Selenium and Streamflow Data from the Blackfoot River Watershed, 2001-2016

Streamflow, selenium concentrations, and load calculations collected by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Geological Survey from the Blackfoot River watershed in southeast Idaho. These datasets support the analyses in the associated 2018 scientific publication by Zinsser et al. The file collection provides the exact data used for figures and statistics in the report, which may be tedious to reproduce from the primary USGS source.

Use Cases

• Modeling selenium transport and fate in a watershed based on streamflow and concentration data.
• Analyzing long-term trends in selenium levels based on 15 years of monitoring data.
• Calculating selenium loads to support water quality assessments and regulatory compliance.
• Reproducing the statistical analyses and figures from the associated 2018 scientific report.

Strengths

• Data spans a 15-year period from 2001 to 2016, providing a long-term record.
• Collected by authoritative agencies, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Geological Survey.
• Includes the exact datasets used for figures and statistical analyses in a peer-reviewed scientific report.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS).

Collection Method

Field monitoring and data collection by IDEQ and USGS.

Time Range

2001-2016

Geography

Upper Blackfoot River watershed, southeast Idaho, USA.