Stream simulation in an analog model of the ground-water system on Long Island, New York
Arlen W. Harbaugh, Rufus T. Getzen
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-58
The stream circuits of an electric analog model of the ground-water system of Long Island were modified to more accurately represent the relationahip between streamflow and ground-water levels. Assumptions for use of the revised circuits are (1) that streams are strictly gaining, and (2) that ground-water seepage into the streams...
Map showing earthquake intensity zonation and distribution of Quaternary deposits San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties, California
1977, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 903
This map is one in a series of six geologic hazards maps being compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey for use by the California Coastal Commission-Central Coast Regional Commission and other planners within the tri-county region. This map is intended for general use in first-step planning and is not a substitute...
Frequency analysis of Illinois floods using observed and synthetic streamflow records
George W. Curtis
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-104
Equations, applicable Statewide, for estimating flood magnitudes having recurrence intervals ranging from 2 to 500 years for unregulated rural streams, with drainage areas ranging from 9.02 to 10,000 square miles (0.05 to 25,900 sqiiare kilometers), were derived by multiple regression an. A rainfall-runoff model was used in the synthesis of...
Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Illinois
George W. Curtis
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-117
A technique is presented for estimating flood magnitudes at recurrence intervals ranging from 2 to 500 years, for unregulated rural streams in Illinois, with drainage areas ranging from 0.02 to 10,000 square miles. Multiple regression analyses, using streamflow data from 241 sampling sites, were used to define the flood-frequency relationships....
Application of thermal imagery and aerial photography to hydrologic studies of karst terrane in Missouri
E.J. Harvey, J.H. Williams, T.R. Dinkel
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-16
Ground-water hydrology of the Lower Milliken-Sarco-Tulucay Creeks area, Napa County, California
Michael J. Johnson
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-82
The Sonoma Volcanics are the principal water-bearing materials in the lower Milliken-Sarco-Tulucay Creeks area, which occupies about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) in and east of Napa, Calif. The distribution and composition of these volcanic units are highly variable and complex. Within the Sonoma Volcanics the tuffs constitute the...
Evaluation of ground-water quality in the Santa Maria Valley, California
Jerry L. Hughes
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-128
The quality and quantity of recharge to the Santa Maria Valley groundwater basin from natural sources, point sources, and agriculture were evaluated. The results are expressed in terms of a hydrologic budget, a solute balance, and maps showing the distribution of selected chemical constituents in ground water. Point sources of...
Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Minnesota
Lowell C. Guetzkow
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-31
Estimating relations have been developed to provide engineers and designers with improved techniques for defining flow-frequency characteristics to satisfy hydraulic planning and design requirements. The magnitude and frequency of floods up to the 100-year recurrence interval can be determined for most streams in Minnesota by methods presented. By multiple regression...
Floods of November 12, 1974 in the Charlotte Amalie area, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
W.J. Haire, K. G. Johnson
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-91
The flood on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, of November 12, 1974, was the largest recorded flood in the area from Fort Christian through Charlotte Amalie and Frenchtown to the end of Crown Bay. This flood has a recurrence interval of about 60 years. With the exception of a few...
Ground-water resources of the Lexington, Kentucky, area
R.J. Faust
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-113
Ground water in the Lexington, Kentucky, area occurs in Ordovician Limestones in which cavity development is generally limited to about 100 feet below land surface. Some wells produce about 300 gallons per minute in some of the large stream valleys , about 50 gallons per minute in the rolling upland...
Artificial-recharge tests in Upper Black Squirrel Creek basin, Jimmy Camp Valley, and Fountain Valley, El Paso County, Colorado
P.J. Emmons
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-11
Artificial-recharge tests were conducted in the alluvium in upper Black Squirrel Creek basin, the alluvium in Jimmy Camp Valley, and in the alluvium overlying the Widefield aquifer which is located in an ancestral channel in Fountain Valley, Colo. Nine artificial-recharge pits with areas of approximately 9,200 square feet each were...
Ground-water appraisal of the Pineland Sands area, central Minnesota
J. O. Helgesen
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-102
The Pineland Sands area consists of 770 square miles of surficial glacial outwash, which is undergoing increasing ground-water development for irrigation. The aquifer material is commonly very fine sand to fine gravel, and grain size generally increases from south to north. Thickness, transmissivity, and theoretical well yields are highest in...
