Ground-water availability in the central part of Lake Ontario basin, New York
Todd S. Miller, Martha M. Krebs
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4183
A set of three maps showing surficial geology, distribution of glacial aquifers, and potential well yield in the 708 sq mi central part of the Lake Ontario basin are presented at a scale of 1:125,000. The basin is parallel to Lake Ontario and extends from Rochester in the west to...
Potential yields of wells in unconsolidated aquifers in upstate New York — Adirondack sheet
Edward F. Bugliosi, Ruth A. Trudell, George D. Casey
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4276
This map shows the location and potential well yield from unconsolidated aquifers in the Adirondack region at a 1:250,000 scale. It also delineates segments of aquifers that are heavily used by community water systems and designated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as ' Primary Water Supply...
The Geology and Remarkable Thermal Activity of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Donald Edward White, Roderick A. Hutchinson, Terry E.C. Keith
1988, Professional Paper 1456
Norris Geyser Basin, normally shortened to Norris Basin, is adjacent to the north rim of the Yellowstone caldera at the common intersection of the caldera rim and the Norris-Mammoth Corridor, a zone of faults, volcanic vents, and thermal activity that strikes north from the caldera rim to Mammoth Hot Springs....
Geologic structure and altitude of the top of the Minnelusa Formation, northeastern Black Hills, South Dakota
Kathy D. Peter, David P. Kyllonen, Kathy R. Mills
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4233
This map shows the altitude of the top of the Permian--and Pennsylvanian age Minnelusa Formation, the deepest aquifer in the northeastern Black Hills for which there is sufficient data available to construct a structural map. The Minnelusa Formation outcrops in the western part of the map area and is more...
Bathymetry of Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina, 1984-85
Glenn G. Patterson, S.W. Logan
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4062
Lakes Marion and Moultrie are two large, interconnected reservoirs in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Bathymetric surveys during 1984-85 determined that, for the full-pool water surface elevation of 76.8 ft, the volume of Lake Marion is 1,425 ,000 acre-ft, and for the full-pool water surface elevation of 75.0 ft,...
Hydrographs from selected observation wells and annual pumpage from municipal supply wells, 1950-86, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gary R. Roybal
1988, Open-File Report 88-339
Annual pumpage of the municipal supply wells in Santa Fe, New Mexico has fluctuated from zero to over 4,000 acre-ft in a seemingly random manner during the period from 1950 to 1986. Water levels of seven selected observation wells have shown an overall gradual decrease in altitude ranging from about...
Extension of streamflow and dissolved-solids records at selected sites in the Colorado River basin, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, 1940-83
D. K. Mueller, T.D. Liebermann
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4203
Monthly streamflow and dissolved-solids concentration were estimated for periods prior to the initiation of data collection at selected sites in the Colorado River basin. Techniques used for this record extension included simple and weighted least-squares regression. Streamflow records were extended at 5 sites and dissolved-solids records were extended at 13...
Nomenclature of regional hydrogeologic units of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system
J. A. Miller, R.A. Renken
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4202
Clastic sediments of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system can be divided into four regional aquifers separated by three regional confining units. The four regional aquifers have been named for major rivers that cut across their outcrop areas and expose the aquifer materials. From youngest to oldest, the aquifers are...
Rainfall-runoff relationships of the Hop Brook basin, Manchester, Connecticut
L.A. Weiss
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4327
Ground-water hydrology of Marshall County, West Virginia, with emphasis on the effects of longwall coal mining
R.A. Shultz
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4006
No abstract available....
Hydrogeology and water quality of the Tug Hill glacial aquifer in northern New York
Todd S. Miller, D. A. Sherwood, M.M. Krebs
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4014
Cost-effectiveness of the US Geological Survey's stream-gaging program in Connecticut
T.B. Shepard, L.A. Weiss
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4333
Sediment loads, discharges, and yields in the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania, June 1979 through September 1981
C. A. Loper, K. L. Wetzel
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4213
Rainfall, streamflow, and sediment discharge data were collected from the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin from June 1979 through September 1981 to evaluate sediment discharges from an area in which erosion and sediment controls were being used on surface mined areas. Sediment yields from the basin averaged 144 tons/sq mi/year....
