Hydrologic monitoring of a deep-well waste-injection system near Pensacola, Florida, March 1970 - March 1977
Charles A. Pascale, J.B. Martin
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-27
This report presents hydraulic and chemical data collected at a deep-well waste-injection system near Pensacola, Florida. Since injection began in July 1963, about 13.3 billion gallons of industrial acidic waste containing nitric acid, inorganic salts and numerous organic compounds have been injected into a saline-water-filled limestone aquifer. Wellhead pressure at...
Sediment transport by the White River into Mud Mountain Reservoir: Washington, June 1974-June 1976
Leonard M. Nelson
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-133
This reconnaissance evaluation of the sediment transport by the White River into the Mud Mountain Reservoir, in Washington, during the period June 1974-June 1976 showed that the river transported 430,000 tons of suspended sediment into the reservoir during the first year of the study and 1,400,000 tons in the second...
Inflatable straddle packers and associated equipment for hydraulic fracturing and hydrologic testing
Eugene Shuter, Robert R. Pemberton
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-55
Independent aquifer testing is the only way to fully understand the hydrology encountered in boreholes intersecting multiple aquifers. The most feasible method to accomplish the testing of multiple aquifer wells is through the use inflatable packers. The straddle packers and associated equipment herein described arE valuable tools for making isolated...
Water resources of the Waccasassa River Basin and adjacent areas, Florida
G.F. Taylor, L.J. Snell
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-101
This map report was prepared in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District which, with the Waccasassa River Basin Board, had jurisdiction over waters within the Waccasassa River basin, the coastal areas adjacent to the basin, and other adjacent areas outside the basin. New water management district boundaries, effective...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the western part of the Salt River Valley area, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1977
P. P. Ross
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-40
In 1976 about 1.68 million acre-feet of ground water was pumped in the Salt River Valley. Since 1923, more than 73 million acre-feet has been withdrawn, which has resulted in a general decline in water levels. Water levels in the western part of the Salt River Valley area have declined...
Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia
Earley M. Miller
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-5
A technique is presented for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia. For 299 gaged sites, the magnitudes of floods having recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years are provided in tables. For ungaged sites, regression relations are presented that allow the estimation of flood magnitudes based on...
Model evaluation of the hydrogeology of the Cypress Creek well field in west-central Florida
Paul D. Ryder
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-79
The Cypress Creek well field is being developed to help supply a rapidly growing population in west-central Florida. The ground-water system in the Cypress Creek well-field area consists of a surficial sand aquifer, a semiconfining clay layer ranging from 2 to 25 feet in thickness, and a sequence of carbonate...
Potentiometric surface of Floridan aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District and adjacent areas, September 1977
P.D. Ryder, L. R. Mills, C. P. Laughlin
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-9
A potentiometric-surface map of the Southwest Florida Water Management District depicts the annual high water-level period. Potentiometric levels increased 15 to 30 feet between May 1977 and September 1977 in the citrus and farming sections of southeastern Hillsborough, northern Hardee, and southwestern Polk Counties. These areas are widely affected by...
Subsurface geology and paleogeography of Queens County, Long Island, New York
Julian Soren
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-34
Unconsolidated strata of clay, silt, sand, and gravel of Late Cretaceous and pre-Wisconsin Pleistocene ages lie between crystalline basement rocks (bedrock) of Precambrian ( ) age and unconsolidated deposits of late Pleistocene (Wisconsin) and Holocene ages in Queens County, Lond Island, N.Y. Data collected during a recent study of the...
Flood profiles for Peace River, south-central Florida
W. R. Murphy Jr., K.M. Hammett, C. V. Reeter
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-57
This report presents flood heights and profiles for a 70-mile reach of Peace River from Bartow to Arcadia, Fla. The flood heights were calculated using the U.S. Geological Survey step-backwater model. Profiles were prepared for floods having expected recurrence intervals of 2, 2.33, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and...
Flood profiles for lower Brooker Creek, west-central Florida
W.R. Murphy
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-115
Flood heights are computed for a range of recurrence intervals for a 12.6 mile reach of Brooker Creek, beginning at the mouth at Lake Tarpon. A Geological Survey step-backwater computer program, E431, was used in these analyses using: (1) Stream and valley cross-section geometry and roughness data; (2) Recurrence interval...
