Methow Watershed Plan
The Council was originally formed to prepare a plan for managing the Methow Valley's water. That plan was completed and adopted by Okanogan County in 2005.
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The FINAL DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Methow River Basin (WRIA 48) was approved in 2009.
Appendices
D: US Geological Survey Studies
E: Domestic and Exempt Water Use
F: Methow Basin (WRIA 48) Storage Assessment
H: Buyer Seller Water Agreements
Figures
Figure 1: Methow Basin Overview and Sub-Basin Boundaries
Figure 2: Long Term Streamflow at Pateros
Figure 3: Groundwater Flow Path Schematic
Figure 4a: Methow Basin Aquifer Recharge Areas
Figure 4b: Methow Basin Aquifer Recharge Areas
Figure 5a: Methow Basin Land Cover
Figure 5b: Methow Basin Land Use
Figure 6: Use Categories and Proposed Allocation for Future Development
Planning and Reference Documents
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Caldwell, B. and D. Catterson. Methow River Basin Fish Habitat Analysis Using the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology. DOE Publication No. 92-82. August, 1992.
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CH2M-Hill. Analysis of Hydro-geologic Data Related to Water Supply and Land Disposal of Domestic Effluent, Early Winters Valley near Mazama, WA . 1976.
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Ely, Matthew and Risley, J.C. Use of a Precipitation-Runoff Model to Simulate Natural Stream flow Conditions in the Methow River Basin, Washington . USGS Water Resources Investigations Report 01-4198. 2001.
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Golder Associates, Inc. Groundwater Flow Modeling of the Upper Methow Valley. January, 1991.
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Golder Associates, Inc. Report to Economic and Engineering Services Inc. on Water Budget for the Methow Basin. Methow Basin Planning Unit. August, 1993.
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HWA Geosciences. Aquifer Testing and Hydrogeologic Evaluation Methow Valley Irrigation District, Twisp, Washington. August, 2001.
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Kauffman, K.G. and J.R. Bucknell. Water Resources Management Program Report of the Methow River Basin. WA DOE River Basin Program Series, No. 4. December, 1976.
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Konrad, C.P., B.W. Drost, and R.J. Wagner. Hydrogeology of the Unconsolidated Sediments, Water Quality, and Ground-water/Surface-water Exchanges in the Methow River Basin, Okanogan Co, WA. USGS Water Resources Investigations Report 01-4198. 2003.
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Peterson, James and R. Jackson. Methow River Basin Single Domestic Instantaneous Water Use Estimate. WA DOE. October, 1990.
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Richardson, Don. Water Resources Analysis and Information Section, Office Report No. 46, Natural Monthly Streamflow in the Methow Basin. WA DOE. March, 1976.
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Waitt, Richard B, Jr. Geomorphology and Glacial Geology of the Methow Drainage Basin, Eastern North Cascade Range, WA. University of Washington, 1972.
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Walters, Kenneth L. and Nassar, E.G. Water in the Methow Basin. Water Supply Bulletin 38, WA DOE. 1974.
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