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Water resources in western Cortland County, New York: hydrologic data for 1972-75 and progress report

Open-File Report 77-525
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr77525

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Abstract

Basic data on the surface water, ground water, and water quality of Cortland County, New York, are presented with a short explanatory text. Seepage investigations showed that during periods of base flow, the surface-water regime cannot be predicted on the basis of flow-duration figures alone. The investigations also indicate that the streambeds are permeable for extended reaches throughout the areas studied. Inconsistent data on gain or loss for a given reach are assumed to be indicative of the changes in rate of ground-water recharge or discharge. Analysis of surface-water quality since 1972 showed high nitrate (as NO3) concentrations (4 to 18 mg/liter) in the Cortland area and in Factory Brook. The nitrate source is probably from human activities. Although ground water in the Gridley Creek basin is moderately hard (34 to 140 mg/liter CaCO3), it generally meets standards of the New York State Department of Health. (Woodard-USGS)

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Shindel, H.L., Buller, W., Johnston, W.H., 1977, Water resources in western Cortland County, New York: hydrologic data for 1972-75 and progress report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-525, 36 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.; (55 p. - PGS), https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr77525.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Water resources in western Cortland County, New York: hydrologic data for 1972-75 and progress report
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 77-525
DOI 10.3133/ofr77525
Year Published 1977
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey,
Description 36 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.; (55 p. - PGS)
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