Jake Gifford
@jacobgifford.bsky.social
Economics PhD student at Washington State University. Water resources management. Emphasis on the Columbia River Basin system, irrigated agriculture and freshwater ecology.
I made a quick map of irrigation and public water usage in Washington State at the HUC-12 level.
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January 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I made a quick map of irrigation and public water usage in Washington State at the HUC-12 level.
#EconSky #hydrology
#EconSky #hydrology
And here's level data through Dec 2024. The trend component kept falling through Nov 2022, then recovered substantially into 2023-2024. SWE in the basin is currently 83% of Dec 9 median.
waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/10010000/
nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov
waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/10010000/
nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov
December 9, 2024 at 3:39 PM
And here's level data through Dec 2024. The trend component kept falling through Nov 2022, then recovered substantially into 2023-2024. SWE in the basin is currently 83% of Dec 9 median.
waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/10010000/
nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov
waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/10010000/
nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov
Great Salt Lake (GEE Landsat; 1985-2021). Largest endorheic lake in W. Hemisphere. The lake inflows are over-appropriated for diversion rights—reducing wetted area/ecosystem services production, and exposing toxic particulates. Check out ongoing conservation work:
fogsl.org
greatsaltlake.utah.gov
fogsl.org
greatsaltlake.utah.gov
December 9, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Great Salt Lake (GEE Landsat; 1985-2021). Largest endorheic lake in W. Hemisphere. The lake inflows are over-appropriated for diversion rights—reducing wetted area/ecosystem services production, and exposing toxic particulates. Check out ongoing conservation work:
fogsl.org
greatsaltlake.utah.gov
fogsl.org
greatsaltlake.utah.gov