Category: High water

Posted on December 31, 2020
Boise River Team
Floodplains, High water, Riparian Habitat

Why We Need to Restore Floodplains

Reposted from American Rivers. Photos provided by BREN. Floods can be inconvenient. Large floods can be downright disastrous. Small, regular floods that inundate riverside floodplains are essential to a river’s […]

Posted on April 7, 2019April 8, 2019
Boise River Team
Cottonwood Creek Project, Floodplains, Geomorphology, High water, History, Urban

High Flows in Cottonwood Creek

by Kathy Peter and Liz Paul On April 8, 2006, Cottonwood Creek reached its highest flow in the 16 years the current US Geological Survey (USGS) stream gage has been […]

Posted on February 18, 2019February 21, 2019
Boise River Team
City of Boise, Cottonwood Creek Project, High water, History, Uncategorized, Urban

Cottonwood Creek: “It Will Cost a Pretty Penny”

It must have been a dry July when the City of Boise founders platted the first streets in 1863. They established the city in the channel of Cottonwood Creek. Although […]

Posted on July 31, 2017July 31, 2017
Boise River Team
Boise River, Fish and Aquatic Habitat, Fishery, Floodplains, High water, Instream Habitat, invasive weeds, Riparian Habitat, Water Quality

Plant List for Riparian Enhancement

By Roger Rosentreter PhD, plant ecologist and river lover: High water! Means you have an opportunity to improve your little bit of the Boise River. Control of invasive species to […]

Posted on May 16, 2017May 16, 2017
Boise River Team
Boise River, City of Boise, High water, invasive weeds, Riparian Habitat, Volunteer

Weeds Fall Prey to High Water and Citizens

By Alan Crockett This year, 2017, the big news regarding the Boise River is the high flow. And while that’s challenging news for some homeowners and we who recreate on […]

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017
Boise River Team
Boise River, Fishery, Floodplains, High water, Riparian Habitat

Science Proves Benefits of High Flows

by Rob Tiedemann, Ph.D. “What do we want . . . empirical science. When do we want it . . . after peer review.” (April 22, 2017 Sign displayed at […]

Posted on April 19, 2017April 19, 2017
Boise River Team
Boise River, City of Boise, Floodplains, Geomorphology, High water, River Access, Safety

A Place for Floods to Go

BY ROCKY BARKER rbarker@idahostatesman.com The moment of truth for the development of Ada County since 1955 has arrived. For more than 27 days, the flood-swollen Boise River has rolled through […]

Posted on March 20, 2017March 20, 2017
Boise River Team
Boise River, City of Boise, Fish and Aquatic Habitat, Fishery, Floodplains, Geomorphology, High water, Instream Habitat, Recreation, Riparian Habitat

Floodplains Are Refuge for Fish in High Water

by Michael K. Homza, PE It’s humbling to stand on the banks of the Boise River as it roars by above its official flood discharge of 7,200 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs). It’s […]

Posted on March 15, 2017March 15, 2017
Boise River Team
Boise River, Fish and Aquatic Habitat, Fishery, High water, Instream Habitat, Research, Riparian Habitat, Water Quality

Boise: A River Runs Through It

By Charlie Woodruff, Building A Greener Idaho Our theme of From Snow to Flow continues this week with a conversation about the Boise River with Idaho Fish and Game Regional […]

Boise River System Snow and Water Review

by Steve Sweet, PE, Quadrant Consulting Good news, as of March 11, 2017, according to data provided by the NRCS SNOTEL sites, the Boise basin snow-water equivalent moved up 7 […]