Availability and chemical characteristics of ground water in central La Plata County, Colorado
R. E. Brogden, T.F. Giles
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-69
The central part of La Plata County, Colo., has undergone rapid population growth in recent years. This growth has resulted in an increased demand for information for additional domestic, industrial, and municipal water supplies. A knowledge of the occurrence of ground water will permit a more efficient allocation of the...
Annual summary of ground-water conditions in Arizona
H. M. Babcock
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-59
Geohydrology of the Albin and La Grange areas, aoutheastern Wyoming
W. B. Borchert
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-118
The Albin and La Grange areas in southeastern Wyoming are two adjoining different hydrologic areas. Since ground water is the only source of water for irrigation in the Albin area, 34 irrigation wells have been drilled since 1968 and developed in conjunction mostly with center-pivot sprinkler systems that in 1974...
Summary of geology and ground-water resources of Passaic County, New Jersey
L.D. Carswell, J.G. Rooney
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-75
Ground water in Passaic County occurs in intergranular openings of unconsolidated stratified deposits of Quaternary age and in joints and fractures in consolidated rocks of Precambrian, Paleozoic, and Triassic age.The Brunswick Formation of Triassic age is the most important aquifer in the southeastern one-third of Passaic County. Reported yields of public supply and...
Limnological survey of Sacony Creek Basin, Berks County, Pennsylvania
James L. Barker, Kenneth P. Kulp
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-84
Samples of water, fish and benthic macroinvertabrates collected at 10 sampling stations over a 10-month period indicate that Sacony Creek and its major tributaries contain water of good to excellent quality. The waters were found to be free of excessive quantities of dissolved nutrients, oxidizable matter, and fecal coliform bacteria. (p>Fish...
Appraisal of water resources in the Hackensack River basin, New Jersey
L.D. Carswell
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-74
The Hackensack River basin, in the northern part of the New Jersey-New York metropolitan area, includes some of the most highly urbanized areas in the United States as well as a largely undeveloped 23.4 square mile area of tidal marsh referred to as the Hackensack Meadows. Bedrock in the Hackensack...
The Meridian-upper Wilcox aquifer in Mississippi
E. H. Boswell
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-79
The Meridian-upper Wilcox aquifer contains freshwater in a 15 ,000 sq mi area in northwestern and central Mississippi. The aquifer comprises the Meridian Sand Member of the Tallahatta Formation and discontinuous hydraulically connected sand beds in the upper part of the Wilcox Group. The aggregate sand thickness of the aquifer...
Chemical quality of ground water in the Tehama-Colusa Canal service area, Sacramento Valley, California
Gilbert L. Bertoldi
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-92
The Tehama-Colusa Canal Service Area consists of about 450 square miles of irrigable land located on the west side of the Sacramento Valley, Calif. Upon the completion of the Tehama-Colusa Canal, it is expected that most of the service area will switch from passive forms of agriculture (dry farming and...
Ground water in the San Juan metropolitan area, Puerto Rico
H. R. Anderson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-41
Ground water in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, area has played a declining role in water supply since the completion of the Lofza reservoir project in the early 1950's. Ground-water potential is limited because of the small size of the aquifers and susceptibility to seawater intrusion. Of the 30 million...
Water-resources reconnaissance of St George Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska
Gary S. Anderson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-6
Technical manual for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics of streams in the Susquehanna River basin
Jeffrey T. Armbruster
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-51
This report presents procedures for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics for streams in the Susquehanna River basin. The techniques can be used at ungaged sites as well as sites where insufficient data are available to make a reliable estimate. Streams have been divided intp two types--major and minor. Major streams are...
Effects of urbanization on flood characteristics in Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee
Herman C. Wibben
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-121
Streamflow data from 14 basins in Davidson County, Tenn., were extended in time by use of a digital model of the hydrologic system. The basins ranged in size from 1.58 to 64.0 square miles and ranged in extent of manmade impervious cover from 3 to 37 percent. The flood-frequency characteristics...
WATEQF; a FORTRAN IV version of WATEQ : a computer program for calculating chemical equilibrium of natural waters
Niel Plummer, Blair F. Jones, Alfred Hemingway Truesdell
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-13
WATEQF is a FORTRAN IV computer program that models the thermodynamic speciation of inorganic ions and complex species in solution for a given water analysis. The original version (WATEQ) was written in 1973 by A. H. Truesdell and B. F. Jones in Programming Language/one (PL/1.) With but a few exceptions,...
