Hydrologic effects of impoundments in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
R. G. Brown
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4175
The hydrologic effects of proposed impoundments in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge were found to be insignificant with respect to both ground- and surface-water flow patterns and water quality. Monitoring of water levels in 23 observation wells and of discharge in the St. Francis River during 1980 and 1981 has shown...
Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in northeastern California
S.H. Hoffard, V.F. Pearce, Gary D. Tasker, W.H. Doyle
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4127
Results are documented of a study of the cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in northeastern California. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the 127 continuous stream gages currently being operated in the study area. One stream gage was found to have insufficient data use to warrant cooperative...
Maps showing ground-water units and withdrawal, Basin and Range Province, Texas
B. T. Brady, M. S. Bedinger, John Mikels
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4121-A
This report on ground-water units and withdrawal in the Basin and Range province of Texas (see index map) was prepared as part of a program of the U.S. Geological Survey to identify prospective regions for further study relative to isolation of high-level nuclear waste (Bedinger, Sargent, and Reed, 1984), utilizing...
Atmospheric deposition of selected chemicals and their effect on nonpoint-source pollution in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota
R. G. Brown
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4195
Atmospheric deposition and subsequent runoff concentrations of total Kjeldahl nitrogen, dissolved nitrite-plus-nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus, total sulfate (only for atmospheric deposition), total chloride, and total lead were studied from April 1 to October 31, 1980, in one rural and three urban watersheds in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota. Seasonal...
Areal distribution of selenium and other inorganic constituents in shallow ground water of the San Luis Drain service area, San Joaquin Valley, California: A preliminary study
S. J. Deverel, R. J. Gilliom, Roger Fujii, J. A. Izbicki, J. C. Fields
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4319
No abstract available....
Aquifer tests at the Jackpile-Paguate uranium mine, Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
D. W. Risser, P. A. Davis, J. A. Baldwin, D. P. McaAda
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4255
The transmissivity of the Jackpile sandstone bed in the Brushy Basin Shale Member of the Morrison Formation, west-central New Mexico, was determined to be 24 sq ft/day at well M2 and 47 sq ft/day at well M3 from constant-discharge aquifer tests conducted at the Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine. The storage coefficient...
Analysis of the Carmel Valley alluvial ground-water basin, Monterey County, California
Glenn W. Kapple, Hugh T. Mitten, Timothy J. Durbin, Michael J. Johnson
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4280
A two-dimensional, finite-element, digital model was developed for the Carmel Valley alluvial ground-water basin using measured, computed, and estimated discharge and recharge data for the basin. Discharge data included evapotranspiration by phreatophytes and agricultural, municipal, and domestic pumpage. Recharge data included river leakage, tributary runoff, and pumping return flow. Recharge...
Analysis and interpretation of data obtained in tests of the geothermal aquifer at Klamath Falls, Oregon
E.A. Sammel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4216
Water with temperatures to 130 C occurs in an extensive, heterogeneous aquifer at depths of a few hundred to nearly 2,000 feet. Chemical and isotopic analyses suggest that 190 C water mixes with cooler recharge water in a ratio of about 2 to 3 in zone within and beneath the...
Hydrologic responses of streams to mining of the Mulberry coal reserves in eastern Kansas
H.E. Bevans
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4047
The U.S. Geological Survey investigated the hydrologic responses of streams with respect to coal-mining activities in the Mulberry coal reserves of Miami, Linn, and Bourbon Counties, eastern Kansas. Results of a low-flow water-quality reconnaissance showed that small streams draining previously coal-mined areas generally have relatively large concentrations of sulfate. Large...
Impact of development on availability and quality of ground water in eastern Nassau County, Florida, and southeastern Camden County, Georgia
D.P. Brown
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4190
The primary sources of water in the area are from the surficial and Floridan aquifers. The surficial aquifer, consisting of thin permeable zones of sand, shell, and limestone, provides limited water supplies (10-50 gallons per minute). Its estimated transmissivity ranges from less than 100 to 10,000 feet squared per day....
Hydrogeologic reconnaissance of the stratified-drift aquifers near Simsbury, Connecticut
J.W. Bingham
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4145
Water-quality assessment of the Illinois River basin, Arkansas
J. E. Terry, E. E. Morris, Jim C. Petersen, M.E. Darling
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4092
A water-quality assessment was made of Illinois River, Muddy Fork, Spring Creek, and Osage Creek in northwest Arkansas. Data were collected to calibrate and verify steady-state digital, stream, water-quality models. The models were then used to simulate changes in instream diel-minimum dissolved-oxygen resulting from changes in nutrient loading. The city...
