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Department of
Water Resources

Department of
Water Resources

Water Data

  • Drought Declarations

    View drought emergency declarations issued by IDWR and approved by the Idaho governor which apply only to the administrative processing of water right applications.

  • Groundwater Levels

    Learn how IDWR's Hydrology Section analyzes data to determine regional groundwater level trends, evaluates groundwater availability for new water uses, and identifies areas with declining groundwater levels that might need administrative action.

  • Groundwater Quality

    Discover how the Statewide Groundwater Quality Monitoring Program provides valuable information about Idaho's groundwater quality to private citizens, consulting companies, and governmental entities.

  • Hydrologic Projects

    Review the comprehensive aquifer planning and management effort conducted by the Idaho Water Resource Board and IDWR including performing technical studies, hydrologic monitoring, measurements, and basin plan development.

  • Technical Publications

    Read reports, water information bulletins, and groundwater quality publications.

  • Water Flow Data

    Chart or download the water data colleded by IDWR

  • Water Measurement

    Understand the guidelines and procedures for collecting water measurement data and reporting the information to the IDWR.

  • Water Rights Accounting

    Use either tabular data or spatial tools to view the water rights accounting information.

  • Water Supply

    Find information on rivers, snow, reservoir storage, precipitation and weather, El Niño, and drought in Idaho.

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