Estimated water use and availability in the lower Blackstone River basin, northern Rhode Island and south-central Massachusetts, 1995-99
Lora K. Barolw
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4190
The Blackstone River basin includes approximately 475 square miles in northern Rhode Island and south-central Massachusetts. The study area (198 square miles) comprises six subbasins of the lower Blackstone River basin. The estimated population for the study period 1995?99 was 149,651 persons. Water-use data including withdrawals, use, and return flows...
Simulation of Temperature, Nutrients, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, and Dissolved Oxygen in the Catawba River, South Carolina, 1996-97
Toby D. Feaster, Paul Conrads, Wladmir B. Guimaraes, Curtis L. Sanders Jr., Jerad D. Bales
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4092
Time-series plots of dissolved-oxygen concentrations were determined for various simulated hydrologic and point-source loading conditions along a free-flowing section of the Catawba River from Lake Wylie Dam to the headwaters of Fishing Creek Reservoir in South Carolina. The U.S. Geological Survey one-dimensional dynamic-flow model, BRANCH, was used to simulate hydrodynamic...
Selected ground-water data for Yucca Mountain region, southern Nevada and eastern California, January 2000-December 2002
Glenn L. Locke, Richard J. La Camera
2003, Open-File Report 2003-387
The U.S. Geological Survey, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Project, collects, compiles, and summarizes hydrologic data in the Yucca Mountain region. The data are collected to allow assessments of ground-water resources during activities to determine the potential suitability or development of Yucca Mountain for storing...
Data on Streamflow and Quality of Water and Bottom Sediment in and near Humboldt Wildlife Management Area, Churchill and Pershing Counties, Nevada, 1998-2000
Angela P. Paul, Carl E. Thodal
2003, Open-File Report 2003-335
This study was initiated to expand upon previous findings that indicated concentrations of dissolved solids, arsenic, boron, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, and uranium were either above geochemical background concentrations or were approaching or exceeding ecological criteria in the lower Humboldt River system. Data were collected from May 1998 to September 2000...
Occurrence and distribution of nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in the Mobile River Basin, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee, 1999-2001
Ann K. McPherson, Richard S. Moreland, J. Brian Atkins
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4203
The Mobile River Basin is one of more than 50 river basins and aquifer systems being investigated as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water- Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. This basin is the sixth largest river basin in the United States and the fourth largest in terms of streamflow....
Scrubbing masks magmatic degassing during repose at Cascade-Range and Aleutian-Arc volcanoes
Robert B. Symonds, C. J. Janik, William C. Evans, B.E. Ritchie, Dale Counce, R.J. Poreda, Mark Iven
2003, Open-File Report 2003-435
Between 1992 and 1998, we sampled gas discharges from ≤173°C fumaroles and springs at 12 quiescent but potentially restless volcanoes in the Cascade Range and Aleutian Arc (CRAA) including Mount Shasta, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Augustine Volcano, Mount Griggs, Trident, Mount Mageik, Aniakchak Crater, Akutan,...
Simulation of streamflow and water quality in the Christina River subbasin and overview of simulations in other subbasins of the Christina River Basin, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, 1994-98
Lisa A. Senior, Edward H. Koerkle
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4193
The Christina River Basin drains 565 square miles (mi2) in Pennsylvania and Delaware and includes the major subbasins of Brandywine Creek, Red Clay Creek, White Clay Creek, and Christina River. The Christina River subbasin (exclusive of the Brandywine, Red Clay, and White Clay Creek subbasins) drains an area of 76...
Recalibration of a ground-water flow model of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer of northeastern Arkansas, 1918-1998, with simulations of water levels caused by projected ground-water withdrawals through 2049
Thomas B. Reed
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4109
A digital model of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas was used to simulate ground-water flow for the period from 1918 to 2049. The model results were used to evaluate effects on water levels caused by demand for ground water from the alluvial aquifer, which has increased...
