BALANCE : A computer program for calculating mass transfer for geochemical reactions in ground water
David L. Parkhurst, Niel Plummer, Donald C. Thorstenson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-14
BALANCE is a Fortran computer program designed to define and quantify chemical reactions between ground water and minerals. Using (1) the chemical compositions of water samples from two points along a flow path and (2) a set of mineral phases hypothesized to be the reactive constituents in the system, the...
Modifications and corrections to the finite-difference model for simulation of three-dimensional ground-water flow
L.J. Torak
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4025
This report describes modifications incorporated into the finite-difference model for simulation of groundwater flow in three dimensions. These modifications extend the application of this model to simulations involving head-dependent sources and sinks (i.e., rivers, evapotranspiration, and springs or drains). Other modifications are made that enhance the iterative-solution process of the...
Sinkhole development resulting from ground-water withdrawal in the Tampa area, Florida
William C. Sinclair
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-50
The area of municipal well fields on the Gulf Coastal Plain north of tampa, Fla., is densely pitted with natural sinkholes and sinkhole lakes that have resulted from collapse of surficial sand and clay into solution cavities in the underlying carbonate rocks of the Floridan aquifer. Although solution of the...
Water information for northwestern Missouri: A planning document
John Skelton, Edward Joseph Harvey, Don E. Miller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-27
Water supplies are limited in much of northwestern Missouri, and water-resources data also are limited. This report presents a summary of hydrologic data and an evaluation of areas where additional hydrologic data are needed to provide a data base suitable for use in making decisions regarding future water development.The largest...
An empirical method for determining average soil infiltration rates and runoff, Powder River structural basin, Wyoming
James G. Rankl
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-76
This report describes a method to estimate infiltration rates of soils for use in estimating runoff from small basins. Average rainfall intensity is plotted against storm duration on log-log paper. All rainfall events are designated as having either runoff or nonrunoff. A power-decay-type curve is visually fitted to separate the...
Water type and suitability of Oklahoma surface waters for public supply and irrigation, Part 5: Washita river basin through 1979
Jerry D. Stoner
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-29
Water-quality data through 1979 in the Washita River basin within Oklahoma were examined for water type and suitability for public water supply and for irrigation use. Of 82 stations with available data, 32 stations or 39 percent were considered to have sufficient data for analysis. The classification of water type...
Ground-water appraisal of the Pine Bush area, Albany County, New York
D. S. Snavely
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4000
The 32-square-mile central part of the Pine Bush was studied to determine the availability of ground water in the surficial sand and to assess the quality of the water, especially with respect to phosphorous, nitrogen, and chloride. The surficial sand is from 5 to 150 feet thick and has a...
Geology and ground-water resources of Oswego County, New York
Todd S. Miller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-60
Unconsolidated deposits of Pleistocene and Holocene age form a nearly continuous cover in Oswego County. Pleistocene deposits consist of lodgment and ablation tills, outwash, kame, beach and wave-delta sand and gravel, and lacustrine sand, silt, and clay. Holocene deposits consist of peat and muck deposited in wetlands , and alluvial...
Water-quality and hydrogeologic data for three phosphate industry waste-disposal sites in central Florida, 1979-80
Ronald L. Miller, Horace Sutcliffe Jr.
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-84
This report is a complilation of geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data and information on test holes collected in the vicinity of gypsum stack complexes at two phosphate chemical plants and one phosphatic clayey waste disposal pond at a phosphate mine and beneficiation plant in central Florida. The data were collected...
Flood of June 13-15, 1981, in the Blanchard River basin, northwestern Ohio
E.E. Webber
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4044
The flood of June 13-15, 1981, in the Blanchard River basin in northwestern Ohio caused major damage in Findlay, Ottawa, and adjacent rural areas. Approximately 25 percent of Findlay and 55 percent of Ottawa were flooded. Estimated crop damage was $12 million in Hancock Country, $7 million in Wyandot Country,...
Quadratic spline subroutine package
Lowell A. Rasmussen
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-41
A continuous piecewise quadratic function with continuous first derivative is devised for approximating a single-valued, but unknown, function represented by a set of discrete points. The quadratic is proposed as a treatment intermediate between using the angular (but reliable, easily constructed and manipulated) piecewise linear function and using the smoother...
Hydrology of the Prairie Dog Creek drainage basin, Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana
N. E. McClymonds
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-37
The Prairie Dog Creek drainage basin in southeastern Montana was investigated during 1978-79 to assess the surface-water and ground-water resources and the quality of water in an area having coal-mining potential. The area, a 24.2-square-mile basin, is located 30 miles southwest of Ash-land, Montana. The principal mineable coal is the...
