Fremont Lake, Wyoming — Some aspects of the inflow of water and sediment
W. W. Emmett, R. C. Averett
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4021
Fremont Lake is a large (20.6 sq km), deep lake (185 m) in western Wyoming. Average annual inflow of water is about 5.1 cu meters/sec, and this discharge is equaled or exceeded about 23% of the time. Annual instantaneous peak flows of Pine Creek usually exceed 30 cu m/sec and...
Quality of water and bottom material of streams that drain potential lignite mining areas in the outcrop area of the Wilcox Group in Mississippi
S. J. Kalkhoff
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4345
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Flood of September 7-9, 1987, in Lexington and Richland counties in the vicinity of Saint Andrews Road and Irmo, South Carolina
W.B. Guimaraes
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4077
Localized heavy rainfall on September 7, 1987, in Lexington and Richland Counties, South Carolina, caused severe flooding in the basins of Kinley Creek, Rawls Creek, and Stoop Creek, in the vicinity of Saint Andrews Road and the town of Irmo, South Carolina. The flooding damaged homes, furnishings, and landscaping. Rainfall,...
Surface-water quality in the West Branch Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania: An appraisal of areal and temporal variability from 1962 to 1982 in hydrologic accounting unit 020502
R.A. Hainly, J.F. Truhlar, K. L. Wetzel
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4283
The West Branch Susquehanna River basin has a drainage area of 6,955 square miles in north-central Pennsylvania and comprises Hydrologic Accounting Unit 020502. A National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) waterquality data collection site, maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, is located on the river near its mouth at Lewisburg,...
Effects of the 1986 drought on streamflow in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
Timothy W. Hale, Evelyn H. Hopkins, Robert F. Carter
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4212
A severe drought in the Southeastern United States during 1986 resulted in the lowest flows of record for many streams. Minimum flows in many streams occurred in mid-summer, several months earlier in the year than the minimums that occurred during notable regional droughts of 1954 and 1981. Streamflow data for...
Reconnaissance of water quality of Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado: May through December 1985
Patrick Edelmann
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4118
Pueblo Reservoir is the farthest upstream, main-stream reservoir constructed on the Arkansas River and is located in Pueblo County approximately 6 miles upstream from the city of Pueblo, Colorado. During the 1985 sampling period, the reservoir was stratified, and underflow from the Arkansas River occurred that resulted in stratification with...
Relation between land use and ground-water quality in the upper glacial aquifer in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, New York
D. A. Eckhardt, W.J. Flipse Jr., E. T. Oaksford
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4142
The chemical quality of groundwater in the upper glacial (water-table) aquifer beneath the 10 types of land-use areas of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY was examined to evaluate the effect of human activities on groundwater. The highest median chloride and total dissolved-solids concentrations were found in wells in high-density residential...
Chlorinated organic compounds in ground water at Roosevelt Field, Nassau County, Long Island, New York
D. A. Eckhardt, K.A. Pearsall
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4333
Trichloroethylene (TCE), 1,2-dichloroethylene (DCE), and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) have been detected in water from five public-supply wells and six cooling-water wells that tap the Magothy aquifer at Roosevelt Field, a 200-acre area that is now a large shopping mall and office-building complex. The cooling water is discharged after use to the...
Water resources of Brookings and Kingsbury counties, South Dakota
L.J. Hamilton
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4185
Surface water and groundwater resources are widely distributed in Brookings and Kingsbury Counties, an area of nearly 1,700 sq mi of glaciated plains of the Coteau des Prairies plateau in eastern South Dakota. The resources are relatively undeveloped except for large withdrawals for irrigation from shallow glacial aquifers. Groundwater withdrawals...
The hydrothermal system in central Twin Falls County, Idaho
R.E. Lewis, H.W. Young
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4152
Thermal water in Twin Fall County has been used for space heating, large-scale greenhouse operations, and aquaculture since the mid-1970's. More recently, increased utilization of the thermal water has caused aquifer pressures to decline. Near the city of Twin Falls, water levels in some formerly flowing thermal wells have declined...
Geohydrology, simulation of ground-water flow, and ground-water quality at two landfills, Marion County, Indiana
R.F. Duwelius, T. K. Greeman
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4100
Geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data were collected at the Julietta and Tibbs-Banta landfills in Marion County. Both landfills were closed in the mid-1970's, and sewage sludge mixed with dirt was spread on the landfills in the mid-1980's as part of a revegetation project. The landfills were constructed in unconsolidated glacial sediments...
Appraisal of ground-water quality in the Bunker Hill Basin of San Bernardino Valley, California
L. F. Duell Jr., R. A. Schroeder
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4203
Water samples were collected from 47 wells and analyzed for concentration of major inorganic ions, nitrogen species, and volatile (purgeable) organic priority pollutants to assess groundwater quality in the Bunker Hill basin, California. Data were supplemented with additional analysis of nitrate, tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene made by other agencies. The organic...