A compilation of whole-rock and glass major-element geochemistry of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i, near-vent eruptive products: January 1983 through September 2001
Carl R. Thornber, Ken Hon, Christina Heliker, David A. Sherrod
2003, Open-File Report 2003-477
This report presents major-element geochemical data from 652 glasses (~6,520 analyses) and 795 whole-rock aliquots from 1,002 fresh samples of olivine-tholeiitic lava collected throughout the near-continuous eruption of Kïlauea Volcano, Hawai'i, from January 1983 through September 2001. The data presented herein provide a unique temporal compilation of lava geochemistry that...
Use of the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN and bacterial source tracking for development of the fecal coliform total maximum daily load (TMDL) for Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia
Douglas Moyer, Kenneth Hyer
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4160
Impairment of surface waters by fecal coliform bacteria is a water-quality issue of national scope and importance. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires that each State identify surface waters that do not meet applicable water-quality standards. In Virginia, more than 175 stream segments are on the 1998 Section...
Hydrology and water quality of Elkhead Creek and Elkhead Reservoir near Craig, Colorado, July 1995–September 2001
Gerhard Kuhn, Michael R. Stevens, John G. Elliott
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4220
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado River Water Conservation District, collected and analyzed baseline streamflow and water-quality information for Elkhead Creek and water-quality and trophic-state information for Elkhead Reservoir from July 1995 through September 2001.In the study area, Elkhead Creek is a meandering, alluvial stream dominated by...
Use of the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN and bacterial source tracking for development of the fecal coliform total maximum daily load (TMDL) for Blacks Run, Rockingham County, Virginia
Douglas Moyer, Kenneth Hyer
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4161
Impairment of surface waters by fecal coliform bacteria is a water-quality issue of national scope and importance. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires that each State identify surface waters that do not meet applicable water-quality standards. In Virginia, more than 175 stream segments are on the 1998 Section...
Use of the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN and bacterial source tracking for development of the fecal coliform total maximum daily load (TMDL) for Christians Creek, Augusta County, Virginia
Douglas Moyer, Kenneth Hyer
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4162
Impairment of surface waters by fecal coliform bacteria is a water-quality issue of national scope and importance. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires that each State identify surface waters that do not meet applicable water-quality standards. In Virginia, more than 175 stream segments are on the 1998 Section...
Hydrogeologic data from a shallow flooding demonstration project, Twitchell Island, California, 1997-2001
James M. Gamble, Karen R. Burow, Gail A. Wheeler, Robert Hilditch, Judy Z. Drexler
2003, Open-File Report 2003-378
Data were collected during a study to determine the effects of continuous shallow flooding on ground-water discharge to an agricultural drainage ditch on Twitchell Island, California. The conceptual model of the hydrogeologic setting was detailed with soil coring and borehole-geophysical logs. Twenty-two monitoring wells were installed to observe hydraulic head....
Surface-water/ground-water interaction of the Spokane River and the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie aquifer, Idaho and Washington
Rodney R. Caldwell, Craig L. Bowers
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4239
Historical mining in the Coeur d’Alene River Basin of northern Idaho has resulted in elevated concentrations of some trace metals (particularly cadmium, lead, and zinc) in water and sediment of Coeur d’Alene Lake and downstream in the Spokane River in Idaho and Washington. These elevated trace-metal concentrations in the Spokane...
Hydrogeologic and ground-water-quality data for Belvidere, Illinois, and vicinity, 2001–02
P. C. Mills, R.T. Kay
2003, Open-File Report 2003-206
This report presents miscellaneous geologic, hydrologic, and ground-water-quality data collected in and near Belvidere, Ill. during May 2001–November 2002. The data were collected for two studies conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey during 1990–2002, but subsequent to publication of the final interpretive reports for the studies. The cooperative studies with...
Magnetotelluric data release for locating the Archean/Proterozoic suture zone, east-central Tooele County, Utah
Jackie M. Williams, Brian D. Rodriguez
2003, Open-File Report 2003-495
Many sediment-hosted gold deposits occur along linear trends in the Great Basin. The distribution and genesis of these deposits in the Great Basin is not fully understood. In general, most models agree that regional structures played an important role in the spatial distribution of these deposits (e.g. Arehart and others,...