Estimation of streamflow for selected sites on the Carson and Truckee rivers in California and Nevada, 1944-80
J. C. Blodgett, R.N. Oltmann, K.R. Poeschel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4058
Daily mean and monthly discharges were estimated for 10 sites on the Carson and Truckee Rivers for periods of incomplete records and for tributary sites affected by reservoir regulation. On the basis of the hydrologic characteristics, stream-flow data for a water year were grouped by month or season for subsequent...
Flood-profile analysis, Big Darby Creek at State Route 762, Orient, Ohio
W.P. Bartlett, J. M. Sherwood
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4276
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation, made a hydraulic analysis of the 25- and 100-year floods on Big Darby Creek where State Route 762 crosses the stream at Orient, Ohio. Two proposed bridge plans were analyzed to determine the effects on flood profiles subsequent...
A reconnaissance study of saltwater contamination in the El Dorado aquifer, Union County, Arkansas
Matthew E. Broom, T. F. Kraemer, William V. Bush
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4012
Since 1960 chloride concentrations in the El Dorado aquifer have increased near El Dorado, Arkansas. The aquifer is a major source for municipal and industrial water supply in Union County. Greatest withdrawal occurs near El Dorado. Because of this withdrawal, the potentiometric surface at El Dorado has been lowered more...
Floodflow characteristics of Filbin Creek at proposed interstate highway 526, North Charleston, South Carolina
L. R. Bohman
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4323
A study to determine the impact of two alternative construction plans for proposed interchange between the existing Interstate Highway 26 and Interstate Highway 526 in the Filbin Creek drainage basin near North Charleston, South Carolina was performed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of...
Geology and geochronology of Precambrian rocks in the Central Interior region of the United States
Rodger E. Denison, E.G. Lidiak, M. E. Bickford, E. B. Kisvarsanyi
1984, Professional Paper 1241-C
Water-resources appraisal of the upper Arkansas River basin from Leadville to Pueblo, Colorado
T. M. Crouch, Doug Cain, P.O. Abbott, R.D. Penley, R. T. Hurr
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4114
Water used for agriculture and stock and municipal supplies in the upper Arkansas River basin is derived mostly from the Arkansas River and its tributaries. The flow regime of the river has been altered by increased reservoir capacities and importation of 69,200 acre-feet per year from the Colorado River drainage...
Maps showing ground-water units and withdrawal, Basin and Range Province, Utah
M. S. Bedinger, J. S. Gates, J. R. Stark
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4122-A
Hydrology of a surface coal mined area in Randolph County, Illinois
J.V. Borghese, A. R. Klinger
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4256
Ground water was monitored from October 1980 to April 1983 and surface water was monitored from October 1980 to September 1982 in the 0.6-square-mile basin of Plum Creek Tributary in Randolph County, Illinois, to determine effects of surface mining for coal. During the study period, the basin was being surfaced...
Nitrate in the Columbia Aquifer, central Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland
L. J. Bachman
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4322
A study of nitrate in water from 604 wells tapping the Columbia aquifer on the Delmarva Peninsula in eastern Maryland describes the factors that affect nitrate variability. Samples were collected from 196 randomly selected wells and analyzed for nitrogen species. Many were also analyzed for major ions. In addition, results...
Hydrogeologic reconnaissance of the San Miguel River basin, southwestern Colorado
D. J. Ackerman, F. E. Rush
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4133
The San Miguel River Basin encompasses 4,130 square kilometers of which about two-thirds is in the southeastern part of the Paradox Basin. The Paradox Basin is a part of the Colorado Plateaus that is underlain by a thick sequence of evaporite beds of Pennsylvanian age. The rock units that underlie...
Faulting related to the 1915 earthquakes in Pleasant Valley, Nevada
R. E. Wallace, Manuel G. Bonilla, H. A. Villalobos
1984, Professional Paper 1274-A-B
No abstract available....
Present and proposed ground-water-level program in Maine
J.T. Adamik
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4235
A statewide observation-well program was designed for Maine. Three networks were designed to provide reliable data to describe the effects of natural and manmade stress on water levels in the State. They are a climatic-effects network, a terrain-effects network, and a local-effects network. Review of the 32 observation wells in...
Maps showing ground-water units and withdrawal, Basin and Range Province, Southern California
M. S. Bedinger, W. H. Langer, W. R. Moyle
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4116-A
