Discharge ratings for control gates at Mississippi River Lock and Dam 16, Muscatine, Iowa
Albert J. Heinitz
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4136
The water level of the navigation pools on the Mississippi River are maintained by the operation of tainter and roller gates at the lock and dams. Discharge ratings for the gates on Lock and Dam 16, at Muscatine, Iowa, were developed from current-meter discharge measurements made in the forebays of...
Estimating magnitude and frequency of floods for Wisconsin urban streams
D.H. Conger
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4005
Equations for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods for Wisconsin streams with drainage basins containing various amounts of existing or projected urban development were developed by flood-frequency and multiple-regression analyses. Multiple-regression techniques were used to develop equations for estimating flood frequencies at ungaged urban sites. The flood-frequency equations are based on...
Brine contamination of freshwater aquifers and streams in petroleum producing areas in Mississippi
S. J. Kalkhoff
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4117
Discharge ratings for control gates at Mississippi River Lock and Dam 22, Saverton, Missouri
Albert J. Heinitz
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4137
The water level of the navigation pools on the Mississippi River are maintained by the operation of tainted and roller gates at the locks and dams. Discharge ratings for the gates on Lock and Dam 22, at Saverton, Missouri, were developed from current-meter discharge measurements made in the forebays of...
Geohydrologic framework of the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
R.L. Whitehead
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 681
An evaluation of water-quality data from Hydrologic Accounting Unit 051100, Green River Basin, Kentucky
David W. Leist
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4208
Streamflow and water quality data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet from 37 sites in the Green River basin were compared to data from the USGS National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) Station, Green River near Beech Grove, Kentucky. This...
Exploration for areas suitable for ground-water development, central Connecticut Valley lowlands, Massachusetts
B. P. Hansen
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4106
Drilling and geophysical borehole logs for a 25-sq-mi section of the Connecticut River valley lowlands area of Amherst, Hadley, and Sunderland, Massachusetts, indicate that the area is mostly underlain by fine-grained lacustrine deposits. Nine test wells ranging in depth from 100 to 303 ft completely penetrate the unconsolidated valley fill....
Effects on ground-water quality of seepage from a phosphatic clayey waste settling pond, north-central Florida
J. D. Hunn, P. R. Seaber
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4107
Water samples were taken from test wells drilled near an inactive phosphatic clayey waste storage settling pond, from the settling pond and its perimeter ditch, and from an active settling pond near White Springs, Hamilton County, in north-central Florida. The purpose was to document the seepage of chemical constituents from...
Directions and rates of ground-water movement in the vicinity of Kesterson Reservoir, San Joaquin Valley, California
R.J. Mandle, A.L. Kontis
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4196
A three-dimensional groundwater flow model was used to simulate groundwater flow for a 124 sq mi area in the vicinity of Kesterson Reservoir in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Available data were used to calculate a probable range of groundwater flow rates, but calibration and sensitivity analysis were not done...
Traveltime and dispersion of a soluble dye in the South Branch Potomac River, Petersburg to Green Spring, West Virginia
A. R. Jack
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4167
Traveltime studies, using rhodamine dyes, were made in 1970 and 1982 on the South Branch Potomac River from Petersburg, West Virginia, to the confluence with the North Branch Potomac River at Green Spring, West Virginia. Flow duration at the time of the studies was approximately 32% in November 1970 and...
Numerical simulation of advective-dispersive multisolute transport with sorption, ion exchange and equilibrium chemistry
F.M. Lewis, C.I. Voss, Jacob Rubin
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4022
A model was developed that can simulate the effect of certain chemical and sorption reactions simultaneously among solutes involved in advective-dispersive transport through porous media. The model is based on a methodology that utilizes physical-chemical relationships in the development of the basic solute mass-balance equations; however, the form of these...
Bedrock topography of northwest Iowa
R.E. Hansen, D. L. Runkle
1986, IMAP 1726
Bedrock in Iowa (Hershey, 1969) generally is overlain by deposits of glacial drive and alluvium. The drift, consisting of glacial till and glacial outwash, ranges in thickness from zero to more than 500 feet in western Iowa; the alluvium in stream valleys ranges in thickness from less than 1 foot...
Comparison of flood frequency estimates from synthetic and observed data on small drainage areas in Mississippi
B.E. Colson
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4034
In 1964 the U.S. Geological Survey in Mississippi expanded the small stream gaging network for collection of rainfall and runoff data to 92 stations. To expedite availability of flood frequency information a rainfall-runoff model using available long-term rainfall data was calibrated to synthesize flood peaks. Results obtained from observed annual...