Ecosystem history of southern and central Biscayne Bay: Summary report on sediment core analyses
G. Lynn Wingard, Thomas M. Cronin, G. S. Dwyer, S. E. Ishman, Debra A. Willard, C. W. Holmes, C.E. Bernhardt, C.P. Williams, M. E. Marot, J.B. Murray, R.G. Stamm, J.H. Murray, C. Budet
2003, Open-File Report 2003-375
During the last century, the environs of Biscayne Bay have been greatly affected by anthropogenic alteration through urbanization of the Miami/Dade County area. The sources, timing, delivery, and quality of freshwater flow into the Bay have been changed by construction of a complex canal system that controls movement of water...
Hydrogeology of a Biosolids-Application Site Near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1993-99
Tracy J.B. Yager, L. Rick Arnold
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4209
This report presents hydrogeology data and interpretations resulting from two studies related to biosolids applications at the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District property near Deer Trail, Colorado, done by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District: (1) a 1993-99 study of hydrology and water quality for...
Real-time surface-water monitoring in New Jersey, 2003
Robert D. Schopp, David A. Stedfast, Anthony S. Navoy
2003, Fact Sheet 048-03
A network of 93 gaging stations that provide surface-water stage, flow (discharge), and tide-level data on a “realtime” basis through satellite, radio, and telephone telemetry is operating (May 2003) in New Jersey through a cooperative effort of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other agencies. The stream data from these...
Simulation of net infiltration and potential recharge using a distributed-parameter watershed model of the Death Valley region, Nevada and California
Joseph A. Hevesi, Alan L. Flint, Lorraine E. Flint
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4090
This report presents the development and application of the distributed-parameter watershed model, INFILv3, for estimating the temporal and spatial distribution of net infiltration and potential recharge in the Death Valley region, Nevada and California. The estimates of net infiltration quantify the downward drainage of water across the lower boundary of...
Water quality at fixed sites in the Great Salt Lake basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, water years 1999-2000
Steven J. Gerner
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4236
The Great Salt Lake Basins (GRSL) study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment program encompasses the Bear River, Weber River, and Utah Lake/Jordan River systems, all of which discharge to Great Salt Lake in Utah. Data were collected during each month at 10 sites in the GRSL study unit from...
Peak-flow frequency estimates for U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in Connecticut
Elizabeth A. Ahearn
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4196
Annual peak-flow data from 128 U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in Connecticut with at least 10 consecutive years of record were used to estimate peak-flow magnitudes for 1.5-, 2-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100- and 500-year recurrence intervals (exceedance probabilities of 0.67, 0.50, 0.10, 0.04, 0.02, 0.01, and 0.002, respectively). Peak-flow...
Population genetic structure of Santa Ynez rainbow trout – 2001 based on microsatellite and mtDNA analyses
Jennifer L. Nielsen, Christian E. Zimmerman, Jeffrey B. Olsen, Talia Wiacek, E.J. Kretschmer, Glenn M. Greenwald, John K. Wenburg
2003, Report
Microsatellite allelic and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotype diversity are analyzed in eight rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) collections: two from tributaries flowing into the upper Santa Ynez River watershed at Gibraltar Reservoir (Camuesa and Gidney creeks); three from tributaries between Gibraltar and Jameson reservoirs (Fox, Blue Canyon, and Alder creeks); one...
A genetic study to aid in restoration of murres, guillemots and murrelets to the Gulf of Alaska
Vicki L. Friesen, John F. Piatt
2003, Report
Genetic data are needed to aid in restoring several species of seabirds to the Gulf of Alaska. We analyzed sequence variation in mitochondrial DNA, microsatellite DNA and nuclear introns in samples of commom murres (Uria aalge), pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba) and marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) from throughout the North Pacific....