Appraisal of ground-water quality near wastewater-treatment facilities, Glacier National Park, Montana
Joe A. Moreland, Wayne A. Wood
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4
Water-level and water-quality data were collected from monitoring wells at wastewater-treatment facilities in Glacier National Park. Five additional shallow observation wells were installed at the Glacier Park Headquarters facility to monitor water quality in the shallow ground-water system.Water-level, water-quality, and geologic information indicate that some of the initial monitoring wells...
Water-quality characteristics of six small, semiarid watersheds in the Green River coal region of Colorado
John T. Turk, Randolph S. Parker
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-19
Analysis of major and trace constituents in streams flowing through six semiarid watersheds indicates that the stream chemistry is characterized by saturation with respect to common carbonate minerals (calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, and lead). The solubility of the carbonate minerals may be a major control on the absolute and relative...
The effects of channel excavation on water-quality characteristics of the Black River and on ground-water levels near Dunn, North Carolina
C.E. Simmons, S.A. Watkins
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4083
During 1976-81 data were collected at three sites on the Black River near Dunn, N.C., to define the effects of channel excavation on stream quality and on ground-water levels in nearby areas. One of the data sites was located upstream from the five-mile long excavated reach and served as a...
Algal conditions in the Caloosahatchee River (1975-79), Lake Okeechobee to Franklin Lock, Florida
Benjamin F. McPherson, Henry R. La Rose
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-81
Maximum numbers of suspended algae occurred in late spring and early summer, in each of the years 1975-79, in the Caloosahatchee River. Numbers exceeded 100,000 cells per milliliter at all stations sometime during the study. Concentrations decreased during late summer and autumn and were low during winter, except in January...
Digital-transport model study of the potential effects of coal-resource development on the ground-water system in the Yampa River Basin, Moffat and Routt Counties, Colorado
James W. Warner, Robert H. Dale
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-15
Sedimentation in the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania, June 1979 to June 1980
Kim L. Wetzel
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-69
Parts of the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin, a forested area of 29.6 square miles in west-central Pennsylvania, are disturbed by farming, surface mining, unpaved haul roads, eroding reclaimed areas, and logging. Streamflow was measured and water samples collected at a site upstream from the mouth from June 1979 to...
Hydrologic effects of storing liquified sewage sludge on strip-mined land, Fulton County, Illinois
G. L. Patterson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4047
The water table near four sewage storage basins in a strip-mined area of western Illinois, has risen about 10 feet since the basins were constructed in 1971. Two dimensional modeling of ground-water flow in the mine spoil indicates that the rise is caused by leakage from one storage basin. The...
Hydrologic characteristics of surface-mined land reclaimed by sludge irrigation, Fulton County, Illinois
G. L. Patterson, R.F. Fuentes, L.G. Toler
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-16
Analyses of water samples collected at four stream-monitoring stations, in an area surface mined for coal and being reclaimed by sludge irrigation, show the principal metals are sodium, calcium, and magnesium and principal non-metals are chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate. Comparing yearly mean chemical concentrations shows no changing trends since reclamation...
Streamflow characteristics of the upper Columbia River basin, Montana, through 1979
Scott D. Waltemeyer, Ronald R. Shields
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-82
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected stream-gaging sites presented in this report aid in appraising the hydrology of the upper Columbia River basin in Montana. Streamflow records are provided for 54 gaging stations for the period of record. Streamflow records for five gaging stations were compiled into separate periods...
Ground water in the Seaside area, Monterey County, California
K. S. Muir
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-10
No abstract available. ...
Water-quality characteristics of Everglades National Park, 1959-77, with reference to the effects of water management
Bradley G. Waller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-34
The U.S. Geological Survey has collected water-quality data in the Everglades National Park since 1959. Major ions, macronutrients, trace elements, and pesticides are the primary chemical groups analyzed. The period of record and frequency of sampling vary for each chemical group, with the longest record for the major ions and...
Characteristics of suspended sediment in the San Juan River near Bluff, Utah
K. R. Thompson, J. C. Mundorff
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4104
Fluvial-sediment data were collected for the San Juan River near Bluff beginning in 1914 and terminating in 1980. A double-mass curve showed a change in relationship between annual suspended-sediment discharge and annual stream discharge between the water years 1941-44 and 73. Possible causes for these changes in laboratory procedures, and...
A stormwater management model for the West Branch Brandywine Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Ronald A. Sloto
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-73
Three subbasins in the West Branch Brandywine Creek watershed were modeled by the Dawby, Schaake, and Alley distributed routing rainfall- runoff model. The Honeybrook subbasin could not be calibrated because of nonrepresentative rainfall data. The Coatesville subbasin was calibrated, but not verified; the average standard error of estimate is 34...
