Red Cedar River basin, Wisconsin: Low-flow characteristics
W.A. Gebert
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-29
Low-flow characteristics in the Red Cedar River basin, Wis., where surplus water may be diverted, and methods to determine low-flow characteristics at additional sites are presented. The low-flow characteristics were determined by various methods at 71 sites. For the three gaging stations in the basin, frequency analysis was used to...
Water resources of shallow aquifers in the Upper Poplar River basin, northeastern Montana
R.D. Feltis
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-51
The aquifer system studied in the upper Popular River basin in Montana ranges in age from Late Cretaceous to Holocene. Most wells obtain water from the Paleocene Fort Union Formation or younger rocks. The potentiometric surface of the Fort Union and overlying rocks indicates movement of water from the high...
Flood characteristics of Alaskan streams
R. D. Lamke
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-129
Peak discharge data for Alaskan streams are summarized and analyzed. Multiple-regression equations relating peak discharge magnitude and frequency to climatic and physical characteristics of 260 gaged basins were determined in order to estimate average recurrence interval of floods at ungaged sites. These equations are for 1.25-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-,...
Ground water in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado
Forest P. Lyford
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-73
Principal aquifers in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado are the Entrada Sandstone, Westwater Canyon Member of the Morrison Formation, Gallup Sandstone, several sandstones in the Mesaverde Group above the Gallup (Dalton Sandstone, Point Lookout Sandstone, Menefee Formation, Cliffhouse Sandstone), and sandstones of tertiary.Most ground water flows...
Ground-water quality in the upper Santa Ana River basin, southern California
Lawrence A. Eccles
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-113
The principal ground-water quality problems in the Santa Ana River basin, as determined from two samplings (1968-69 and 1977-78), are high concentrations of dissolved solids in general and nitrate-nitrogen in particular. The distribution of dissolved solids exceeding 800 milligrams per liter was smaller in area in 1977-78 than in 1968-69....
Quantity and quality of urban runoff from three localities in the Denver Metropolitan area, Colorado
Sherman R. Ellis, William M. Alley
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-64
Considerable variation in constituent concentrations was shown in urban runoff data for 1975-77 from three metropolitan Denver drainage basins. Constituent concentrations, greatest during initial rainfall runoff, generally peaked midday of snowmelt runoff, corresponding with maximum melting and runoff. Instantaneous loads of constituents were largely a function of discharge. Days since...
Digital model of the Hollister Valley ground-water basin, San Benito County, California
G.W. Kapple
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-32
A two-dimensional finite-difference digital model was constructed to simulate effects of proposed pumping and recharge schemes on water levels in the Hollister Valley ground-water basin. Pumping rates in the valley are expected to increase from 24,000 acre-feet per year in 1968 to an ultimate rate of 38,500 acre-feet per year....
Determination of selected anions in water by ion chromatography
Marvin J. Fishman, Grace Pyen
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-101
Ion chromatography is a rapid, sensitive, precise, and accurate method for the determination of major anions in rain water and surface waters. Simultaneous analyses of a single sample for bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, orthophosphate, and sulfate require approximately 20 minutes to obtain a chromatogram.Minimum detection limits range from 0.01...
River mileages and drainage areas for Illinois streams—Volume 1, Illinois except Illinois River basin
R. W. Healy
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-110
River mileages are presented for points of interest on Illinois streams draining 10 square miles or more. Points of interest include bridges, dams, gaging stations, county lines, hydrologic unit boundaries, and major tributaries. Drainage areas are presented for selected sites, including total drainage area for any stream draining at least...
Environmental features, general hydrology, and external sources of nutrients affecting Wilderness Lake, King County, Washington
N. P. Dion
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-63
A water budget prepared for Wilderness Lake, a candidate for lake-quality restoration, indicates that of the 530 acre-feet of water that enters the lake each year, 170 acre-feet is from precipitation and 360 acre-feet is from groundwater inflow. An equal amount leaves the lake, and of this, 380 acre-feet is...
Ground water in Myrtle Creek - Glendale area, Douglas County, Oregon
F. J. Frank
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-8
The Myrtle Creek-Glendale area covers about 400 mi2 (1,000 km2 in Douglas County in southwestern Oregon. Although the geologic formations of the area have low permeabilities and generally yield small amounts of water to wells, ground water is the chief source of water for domestic usse in rural parts of the...
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams at sewage-treatment plants and industrial plants
B. K. Holmstrom
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-31
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams at 397 sewage-treatment plants and 143 industrial plants in 30 river basins are presented in this report. The low-flow characteristics 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 the annual...
