Water resources of Hanson and Davison Counties, South Dakota
D. S. Hansen
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4108
Five glacial and four bedrock aquifers were delineated in Hanson and Davison Counties. The glacial aquifers, outwash deposits confined by as much as 275 feet of glacial till, are the Floyd, Plum Creek, Ethan, Warren, and Alexandria. The bedrock aquifers are the Niobrara, Codell, Dakota, and Sioux Quartzite Wash, and...
Effects of the drought of 1980-81 on streamflow and on ground-water levels in Georgia
R.F. Carter
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4158
The 1980-81 drought resulted in the lowest rates of streamflow since 1954 in most areas of Georgia, and the lowest since 1925 in some areas. Over most of the State, minimum average streamflows for periods of 1, 7, 30, 60, 90, and 183 consecutive days receded to low levels estimated...
A Flood model for the Tug Fork basin, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia
W.H. Doyle, P.B. Curwick, K.M. Flynn
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4014
A guide to the larvae of the Nearctic Diamesinae (Diptera; Chironomidae), the genera Boreoheptagyia, Protanypus, Diamesa, and Pseudokiefferiella
J.S. Doughman
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4006
The subfamily Diamesinae consists of the monogeneric tribes Boreoheptagnini and Parotanypini and the diverse tribe Diamesini with seven genera. These midges are prevalent in clean, cool arctic-alpine waters, but less abundant in the lowlands. Keys and descriptions herein to the known species of these nine genera may prove valuable in...
Graphical method for estimating occurrence and duration of a critical low flow in the Sacramento River at Freeport, California
J.G. Harmon
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4001
Sacramento County expects to begin operation of the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in 1982. The California State Water Resources Control Board has ruled that the plant will not be allowed to release effluent into the Sacramento River when flow in the river is 4,000 cubic feet per second or...
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the Greenleaf-Miller area, Ashland coal field, southeastern Montana
G. W. Levings
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4101
The Greenleaf-Miller area of the Ashland coal field contains reserves of Federal coal that have been identified for potential lease sale. A hydrologic study was conducted in the potential lease area in 1981 to describe the existing hydrologic system and to assess potential impacts of surface coal mining on local...
Geology of the "20-foot" clay and Gardiners clay in southern Nassau and southwestern Suffolk counties, Long Island, New York
T.P. Doriski, Franceska Wilde-Katz
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4056
Data from 1978-79 drilling was compiled with information from previous reports and historical records to prepare surface contour and isopach maps of the ' 20-foot ' clay and Gardiners Clay in southern Nassau and southwestern Suffolk Counties. These units are major confining layers in the upper part of the groundwater...
Hydrogeology and simulation of water flow in the Kootenai aquifer of the Judith basin, central Montana
Julianne F. Levings
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4146
Five Jurassic and Cretaceous formations in the Judith basin of central Montana were investigated with a three-dimensional model to improve the understanding of water flow in the Kootenai aquifer. To accomplish this objective, of water flow in the aquifers and two intervening confining layers was constructed from existing data. A...
Sediment transport in the Tanana River near Fairbanks, Alaska, 1982
P.E. Harrold, R.L. Burrows
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4213
Suspended-sediment and bedload-transport rates for the Tanana River near Fairbanks can be related to water discharge, and annual sediment loads can be computed using these relations. For a site at Fairbanks the annual loads in 1982 were 26.1 million metric tons of suspended sediment and 227,000 metric tons of bedload....
General hydrology and external sources of nutrients affecting Pine Lake, King County, Washington
N. P. Dion, S. S. Sumioka, T. C. Winter
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4057
An adjusted water budget prepared for Pine Lake, a candidate for lake-quality restoration, indicates that of approximately 790 acre-feet of water that enters the lake in a typical year, 410 acre-feet is from precipitation, 350 acre-feet is from surface inflow, and 30 acre-feet is from ground-water seepage. A nearly equal...
A summary of ground-water pumpage in the Central Valley, California, 1961-77
Jonathan Diamond, A. K. Williamson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4037
In the Central Valley of California, a great agricultural economy has been developed in a semiarid environment. This economy is supported by imported surface water and 9 to 15 million acre-feet per year of ground water. Estimates of ground-water pumpage computed from power consumption have been compiled and summarized. Under...
Effects of specific land uses on nonpoint sources of suspended sediment, nutrients, and herbicides, Pequea Creek basin, Pennsylvania, 1979-80
P. L. Lietman, J. R. Ward, T.E. Behrendt
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4113
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cooperated with the U.S. Geological Survey in a study to quantify nonpoint-source loadings from an agricultural area in Pennsylvania. Pequea Creek, a tributary to the Susquehanna River, drains a 154-square mile agricultural area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Previous studies...