Operation and maintenance of a deep-well water-level measurement device, the "Iron Horse"
J. E. Weir, J.W. Nelson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-27
Hydrology of the Princeton area, Kentucky
R. O. Plebuch
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-43
The Princeton area comprises about 155 square miles in western Kentucky and includes parts of Caldwell, Crittenden, and Lyon Counties. The area is in the Mississippi Plateau region of Kentucky and lies within the drainage basin of the Cumberland River and Tradewater River basins. In 1974 municipal water-supply systems utilized...
Hydrologic effects of storms of June 24-28, 1974, in Lee and Collier Counties, Florida
Robert A. Miller, Manuel A. Benson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-57
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Preimpoundment water quality of Raystown Branch Juniata River and six tributary streams, south-central Pennsylvania
Donald R. Williams
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-57
The Raystown Branch Juniata River watershed, which is the main water source for Raystown Lake, is a 960-square-mile (2,490 square kilometres) drainage basin in south-central Pennsylvania. Preimpoundment water-quality data were collected on the Raystown Branch and six tributary st.reams in the basin. Specific conductance values varied inversely with water discharge....
Digital-model analysis to predict water levels in a well field near Columbus, Indiana
Michael Planert
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-63
Columbus, Indiana, obtains its water supply from six municipally owned wells southwest of the city. The wells are screened in an outwash sand and gravel aquifer that was deposited by glacial melt water in a preglacial bedrock valley. The well field is midway between the East Fork White River and...
Potentiometric surface of Floridan aquifer May 1975, and change of potentiometric surface 1969 to 1975, Southwest Florida Water Management District and adjacent areas
L. R. Mills, C. P. Laughlin
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-80
Maps showing the potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer for May 1975, and changes of potentiometric surface from 1964 to 1975 were prepared for areas in southwest Florida. Contours and color codes describe water-level changes. The larger map, scale 1:500,000, reflects the water-level changes from 1969-75. The smaller map shows...
Flood characteristics of streams in Owyhee County, Idaho
H. C. Riggs, W. A. Harenberg
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-88
Channel-width measurements were used to estimate annual peaks with a recurrence interval of 10 years at 79 sites in Owyhee County, Idaho, and adjacent areas. These discharges and those from 33 gaging stations are plotted on a map of the area. The map will allow the user to interpolate between...
High-resolution seismic reflection profiling for mapping shallow aquifers in Lee County, Florida
T.M. Missimer, Richard Alfred Gardner
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-45
High-resolution continuous seismic reflection profiling equipment was utilized to define the configuration of sedimentary layers underlying part of Lee County, Florida. About 45 miles (72 kilometers) of profile were made on the Caloosahatchee River Estuary and San Carlos Bay. Two different acoustic energy sources, a high resolution boomer and a...
Preliminary results of preimpoundment water-quality studies in the Tioga River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York
Janice R. Ward
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-66
The Tioga River and its major tributaries were sampled monthly from September 1973 to May 1975. Water quality in the Tioga River is degraded by acid-mine drainage entering the stream near Blossburg from both strip- and deep-mined areas. The stream supports few species of aquatic life from Blossburg to its...
Erosional landform map of the Redwood Creek drainage basin, Humboldt County, California, 1947-74
K.M. Nolan, D.M. Harden, Steven M. Colman
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-42
Landslides and actively eroding stream channels disrupt roads, damage valuable timberland, and increase stream sediment loads in northwestern California. This 1:62,500 photointerpretative map shows the distribution of ten common types of fluvial and mass-movement erosional landforms in the drainage basin of Redwood Creek in 1947 and 1974. The mapped landforms...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the San Simon area, Cochise and Graham Counties, Arizona, and in Hidalgo County, New Mexico — 1975
R. P. Wilson, N. D. White
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-89
Arizona is divided into 67 ground-water areas, and individual areas are selected for intensive data collection once every 6 years. The data collected in the San Simon area are given on maps that show depth to water, well depth, and altitude of the water level, 1975; pumpage, 1915-74; and change...
Index to water resources data for Illinois
D.E. Winget
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-87
This index to water resources data for Illinois includes 1,275 sites where surface-water and ground-water data were collected through December 31, 1975. The index is the first comprehensive tabulation of data collected in Illinois by the U.S. Geological Survey; data collection began in 1903. Information included are the county code,...
