Nutrient sources and analysis of nutrient water-quality data, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1972-90
Elizabeth A. Frick, Gary R. Buell, Evelyn H. Hopkins
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4101
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey began full-scale implementation of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. One of the initial tasks of the NAWQA program is to compile and evaluate existing data from individual study units. Available nutrient data from 1972 through 1990 water years were used to estimate nutrient...
Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow, Picatinny Arsenal and vicinity, Morris County, New Jersey
L. M. Voronin, D.E. Rice
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4061
Ground-water flow in glacial sediments and bedrock at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., was simulated by use of a three-dimensional finite-difference ground- water-flow model. The modeled area includes a 4.3-square-mile area that extends from Picatinny Lake to the Rockaway River. Most of the study area is bounded by the natural hydrologic boundaries...
Benthic invertebrates of benchmark streams in agricultural areas of eastern Wisconsin — Western Lake Michigan drainages
S. J. Rheaume, B. N. Lenz, B. C. Scudder
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4038-C
This study describes the benthic invertebrate communities of 20 benchmark streams in agricultural areas of eastern Wisconsin. Streams with minimal adverse effects from human activity were selected from four agricultural areas with differing surficial deposits and bedrock types (relatively homogeneous units, or RHU's). Most aquatic invertebrate orders were well represented...
Ground-water hydrology, historical water use, and simulated ground-water flow in Cretaceous-age Coastal Plain aquifers near Charleston and Florence, South Carolina
B. G. Campbell, Marijke van Heeswijk
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4050
A quasi-three-dimensional, transient, digital, ground-water flow model representing the Coastal Plain aquifers of South Carolina, has been constructed to assist in defining the ground- water-flow system of Cretaceous aquifers near Charleston and Florence, S.C. Both cities are near the centers of large (greater than 150 feet) potentiometric declines in the...
Evaluation of quality assurance/quality control data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for water-quality activities at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 1989 through 1993
L. M. Williams
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4148
No abstract available....
Atlas of ground-water resources in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Thalia D. Veve, Bruce E. Taggart, editor(s)
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4198
This atlas presents an overview of the ground-water resources of the main island of Puerto Rico; two of its larger offshore islands, Isla de Culebra and Isla de Vieques; and the three principal islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. The atlas presents the...
Preliminary geologic map of the Mesquite quadrangle, Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona
Van S. Williams
1996, Open-File Report 96-676
Original geologic data mapped by the author in 1995 and 1996 with emphasis on structures in Miocene basin-fill deposits of the Muddy Creek Formation that may control availability and quality of groundwater....
Status of ground-water resources at U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia; summary of hydrologic and climatic data, January 1994 through September 1996
J.D. Torikai
1996, Open-File Report 96-660
This report describes the status of ground-water resources at U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia. Data presented are from January 1994 through September 1996, with a focus on data from July through September 1996 (third quarter of 1996). A complete database of ground-water withdrawals and chloride-concentration records since 1985 is...
Ground-water data for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and contiguous areas, north-central Oregon
Donald B. Anderson
1996, Open-File Report 96-598
This report presents well data that were collected and compiled during 1985-86 by the U.S. Geological Survey and used to determine the amount of ground water discharging to the Deschutes River on and near the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The report contains well-construction data from 171 wells, information from drillers'...
Total dissolved gas, barometric pressure, and water temperature data, lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 1996
Dwight Q. Tanner, Howard E. Harrison, Stuart W. McKenzie
1996, Open-File Report 96-662-A
Increased levels of total dissolved gas pressure can cause gas-bubble trauma in fish downstream from dams on the Columbia River. In cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey collected data on total dissolved gas pressure, barometric pressure, water temperature, and dissolved oxygen pressure at 11...
Quality of Wisconsin stormwater, 1989-94
Roger T. Bannerman, Andrew D. Legg, Steven R. Greb
1996, Open-File Report 96-458
Water-quality data were compiled from four urban stormwater monitoring projects conducted in Wisconsin between 1989 and 1994. These projects included monitoring in both storm-sewer pipes and urban streams. A total of 147 constitu ents were analyzed for in stormwater sampled from 10 storm-sewer pipes and four urban streams. Land uses...
Selected ground-water data for Yucca Mountain region, southern Nevada and eastern California, through December 1995
R.J. La Camera, C.L. Westenburg, G.L. Locke
1996, Open-File Report 96-553
Locations and monitoring well completion logs of wells surveyed by U.S. Geological Survey at Air Force Plant 4 and Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, Carswell Field, Fort Worth area, Texas
M.D. Williams, E. L. Kuniansky
1996, Open-File Report 96-650
Completion logs are presented for 16 monitoring wells installed by the U.S. Geological Survey at Air Force Plant 4 and Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, Carswell Field, in the Fort Worth area, Texas. Natural gamma-ray logs are presented for selected monitoring wells. Also included are survey data for eight...