Geohydrologic data from the Jemez Mountains and vicinity, north-central New Mexico
Frank W. Trainer
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-131
The Jemez Mountains volcanic region, on the west margin of the Rio Grande rift in north-central New Mexico, is the site of studies for power development from geothermal heat. This report summarizes geohydrologic data to provide background information relative to the geothermal exploration and to investigate the usefulness of hydrology...
Water-table map of Walworth County, Wisconsin
Marvin G. Sherrill, John R. Erickson
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-42
A map of the water table in Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin was prepared using water levels from nearly 600 wells. The work was done as a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Geological and Natural History Survey, and the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission....
Preliminary hydrologic budget of the sand-and-gravel aquifer under unstressed conditions: with a section on water-quality monitoring, Pensacola, Florida
Henry Trapp Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-96
The sand-and-gravel aquifer is the only freshwater aquifer in southern Escambia County, Fla. Problems related to the development of the aquifer include sustained yield, contamination, and saltwater intrusion. A digital model was applied to the sand-and-gravel aquifer in central and southern Escambia County treating the aquifer 's 'main producing zone...
Water-table map of Racine County, Wisconsin
M.G. Sherrill, J.J. Schiller
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-41
A map (scale 1:100,000) of the water table in Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin was prepared using water levels from more than 250 wells. The work was done as a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. The map shows the altitude of...
Water-table map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Marvin G. Sherrill, J.J. Schiller, John R. Erickson
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-40
A map (scale 1:100,000) of the water table in Milwaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin was prepared using water levels from more than 135 wells. The work was done as a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. The map shows the altitude of...
Method of estimating natural recharge to the Edwards Aquifer in the San Antonio area, Texas
Celso Puente
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-10
The method of estimating annual recharge is based on data collected from a network of stream-gaging stations and on assumptions related to applying the runoff characteristics from gaged areas to ungaged areas. The basic approach is a water-balance equation, in which recharge within a stream basin is the difference between...
Feasibility of water-supply development from the unconfined aquifer in Charlotte County, Florida
R. M. Wolansky
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-26
The unconfined aquifer in Charlotte County contains some potable water over most of the county, and represents a potential source of water supply to help satisfy the increasing demands of development. An estimated 150 billion cubic feet of relatively good quality water is stored in the unconfined aquifer. Transmissivity of...
Methods of estimating recharge to the Floridan aquifer in northeast Florida
G. G. Phelps
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-109
Recharge to the principal artesian aquifer in a six-county area in northeast Florida was calculated using closed contour methods , water budgets, and formulas for computing leakage through confining beds. Each estimate was tested in a computer model of groundwater flow to see which estimate was best. Calculations of flow...
Ground-water resources of the Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California
Donald H. Schaefer
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-37
The Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, Calif., pumped 2,600 acre-feet of water in 1975 from five supply wells in the Surprise Spring subbasin. The water levels in those wells declined an average of 35 feet in the preceding 10 years. This decline is a result of (1) the proximity of...
Nitrification in four acidic streams in southern New Jersey
James C. Schornick Jr., Neil M. Ram
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-121
Four characteristically acidic streams in southern New Jersey were investigated to determine the effect of secondary effluent on nitrification in the receiving waters. Chemical and microbiological data were obtained at four sites on each stream. From these data seven factors were evaluated to determine the proclivity of each stream to...
Ground-water resources of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina
M. D. Winner Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-52
Fresh groundwater in the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina occurs in the unconfined aquifer, an upper confined aquifer, and a lower limestome aquifer. The unconfined aquifer beneath dunes on the barrier islands is estimated to yield as much as 30 gallons per minute of freshwater to a horizontal...
Limnology of Laguna Tortuguero, Puerto Rico
Ferdinand Quinones-Marquez, Luis A. Fuste
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-122
The principal chemical, physical and biological characteristics, and the hydrology of Laguna Tortuguero, Puerto Rico, were studied from 1974-75. The lagoon, with an area of 2.24 square kilometers and a volume of about 2.68 million cubic meters, contains about 5 percent of seawater. Drainage through a canal on the north...
Preliminary geologic map of the Bates Knolls Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah
G. N. Pipiringos
1978, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1025
Generalized isopach map of the Echooka Formation, eastern North Slope petroleum province
G. H. Pessel, I.L. Tailleur
1978, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 928-R
