Geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River, collected before and after the Clear Creek, Little Pistol, and Shellrock wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho |
By Robert G. Eppinger1, Paul H. Briggs1, Betsy Rieffenberger2, Carol Van Dorn3, Zoe Ann Brown1, James G. Crock1, Philip H. Hageman1, Allen Meier1, Stephen J. Sutley1, Peter M. Theodorakos1, and Stephen A. Wilson1 |
1 U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado |
Open-File Report 2003-152 |
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Version 1.0 |
Published 2003 |
In 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a reconnaissance baseline geochemical study in central Idaho. The purpose of the baseline study was to establish a "geochemical snapshot" of the area, as a datum for monitoring future change in the geochemical landscape, whether natural or human-induced. In the summer of 2000, there were numerous large wildfires in central Idaho. In particular, the Clear Creek (206,000 acres; 83,370 hectares), Little Pistol (74,000 acres; 29,950 hectares), and Shellrock (64,000 acres; 25,900 hectares) fires swept across much of the area that was sampled. In 2001, ten months after the wildfires, the entire area was resampled by occupying and recollecting at the same sample sites initially sampled in 1996. This work was done and the request of the U.S. Forest Service, Salmon-Challis National Forest. This report presents the methodology, analytical results, and sample descriptions for water, sediment, and heavy-mineral concentrate samples collected in the 1996 pre-wildfire and 2001 post-wildfire sampling periods. Also presented are digital images of the 2001 post-wildfire sample sites. |
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