Results of a test well in the Nanafalia Formation near Melvin, Choctaw County, Alabama
M. E. Davis, A.K. Sparkes, B.S. Peacock
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4108
Test drilling at Melvin, Choctaw County, Alabama, discloses that the Nanafalia Formation (Paleocene) contains freshwater in sand at a distance of 25 miles downdip from the outcrop area. A nearby fault on the north side of Gilberttown-Pickens fault zone does not appear to affect either the head or the water...
Water-level changes in the high plains regional aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma, predevelopment to 1980
J.S. Havens
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4073
During 1978, the U.S. Geological Survey began a 5-year study of the High Plains regional aquifer system to provide hydrologic information for evaluation of the effects of long-term development of the aquifer and to develop computer models for prediction of aquifer response to alternative changes in ground-water management (Weeks, 1978)....
Estimating generalized flood skew coefficients for Michigan
H.M. Croskey, D. J. Holtschlag
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4194
Current estimates of station skew indicate that estimates of generalized skew obtained from the skew map of the United States prepared by the U.S. Water Resources Council have a -0.27 bias for Michigan. Station skew was recomputed using currently recommended statistical procedures of the Water Resources Council, and available data...
A method for estimating ground-water return flow to the lower Colorado River in the Yuma area, Arizona and California — Executive summary
Omar J. Loeltz, S. A. Leake
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4221
No abstract available....
Hydrologic conditions in the Wheatland Flats area, Platte County, Wyoming
M. A. Crist
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4047
The area includes about 260 square miles in central Platte County that consists of Wheatland Flats and a border region. Wheatland Flats is an area of about 100 square miles that is bounded by Chugwater Creek on the east, the Laramie River on the north, and Sybille Creek on the...
Computer program and data listing for two-dimensional ground-water model for Laramie County, Wyoming
M. A. Crist
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4137
This is a supplement to the report, ' Effect of pumpage on ground-water levels as modeled in Laramie County, Wyoming, ' published as U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 80-1104. The computer program and data used to model ground-water conditions in post-Cretaceous rocks in Laramie County are listed. (USGS)...
Magnitude and frequency of flooding on small urban watersheds in the Tampa Bay area, west-central Florida
M. A. Lopez, W. M. Woodham
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-42
Hydrologic data collected on nine small urban watersheds in the Tampa Bay area of west-central Florida and a method for estimating peak discharges in the study area are described. The watersheds have mixed land use and range in size from 0.34 to 3.45 square miles. Watershed soils, land use, and...
Backwater and discharge at highway crossings with multiple bridges in Louisiana and Mississippi
B.E. Colson, V.R. Schneider
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4065
Data were collected for nine floods in Mississippi and Louisiana at eight stream crossings having two to six separate bridge openings. Discharge through each bridge, water surface profiles, valley cross sections, and bridge geometry were measured. The multiple openings were divided into equivalent single-opening cases by apportioning interior embankments in...
Computation of inflows and outflows of eight regulated lakes in the Oswego River Basin, New York, 1930-79
Richard Lumia, R. B. Moore
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4112
Estimates of daily inflows and outflows of eight regulated lakes in the Oswego River basin and discharges of three rivers draining these lakes were computed and compiled for use in evaluated lake-regulation procedures in the basin 's stream and reservoir system and are stored on computer. This report includes a...
Primary productivity by phytoplankton in the tidal, fresh Potomac River, Maryland, May 1980 to August 1981
R.R. Cohen, S.O. Pollock
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4255
Primary productivity by phytoplankton was measured on samples collected from the Potomac Tidal River, Maryland. The studies were performed monthly from May 1980 to September 1981. Additional studies were done once a week in August 1980, twice a week from August 4 to 8, 1980 and twice in September 1980....
Evaluation of the San Dieguito, San Elijo, and San Pasqual hydrologic subareas for reclaimed water use, San Diego County, California
J. A. Izbicki
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4044
A study was made to determine the suitability of three small hydrologic subareas in San Diego County, California, for reuse of municipal wastewater. Ground-water quality has been impacted by agricultural water use, imported water use, changes in natural recharge patterns, seawater intrusion, and intrusion of ground water from surrounding marine...
Ground water in north Monterey County, California, 1980
M. J. Johnson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4023
Present ground-water demands exceed long-term recharge throughout much of North Monterey County in the shallow Quaternary deposits--principally the upper part of the Aromas Sand--and the overlying alluvium. Recharge occurs largely from local precipitation, although small quantities of potable ground water from outside areas also recharge these aquifers. Water levels in...
Water quality of lakes Faith, Hope, Charity, and Lucien, 1971-79, in an area of residential development and highway construction at Maitland, Florida
Edward R. German
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-51
As part of an ongoing study of lakes in central Florida, Lakes Faith, Hope, and Charity were sampled from April 1971 to June 1979 to monitor water quality before, during, and after construction of Maitland Boulevard and the Interstate Highway 4 interchange. Sampling of Lake Lucien was added to the...
