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Water Resources Research Institute Records, 1942-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Water Resources Research Institute
Title
Water Resources Research Institute Records
Dates
1942-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.0 cubic feet
Collection Number
UG040 (collection)
Summary
Collected research materials on Idaho water ways, 1942-1955; material relating to the Washington Hydro Study, 1960-1969; and other reports.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The University of Idaho Water Resources Research Institute was established under provisions of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (Public Law 379, 88th Congress). Its purpose is to conduct research investigations and experiments of either a basic or practical nature in relation to water resources. Included areas are hydrology, soil-water-plant relations, water quality, irrigation and drainage, ground water, recreation, hydroelectric development, fishery management, aquatic biology, and watershed management. Calvin C. Warnick was the original director of the institute; he was replaced in the late 1970s by John Gladwell who resigned in the spring of 1980.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The reports of the Water Resources Research Institute span the years 1942 to 1981. They retain their received order which was divided into three series. The first series contains typescript reports of trips on Idaho water ways which are illustrated with original photographs of the areas described. The reports in this series were removed from their original binders or notebooks and placed in file folders.

The second series contains research material collected for the Washington Hydro Study conducted at Washington State University. Included are charts and reports on stream flows, precipitation, diversions, and power potential.

The final series contains other reports such as the Clean Lakes Project, funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, which included a survey of all public lakes in Idaho, reservoir capacity allocations, a river mile index, studies of the National Water Commission, and a transcript of the 1965 Wild Rivers Hearing in Lewiston.

The office files of the Water Resources Research Institute, 1961-1981, are also available in the Department of Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

The Records of the Water Resources Research Institute were deposited in the University of Idaho Library in August 1990.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Water resources development -- Idaho
  • Water resources development -- Washington (State)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Idaho Water Resources Research Institute

Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1991

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