Airport
  • Pesticide Monitoring
  • Wyoming Groundwater-Quality Monitoring Network
  • Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative

• Water Quality
  • Characterization of Fish Creek
  • Pesticide Monitoring
  • Wyoming Groundwater-Quality Monitoring Network
  • Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
  • Yellowstone River Basin National Water Quality Assessment

• Water Use
  • Water Use in Wyoming

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Prepared in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District

• Seepage Investigation (2004)
• Groundwater/Surface-Water Interaction (2005-2006)
• Water Quality and Biological Communities (2007-2011)

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Characterization of Fish Creek: Groundwater/Surface-Water Interaction, Water Quality, and Aquatic Biota

Fish Creek, an approximately 15-mile long tributary of the Snake River, is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson.  Local residents began observing an increase in the growth of algae and aquatic plants in Fish Creek during the last decade.  To more fully understand the hydrologic system and the possible relation to aquatic life in the stream, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Teton Conservation District, began conducting a multi-phase study to determine the interaction of surface water and groundwater along Fish Creek. 
Study Phases:

• Seepage investigation
• Using heat as a tracer to determine groundwater/surface-water interaction
• Characterization of aquatic plant and macroinvertebrate communities, and water quality

Contacts:

Cheryl Eddy Miller
521 Progress Circle, Suite 6
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
(307) 775-9167
Email: cemiller@usgs.gov

Wyoming Water Science Center