Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Quiz

Question #1: How old are the oldest rock on the Rathdrum Prairie?

• Over one billion years old
• 10,000 years old
• One month
• 1,000 years old

Question #2: What is the name of the fault that bisect the Rathdrum Prairie?

• San Andreas
• Rathdrum
• Purcell
• Not My

Question #3: What was the name of the granite batholith that forms the west boundary of the Rathdrum Prairie?

• Selkirk
• Spokane
• Kaniksu
• Watsach

Question #4: What was the name of the continental ice sheet that flowed south into the Rathdrum area 10 to 15 thousand years ago?

• Antartic
• Canadian Shield
• North American
• Cordilleran

Question #5: What was the name of the lake that was the source of water creating the catastophic ice floods that flowed across the Rathdrum area?

• Missoula
• Michigan
• Pend Oreille
• Spirit

Question #6: The Rathdrum Praire Aquifer is predominantly composed of?

• Clay
• Silt
• Gravel & Cobbles
• Marbles

Question #7: The depth to water on the Rathdrum Praire is between?

• 1 to 8 feet
• 20 to 55 meters
• 150 - 550 meters
• 150 - 550 feet

Question #8: The velocity of ground water in the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer is?

• 10 - 20 miles per hour
• 20 - 50 feet per day
• 20 - 50 meters per year
• 186,000 miles per second

Question #9: The greatest amount of recharge to the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer is from what surface water body?

• Spokane River
• Lake Coeur d'Alene
• Pend Oreille Lake
• Lake Spokane

Question #10: The Spokane River

• Loses water in Washington and gains water in Idaho
• Loses water in Idaho and gains water in Washington
• Gains water in Idaho and Washington
• Loses water in Idaho and Wasington