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey for water-year 1985
K.J. Lucey, D.B. Peart
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4109
Geohydrology of the Flathead Indian Reservation, northwestern Montana
S.E. Slagle
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4142
The geohydrology of the Flathead Indian Reservation was studied to provide information needed to formulate groundwater development plans. Bedrock in the area consists predominantly of slightly metamorphosed carbonate and fine-grained clasitc rocks of the Precambrian Belt Supergroup. Valley-fill deposits consist of alluvium of Holocene age; glacial and glaciolacustrine boulders, cobbles,...
Simulation of ground-water flow in the lower sand unit of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4055
Ground-water flow in the lower sand unit of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in Philadelphia was simulated with a two-dimensional finite- difference ground-water model. The modeled 133-square-mile area also included parts of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey. The lower sand unit is Cretaceous in age and...
Estimates of consumptive use and ground-water return flow using water budgets in Parker Valley, Arizona and California, 1981-84
Sandra J. Owen-Joyce
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4063
Annual water budgets were used to estimate consumptive use by vegetation and groundwater return flow in Parker Valley, Arizona and California. Consumptive use by vegetation was estimated to be 482,800 acre-ft in 1981, 432,000 acre-ft in 1982, 413,500 acre-ft in 1983, and 420,900 acre-ft in 1984 on the Arizona side...
External quality-assurance results for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program and the National Trends Network during 1986
Randolph B. See, LeRoy J. Schroder, Timothy C. Willoughby
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4007
During 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey operated three programs to provide external quality-assurance monitoring of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program and National Trends Network. An intersite-comparison program was used to assess the accuracy of onsite pH and specific-conductance determinations at quarterly intervals. The blind-audit program was used to assess the...
Geohydrology and numerical model analysis of ground-water flow in the Goose Lake Basin, Oregon and California
D. S. Morgan
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4058
Ethylene dibromide (EDB) trends in the upper Floridan Aquifer, Seminole County, Georgia, October 1981 to November 1987
J. B. McConnell
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4034
Results of an investigation to assess the persistence and trends of ethylene dibromide (EDB) in the Upper Floridan aquifer, in Georgia indicate that in November 1987, EDB was present in the groundwater 4 years after it was last applied as a soil fumigant in the intensively farmed area of central...
Hydrology of Alkali Creek and Castle Valley Ridge coal-lease tracts, central Utah, and potential effects of coal mining
R. L. Seiler, R. L. Baskin
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4186
The Alkali Creek coal-lease tract includes about 2,150 acres in the Book Cliffs coal field in central Utah, and the Castle Valley Ridge coal-lease tract includes about 3,360 acres in the Wasatch Plateau coal field, also in central Utah. Both the Alkali Creek and Castle Valley Ridge coal-lease tracts are...
Geologic and geohydrologic reconnaissance of Staten Island, New York
Julian Soren
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4048
The public water supply for about 350,000 people on Staten Island (Richmond County)--a mainly suburban 60-sq mi borough of the City of New York is provided by the City from reservoirs in upstate New York. Since 1962, many individuals and businesses have used groundwater for supplemental supply as a result...
Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York — Part 2: Simulation of ground-water flow
E. J. Wexler, P. E. Maus
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4106
Data on the hydrogeology of a 26-sq-mi area surrounding the Brookhaven landfill site in central Suffolk County were collected as part of a hydrologic investigation of solute transport from the site. These data were used to develop a steady-state groundwater flow model of the upper glacial (water table) aquifer in...
Fracture characterization and fracture-permeability estimation at the underground research laboratory in southeastern Manitoba, Canada
Frederick L. Paillet
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4009
Various conventional geophysical well logs were obtained in conjunction with acoustic tube-wave amplitude and experimental heat-pulse flowmeter measurements in two deep boreholes in granitic rocks on the Canadian shield in southeastern Manitoba. The objective of this study is the development of measurement techniques and data processing methods for characterization of...
Water use for aquaculture in Minnesota, 1984
L. C. Trotta
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4159
Aquaculture supports a large sportfishing industry in Minnesota. Licensed fish farms that hatch and (or) harvest minnows or gamefish are located throughout the State. The volume of water used in these operations can be expressed as the minimum capacity per pound of fish, total water consumed, total water dedicated to...