Water resources of the Port Madison Indian Reservation, Washington
W. E. Lum II
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-112
The study summarized in this report was made to provide Suquamish Tribal leaders with information on the reservation's surface- and ground-water resources. The Tribal leaders need this information to help them manage and protect their water resources against overdevelopment. The quantity of ground water that is estimated to be available...
Water-quality assessment of Rattlesnake Creek watershed, Ohio
Kenneth F. Evans, Robert L. Tobin
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-17
Chemical and biological water quality in Rattlesnake Creek basin, Ohio, are evaluated. The data include field and laboratory data for eight sites during August 1976- August 1977 and summaries of earlier (1972-76) data. Streamflow was below normal during the study period. Basin waters types were calcium bicarbonate or calcium magnesium...
Progress report on water resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington
B. W. Drost
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-31
Updated information on the Tulalip Indian Reservation 's resources indicates that the newly developed tribal well field yielded about 100 million gallons of water during August 1975-October 1976. At 16 or 17 streamflow sites, mean annual discharges during the 1976 water year exceeded those of the 1975 water year by...
Water quality of the French Broad River, North Carolina : An analysis of data collected at Marshall, 1958-77
C. C. Daniel III, H.B. Wilder, M. S. Weiner
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-87
An investigation of water quality in the industrialized French Broad River basin of western North Carolina has identified water-quality variations, the extent of man's influence on water quality, and trends in changes in the chemical quality of the river. The study centered on data collected during 1958-77 at the U.S....
Saltwater-barrier line in Florida: Concepts, considerations, and site examples
Jerry L. Hughes
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-75
Construction of canals and enlargement of streams in Florida has been mostly to alleviate impact of floods and to drain wetlands for development. Land drainage and heavy pumpage from coastal water-table aquifers has degraded potable ground and surface water with saltwater. Control of saltwater intrusion is possible through implementation of...
Simulated changes in ground-water levels and streamflow resulting from future development (1970 to 2020) in the Platte River basin, Nebraska
E.G. Lappala, P. A. Emery, F.J. Otradovsky
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-26
Future changes in ground-water levels and streamflow caused by a limited set of water-resources development conditions were simulated with digital models of stream-aquifer systems within the Platte River Basin, Nebraska. Simulated water-resources use in the basin included private development of ground water for irrigation, Federal development of surface-water systems for...
Chemical quality of ground water on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
M. H. Frimpter, F. B. Gay
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-65
Cape Cod is a 440 square mile hook-shaped peninsula which extends 40 miles into the Atlantic. Freshwater in Pleistocene sand and gravel deposits is the source of supply for nearly 100 municipal and thousands of private domestic wells. Most ground water on Cape Cod is of good chemical quality for...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the lower Santa Cruz area, Pinal, Pima, and Maricopa Counties, Arizona, 1977
A.D. Konieczki, C. S. English
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-56
The lower Santa Cruz area includes about 5,400 square miles in south-central Arizona and is the second largest agricultural area in the State. The area depends mainly on ground water for irrigation, and in 1976 about 966,000 acre-feet of ground water was pumped from the area. As a result of...
A technique for estimating heights reached by the 100-year flood on unregulated, nontidal streams in North Carolina
R. W. Coble
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-69
A method for estimating the heights reached by floods having a recurrence interval of 100 years is defined for nontidal streams with unregulated flows in North Carolina. The flood heights are the vertical distance between stream stage at median discharge (50 percent duration) and the 100-year flood stage and are...
Relation of sediment yield to climatic and physical characteristics in the Missouri River basin
P. R. Jordan
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-49
Data from 64 stream-sediment stations and reservoirs in the plains area and from 15 stream-sediment stations in the mountainous area were analyzed to determine the relation of sediment yield to basin characteristics. Data from each sediment station and reservoir represented at least 7 years of sediment discharge in the plains...
Effects of landfill leaching on water quality and biology of a nearby stream, South Cairo, Greene County, New York
Theodore A. Ehlke
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-13
A 1-kilometer stream reach receiving leachate-enriched water from a small municipal landfill in Greene County, N.Y., was studied from 1971-75 to document streamflow rates and chemical quality of the stream and ground water. The distribution of benthic invertebrates and microorganisms in the stream above the landfill was markedly different from...
The Oligocene aquifer system in Mississippi
L. A. Gandl
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-28
The Oligocene aquifer system in Mississippi consists of limestone and marl members of the Vicksburg Group, and the underlying Forest Hill Sand. The aquifer system crops out in a band 5 to 10 miles wide, that trends southeast across the State from the Warren-Yazoo County line to northeastern Wayne County....
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Ross Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
N. P. Dion
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-44
A study of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Ross Lake in 1975 showed that the lake has no well-defined surface-water inflow and that thermal stratification is well established in summer. The water is of a calcium bicarbonate type, which is typical of lakes in western Washington.Biological productivity in...
