Flood estimates for ungaged streams in Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, Montana
R. J. Omang, Charles Parrett, J. A. Hull
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4147
Estimates of 100-year discharges were made at 59 sites in Glacier National Park and 21 sites in Yellowstone National Park to assist the National Park Services in quantifying stream inflow and outflow in the Parks. The estimates were made using regression equations previously developed for Montana. The resulting 100-year discharges...
Mean annual runoff and peak flow estimates based on channel geometry of streams in southeastern Montana
R. J. Omang, Charles Parrett, J. A. Hull
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4092
Equations using channel-geometry measurements were developed for estimating mean runoff and peak flows of ungaged streams in southeastern Montana. Two separate sets of esitmating equations were developed for determining mean annual runoff: one for perennial streams and one for ephemeral and intermittent streams. Data from 29 gaged sites on perennial...
Distribution of chloride concentrations in the principal aquifers of the New Jersey coastal plain, 1977-81
F. L. Schaefer
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4061
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a saltwater monitoring network in New Jersey to document and evaluate the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers that serve as sources of water supply. Areas in the Coastal Plain with existing or potential saltwater intrusion are delineated. Data collected through 1981 indicate that...
Geohydrologic data and test results from well J-13, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
William Thordarson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4171
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey; 1981 annual report
D.B. Peart, Nancy Thomas
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4090
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a quality-assurance program based on the analysis of reference samples for its two water-analysis laboratories located in Atlanta, Georgia and Denver, Colorado. Reference containing inorganic constituents are prepared at the U.S. Geological Survey 's Ocala, Florida, office and disguised as routine samples, and sent daily...
Appraisal of water-quality conditions, lower Black River, Windsor County, Vermont
K. W. Toppin
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4116
Six hydroelectric power dams are planned along a 22-mile reach of the lower Black River in southeastern Windsor County, Vermont. Data were collected at 10 stations, during water years 1977-81, to appraise quality conditions before construction. Average specific conductance of Black River is 101 micromhos indicating low concentrations of dissolved...
Effects of ground-water development in the North Fort Hood area, Coryell County, Texas
W.M. Sandeen
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4074
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the adequacy of the existing ground-water supplies of North Fort Hood, located in Coryell County in central Texas and an important part of the U.S. Army's Fort Hood Military Reservation. The U.S. Geological Survey was requested to compile the available ground-water data,...
Hydrology of the Newberry Volcano caldera, Oregon
E.A. Sammel, R. W. Craig
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4091
Precipitation in the Newberry Caldera is very nearly in balance with evaporation, evapotranspiration, and streamflow. Calcium, magnesium, and bicarbonate ions predominate in the more dilute ground and surface water. Thermal waters from springs and wells have concentrations of 900 milligrams per liter or more and are characterized by high concentrations...
Regional geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin, part IV, hydraulic characteristics of the Wilcox-Carrizo aquifer
G.N. Ryals
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4132
The Wilcox Group of Paleocene-Eocence age and the Carrizo Sand of Eocene age compose the Wilcox-Carrizo aquifer. Results of 25 aquifer tests and permeability determinations from 43 sidewall cores show that the hydraulic characteristics of the aquifer are variable. Studies of the Carrizo showed that hydraulic conductivity increased as sand-bed...
Regional geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin, part III, potentiometric levels of the Wilcox-Carrizo and Sparta aquifers
G.N. Ryals
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4131
No abstract available....
Geology of the Tulare Formation and other continental deposits, Kettleman City area, San Joaquin Valley, California, with a section on ground-water management considerations and use of texture maps
R. W. Page
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4000
The Tulare Formation and other continental deposits of Pliocene to Holocene age crop out over most of the area near Kettleman City in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The deposits range in thickness from 0 to more than 4,000 feet and overlie the upper Mya zone of the San...
Geohydrology of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, Los Medanos area, southeastern New Mexico
Jerry W. Mercer
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4016
Geohydrologic data have been collected in the Los Medanos area at the U.S. Department of Energy 's proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in southeastern New Mexico since 1975 as part of an intensive study evaluating the feasibility of storing defense-associated nuclear wastes within the bedded salt of the...
Ground water in the Redding Basin, Shasta and Tehama counties, California
M.J. Pierce
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4052
An appraisal of ground-water conditions in the Redding Basin was made by the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Department of Water Resources during 1979 and 1980. The basin covers about 510 square miles in the northern part of the Central Valley of California. Ground water in the basin is...
