Chapter Five:
Water Quality
Review Questions
1. It is theorized that water in the Snake River aquifer moves
at a rate of approximately five to ten feet per day. Using the map
provided, calculate how long it would take for water to travel from
Craters of the Moon to Thousand Springs.
2. Given what you know about the geology of the Snake River
Plain, explain why massive irrigation has been necessary to turn
sagebrush desert into rich potato farmland.
3. Using your map of the Snake River Plain aquifer, predict
possible contamination sources. Indicate both the geographical source
and the nature of the contamination.
4. Describe the types of surface water present at Craters of the
Moon.
5. What did the water resource study conducted in 1992 indicate
about sources of water at the monument?
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