Ground-water resources of the alluvial aquifers in northeastern Larimer County, Colorado
R. T. Hurr, P.A. Schneider
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-7
Ground water is a source of municipal, domestic, stock, and irrigation supply for most of northeastern Larimer County, Colo. A study of the alluvial aquifers in the northeastern part of the county was conducted to determine volume of water in storage, rate and location of ground-water withdrawals, and chemical quality...
Water-level changes in wells along the west side of the Cedar Creek anticline, southeastern Montana
D.L. Coffin, T.E. Reed, S.D. Ayers
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-93
Water levels have been measured periodically in wells along the west side of the Cedar Creek anticline in southeastern Montana since 1962-64. The measurements show the response of the Fox Hills-Hell Creek aquifer of Late Cretaceous age to withdrawals for domestic, stock, and industrial uses. Water levels were as much...
Water and related problems in coal-mine areas of Alabama
Alfred L. Knight, John G. Newton
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-130
Water-resource problems or potential problems in Alabama resulting from surface and subsurface coal mining include erosion and sedimentation, flooding, diversion of drainage, decline in water level, land subsidence, and the degradation of water quality. The degradation of water quality is the most serious and widespread coal-mine related problem in Alabama....
Public water supplies of selected municipalities in Florida, 1975
H.G. Healy
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-53
In 1975, the 169 municipalities and 5 county water systems listed in this report supplied 1.037 million gallons of water each day, on the average to 77 percent of the population of the State of Florida. The quantity of water supplied represented 90 percent of the State's public water supply...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the southern part of the Chinle area, Apache County, Arizona, 1976
G. W. Levings, C. D. Farrar
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-50
The southern part of the Chinle area includes about 2,100 sq mi in northeastern Arizona and is entirely in the Navajo Indian Reservation. The main source of water is the ground water in the several aquifers that are made up of one or more formations. The aquifers are stacked one...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the southern part of the Black Mesa area, Navajo, Apache, and Coconino Counties, Arizona, 1976
Gary W. Levings, C. D. Farrar
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-41
The southern part of the Black Mesa area includes about 2,500 mi2 in northeastern Arizona and is entirely in the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. The main source of water is the ground water in the several aquifers that are made up of one or more formations. The aquifers are...
The use of Galerkin finite-element methods to solve mass-transport equations
David B. Grove
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-49
The partial differential equation that describes the transport and reaction of chemical solutes in porous media was solved using the Galerkin finite-element technique. These finite elements were superimposed over finite-difference cells used to solve the flow equation. Both convection and flow due to hydraulic dispersion were considered. Linear and Hermite...
Saline-water intrusion in the Floridan Aquifer in the Fernandina Beach area, Nassau County, Florida
Roy W. Fairchild, C.B. Bentley
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-32
The Floridan aquifer is the major source of water for municipal and industrial use in northeastern Nassau County, Florida. Pumpage from the aquifer at Fernandina Beach has created a cone of depression in the potentiometric surface which is at or below sea level in a 35-square mile area. Since 1880...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the northern part of the Chinle area, Apache County, Arizona, 1976
G. W. Levings, C. D. Farrar
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-35
The northern part of the Chinle area includes about 3,000 sq mi in northeastern Arizona and is entirely in the Navajo Indian Reservation. The main source of water is from the several aquifers that are made up of one or more formations. The aquifers are stacked one on the other...
Distribution and abundance of benthic organisms in the Sacramento River, California
Rodger F. Ferreira, D. Brady Green
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-60
General comparisons were made between benthic organism samples collected in 1960-61 and 1972-73 from five sites in the Sacramento River between Red Bluff and Knights Landing, Calif. The composition of benthic organisms from both collection periods was similar. The 1972-73 data showed variable patterns in monthly changes at each site...
Water quality in Rhode River at Smithsonian Institution Pier near Annapolis, Maryland, January 1974 through December 1975
Robert L. Cory
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-20
Low-flow characteristics at gaging stations on the Wisconsin, Fox, and Wolf rivers, Wisconsin
W.A. Gebert, B. K. Holmstrom
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-27
Low-flow characteristics are presented at eleven gaging stations on the main stem of the Wisconsin, Fox, and Wolf Rivers in this report. The low-flow characteristics presented are the annual minimum 7-day mean flow below which the flow will fall on the average of once in 2 years (Q7, 2) and...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the Monument Valley and northern part of the Black Mesa areas, Navajo, Apache, and Coconino counties, Arizona, 1976
G. W. Levings, C. D. Farrar
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-44
The Monument Valley and the northern part of the Black Mesa areas include about 2,700 sq mi in northeastern Arizona and are entirely in the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. The main source of water is from the several aquifers that are made up of one or more formations. The...