Computer simulation model of the Pleistocene valley-fill aquifer in southwestern Essex and southeastern Morris counties, New Jersey
Harold Meisler
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4028
Water quality of Somerville Lake, south-central Texas
Emma McPherson, H.B. Mendieta
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4124
Somerville Lake in south-central Texas is a shallow lake, with a mean depth of 14 feet. The maximum depth of the submerged channel of Yegua Creek is usually less than 35 feet and in most areas of the lake the depth is less than 10 feet. Several factors including thermal circulation...
Quality of ground water in southern Buchanan County, Virginia
Stanley M. Rogers, John D. Powell
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4022
In seven small contiguous stream basins in the coal area of southwest Virginia, ground water is predominantly bicarbonate in anion composition, with calcium as the major cation in the ridges and sodium the major cation in the lower altitudes. Sulfate is the major anion in water associated with coal seams...
Water resources of the Truk Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4082
The Truk Islands, part of the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific, consist of 19 volcanic islands and about 65 coral islets. The volcanic islands and some of the coral islets are scattered in an 820-square-mile lagoon enclosed by a 125-mile long barrier reef. Moen, although not the largest, is...
Initial assessment of time of travel and mixing through Gulf Island Pond and the lower Androscoggin River, Maine
G.W. Parker, G.S. Hunt
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4020
Flow-stratification patterns were observed in Gulf Island Pond during time-of-travel studies in May and August 1980. The stratification patterns in this 70 million cubic-meter impoundment were due to a temperature differences between inflowing water and reservoir water. Separation was observed at temperature differences of 0.5 degrees C in May 1980...
Water quality at and adjacent to the south Dade County solid-waste disposal facility, Florida
D.J. McKenzie
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4003
A water-quality reconnaissance was conducted at the south Dade County solid-waste landfill near Goulds, Florida, from December 1977 through August 1978. The landfill is located directly on the unconfined Biscayne aquifer, which, in the study area, is affected by saltwater intrusion. Water samples collected from six monitor well sites at...
Simulated effects of anticipated coal mining on dissolved solids in selected tributaries of the Yampa River, northwestern Colorado
R. S. Parker, J. M. Norris
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4084
Identifying cumulative effects of coal mining on dissolved solids downstream from multipe coal-mining operations is particularly important in western basins. The problem of identifying cumulative effects is evident in the Trout Creek drainage, a tributary to the Yampa River in northwestern Colorado, where a number of mines are active and...
Man-induced channel adjustment in Tennessee streams
C. H. Robbins, Andrew Simon
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4098
Channel modifications in Tennessee, particularly in the western part, have led to large-scale instabilities in the channelized rivers and may have contributed to several bridge failures. These modifications, together with land-use practices, led to downcutting, headward erosion, downstream aggradation, accelerated scour, and bank instabilities. Changes in gradient by channel straightening...
Water resources on the Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
D. W. Risser, F. P. Lyford
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4038
This study evaluates the quality and quantity of water available on the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. Groundwater for public supply occurs in the valley fill along the Rio San Jose, in the Paguate and Encinal areas, and possibly in the northern part of the Sedillo Grant. The valley fill...
Trace metals in surface water and stream sediments of Healy and Lignite Creek basins, Alaska
Bruce Parks
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4173
Water quality and streamflow in the Russian River basin during low-flow seasons (May to October), were studied for water years 1973-78 to document water-quality and streamflow conditions in the basin, and to determine the extent and cause of any water-quality impairment. The most important factors affecting surface-water quality and streamflow...
Evaluation of water levels in major aquifers of the New Jersey coastal plain, 1978
R.L. Walker
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4077
Increased withdrawals from the major artesian aquifers that underlie the New Jersey Coastal Plain have caused water-level declines and large regional cones of depression. These cones of depression are delineated on detailed potentiometric surface maps produced from water-level data collected in the field in 1978. Water levels for 1978 are...
Hydrogeology of parts of the Central Platte and Lower Loup Natural Resources Districts, Nebraska
J. M. Peckenpaugh, J. T. Dugan
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4219
Water-level declines of at least 15 feet have occurred in this heavily irrigated area of central Nebraska since the 1930's, and potential for additonal declines is high. To test the effects of additional irrigation development on water levels and streamflow , computer programs were developed that represent the surface-water system,...