Hydrologic appraisal of the Pine Barrens, Suffolk County, New York
R.K. Krulikas
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4271
The groundwater resources of the Pine Barrens, in southeastern Suffolk County, were appraised during 1982-83 for their potential for use as a supply of potable water. The study area encompasses approximately 50 square miles. The Precambrian bedrock is overlain by Cretaceous, Pleistocene, and Holocene deposits. The surficial material consists of...
Selenium concentrations in leaf material from Astragalus Oxyphysus (diablo locoweed) and Atriplex Lentiformis (quail bush) in the interior Coast Ranges and the western San Joaquin Valley, California
J. A. Izbicki, T. F. Harms
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4066
Leaf material from selenium accumulating plants was collected and analyzed for selenium to obtain a relative indication of selenium concentrations in soils and identify sites suitable for further soil study. Selenium concentrations of 14 samples of leaf material from Astragalus oxyphysus ranged from 0.08 to 3.5 microg/g dry weight and...
Wastewater movement near four treatment and disposal sites in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
E.R. Cox
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4356
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, studied the effects on nearby streams and lakes of treated wastewater effluents that percolate from sewage lagoons at four sites in Yellowstone National Park. A network of observation wells has been established near the sites, and water level and...
Effects of detention on water quality of two stormwater detention ponds receiving highway surface runoff in Jacksonville, Florida
P. S. Hampson
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4151
Water and sediment samples were analyzed for major chemical constituents, nutrients, and heavy metals following ten storm events at two stormwater detention ponds that receive highway surface runoff in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area. The purpose of the sampling program was to detect changes in constituent concentration with time of...
Effect of bank protection measures, Stehekin River, Chelan County, Washington
L. M. Nelson
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4316
An investigation of the lower Stehekin River was conducted to study the effects on flood elevations and velocities from four bank protection and flood prevention measures that are being contemplated as a means of reducing erosional losses of river bank property. These measures are: bank armoring, armored revetment levees, spur...
Water resources of Yankton County, South Dakota
E. F. Bugliosi
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4241
The major surface-water sources in Yankton County, South Dakota are Lewis and Clark Lake, Marindahl and Beaver Lakes, and the Missouri and James Rivers. The James River has an average flow of 375 cu ft/sec and the Missouri River at Yankton has an average flow of 26,410 cu ft/sec. Major...
Water demands in Kansas, 1944-84
J. F. Kenny
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4038
The State of Kansas has administered water rights according to an appropriations doctrine since 1945. Water rights are issued by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, for eight categories of beneficial use. Water rights data and limited information on reported water use are stored on a...
Trans-Alaska Lithosphere Investigation; program prospectus
R.A. Page, J.N. Davies
David B. Stone, editor(s)
1986, Circular 984
Areal and temporal variability of selected water-quality characteristics in two hydrologic-benchmark basins in the northeastern United States
R.A. Hainly, J.R. Ritter
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4025
Two U.S. Geological Survey National Hydrologic Benchmark stations--Young Womans Creek near Renovo, Pennsylvania and Esopus Creek at Shandaken, New York--were studied to (1) define, both areally and temporally, variations of stream acidity and other water quality characteristics within the basins; (2) evaluate how well the data collected at the Benchmark...
Geologic, biostratigraphic, and structure map of the Pierre Shale between Loveland and Round Butte, Colorado
G. R. Scott, W. A. Cobban
1986, IMAP 1700
Delineating recharge areas for stratified-drift aquifers in Connecticut with geologic and topographic maps
E. H. Handman
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4230
Stratified-drift aquifers, the major source of large quantities of groundwater in Connecticut, are recharged principally by (1) precipitation that infiltrates the land surface overlying the aquifer and percolates downward to the saturated zone, (2) subsurface inflow of groundwater from adjacent till-and-bedrock uplands, and (3) surface water that infiltrates through streambed...
Evaluation of streams in selected communities for the application of limited-detail study methods for flood-insurance studies
Ernest D. Cobb
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4098
The U.S. Geological Survey evaluated 2,349 communities in 1984 for the application of limited-detail flood-insurance study methods, that is, methods with a reduced effort and cost compared to the detailed studies. Limited-detail study methods were found to be appropriate for 1,705 communities, while detailed studies were appropriate for 62 communities...
