The University of Idaho maintains a number
of experimental and other campus laboratories to support Water Resources
research.
Idaho Water Center (IWC)
The 215,000 sq. ft.
'green' building is the first center in the nation to combine University
programs with State and Federal Agencies and private consulting firms in
one center. Groups currently housed in the IWC include the UI
Center for Ecohydraulics Research (CER), Idaho Department of Water
Resources (IDWR), Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI), the
Aquatic Sciences Laboratory of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
and CH2M Hill. The IWC is located near downtown Boise. click here
for more information
Hydraulic Flume Laboratory
The hydraulic flume
is used to simulate the active dynamics of the geomorphology of steep
mountain rivers. It has a computer controlled, user specified flow
rate, and sediment collection and feeder systems. The flume is 20m
x 2m x 1m, has an adjustable tilt from 0-10%, flow rate from 0-0.95
m^3/s, and can be used to study the transport of fine sediment to
cobbles. The hydraulic flume is housed at the IWC. click
here for more information
Idaho Stable Isotopes Laboratory (ISIL)
Stable
isotopic analyses of water samples are commonly used as natural tracers
to determine water residence times and flowpaths in watershed systems.
The ISIL provides continuous-flow stable isotopic analyses of D/H
(deuterium) and 18-Oxygen to support water resources, climatological and
ecological investigations. The laboratory is equipped with
Finnigan-MAT, Delta+ and Delta VP isotope ratio mass spectrometers (IRMS),
in tandem with several peripheral sample introduction systems. The
ISIL is housed in the College of Natural Resources. click here
for more information