Measurement of reaeration coefficients for selected Florida streams
P. S. Hampson, J.E. Coffin
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4020
A total of 29 separate reaeration coefficient determinations were performed on 27 subreaches of 12 selected Florida streams between October 1981 and May 1985. Measurements performed prior to June 1984 were made using the peak and area methods with ethylene and propane as the tracer gases. Later measurements utilized the...
Peak-flow characteristics of small urban drainages along the Wasatch Front, Utah
K.L. Lindskov, K. R. Thompson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4095
Designers and planners for local, State, and Federal agencies need up-to- date methods for determining peak-flow characteristics for urban drainages along the Wasatch Front, Utah. This report summarizes methods used to develop equations that estimate peak-flows for small urban drainages along the Wasatch Front. Mathematical equations were developed that estimate...
Estimated use of water in Colorado, 1985
D. W. Litke, C. L. Appel
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4101
Water-use data was collected for the State of Colorado as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's National Water-Use Information Program. An estimated 20,800 million gal/day of water were used in Colorado during 1985. 89% came from surface water sources and 11% came from groundwater sources. Public supply systems provided...
Aquifer-system compaction, Tucson Basin and Avra Valley, Arizona
R. T. Hanson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4172
Groundwater declines of several ft/yr since the 1940 's have induced aquifer-system compaction and land subsidence of as much as 0.5 ft in the Tucson basin and 1.1 ft in Avra Valley, Arizona. Aquifer system compaction is affected by the layering, hydraulic diffusivity, preconsolidation-stress threshold, and stress history of the...
Ground-water-quality-monitoring program in Iowa: Nitrate and pesticides in shallow aquifers
M.G. Detroy, P.K. Hunt, M.A. Holub
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4123
Concern exists about the occurrence of agricultural chemicals, primarily nitrate and pesticides, in shallow ground water. In response to this concern, the focus of the Iowa ground-water-quality-monitoring program has shifted to emphasize nonpoint contaminants. The program, which began in 1982, is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with...
Reconnaissance hydrogeologic investigation of the Defense Waste Processing Facility and vicinity, Savannah River Plant, South Carolina
K.F. Dennehy, D.C. Prowell, P.B. McMahon
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4221
The hydrogeologic framework of the area around the Savannah River Plant, South Carolina consists of 2 to 3 separate water bearing units. In the northern half of the study area, the Barnwell and underlying McBean aquifers are considered one aquifer owing to the absence of the tan clay-confining unit between...
Computer program HYDRAUX: a model for simulating one- dimensional, unsteady, open-channel flow
L. L. DeLong, D. H. Schoellhamer
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4226
Streamflow, sediment discharge, and streambank erosion in Cache Creek, Yolo County, California, 1953-86
J.G. Harmon
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4188
This report defines cross-section geometry, slope, sinuosity, bed and bank material size, and sediment discharge for Cache Creek, Capay Valley, Yolo County, California; it also relates streambank erosion to daily volumes of flow greater than 6,000 acre-ft. Mean bed elevations at six cross sections during 1983-86 and at two cross...
Assessment of hydrologic and hydrogeologic data at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, North Carolina
Douglas Harned, O. B. Lloyd Jr., M.W. Treece Jr.
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4096
The Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base occupies 164 square miles in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, including 30 square miles of the New River estuary that bisects the Base. As much as 1,500 feet of unconsolidated or partly consolidated sand,...
The hydrogeologic framework and a reconnaissance of ground-water quality in the Piedmont Province of North Carolina, with a design for future study
Douglas Harned
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4130
The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating the relation of ground- water quality and land use in the regolith and fractured rock ground-water system of the North Carolina Piedmont. The initial phase of this study provides a description of the ground-water flow system and a review of available ground-water data and...
Preliminary hydrogeologic evaluation of the Cincinnati Arch region for underground high-level radioactive waste disposal, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
O. B. Lloyd, R. W. Davis
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4098
Preliminary interpretation of available hydrogeologic data suggests that some areas underlying eastern Indiana, north-central Kentucky, and western Ohio might be worthy of further study regarding the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Precambrian crystalline rocks buried beneath Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the area. The data indicate that (1) largest areas...
Test holes for monitoring surface-water/ground-water relations in the Cottonwood Creek area, Shasta and Tehama Counties, California, 1984-85
M. J. Johnson, E.R. Houston, J. M. Neil
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4090
Ten test holes were drilled to obtain hydrogeologic information for an investigation of stream-aquifer interaction near proposed damsites on Cottonwood Creek and South Fork Cottonwood Creek, California. At each site, one deep well was completed below the first confining clay encountered in the upper Tehama Formation to determine hydraulic gradients...
Geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to surface contamination in Alabama; area 10
S.S. DeJarnette
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4077
This report delineates and describes the geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to contamination in Area 10--Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington Counties in southwest Alabama. The major aquifers in the study area are the Nanafalia-Clayton, Lisbon, and Pliocene-Miocene aquifers of Tertiary age. The recharge areas for these aquifers generally coincide with...