Data from synoptic water-quality studies on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, November 1990 and June 1991
Howard E. Taylor, D.B. Peart, Ronald C. Antweiler, T.I. Brinton, W. L. Campbell, J.R. Barbarino, D.A. Roth, R. J. Hart, R. C. Averett
1996, Open-File Report 96-614
Two water-quality synoptic studies were made on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Field measurements and the collection of water samples for laboratory analysis were made at 10 mainstem and 6 tributary sites every 6 hours for a 48-hour period on November 5-6, 1990, and again on June...
Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 1995
Dale R. Rankin
1996, Open-File Report 96-664-A
The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, is about 100 miles long and 25 to 40 miles wide. The basin is defined as the extent of Cenozoic deposits that encompass the structural Rio Grande Rift within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout the Albuquerque Basin are currently (1996) obtained solely...
Detailed study of selenium and other constituents in water, bottom sediment, soil, alfalfa, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Uncompahgre Project area and in the Grand Valley, west-central Colorado, 1991-93
D. L. Butler, W. G. Wright, K. C. Stewart, B. C. Osmundson, R. P. Krueger, D.W. Crabtree
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4138
In 1985, the U.S. Department of the Interior began a program to study the effects of irrigation drainage in the Western United States. These studies were done to determine whether irrigation drainage was causing problems related to human health, water quality, and fish and wildlife resources. Results of a study...
Ground-water levels in Wyoming, January 1986 through September 1995
J. P. Mason, S. L. Green
1996, Open-File Report 96-648
Water levels were measured in a network of 81 observation wells in Wyoming as of September 1995. The wells are located mainly in areas where ground water is used in large quantities for irrigation or municipal purposes. Water-level data were collected at 74 of the 81 observation...
Earthquake data report, January 1996
National Earthquake Information Center
1996, Open-File Report 96-601
R/V Cape Henlopen, May 24-30, 1994, CH94-12: Archive of the USGS QMIPS sidescan sonar and navigation field data collected along Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey
V.F. Paskevich
1996, Open-File Report 96-83
No abstract available....
Active-, inactive-, and abandoned-mine information and selected geochemical data for the State of Utah
Jean L. Ryder
1996, Open-File Report 96-653
Digital geologic map of McAlester-Texarkana quadrangles, southeastern Oklahoma
J. R. Cederstrand
1996, Open-File Report 96-377
This data set consists of digital data and accompanying documentation of the surficial geology of the 1:250,000-scale McAlester and Texarkana quadrangles, Oklahoma. The original data are from the Geologic Map, sheet 1 of 4, included in Oklahoma Geological Survey publication, Reconnaissance of the water resources of the McAlester and Texarkana...
Effectiveness of highway-drainage systems in preventing contamination of ground water by road salt, Route 25, southeastern Massachusetts; description of study area, data collection programs, and methodology
P. E. Church, D.S. Armstrong, G.E. Granato, V.J. Stone, K.P. Smith, P.L. Provencher
1996, Open-File Report 96-317
Four test sites along a 7-mile section of Route 25 in southeastern Massachusetts, each representing a specific highway-drainage system, were instrumented to determine the effectiveness of the drainage systems in preventing contamination of ground water by road salt. One of the systems discharges highway runoff onsite through local drainpipes. The...
Active-, inactive-, and abandoned-mine information and selected geochemical data for the State of Washington
J. L. Ryder
1996, Open-File Report 96-710
Statistical summaries of ground-water level data collected in the Suwannee River Water Management District, 1948 to 1994
J.J. Collins, L.D. Freeman
1996, Open-File Report 96-352
Since 1948, ground-water level data have beensystematically collected from selected wells in theSuwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),the SRWMD, and other agencies. Records of waterlevels in the SRWMD (fig. 1), collected by the USGS and SRWMD through 1990, and by the SRWMD from...
Digital geologic map of Tulsa quadrangle, northeastern Oklahoma
J. R. Cederstrand
1996, Open-File Report 96-380
This data set consists of digital data and accompanying documentation of the surficial geology of the 1:250,000-scale Tulsa quadrangle, Oklahoma. The original data are from the Geologic Map, sheet 1 of 4, included in the Oklahoma Geological Survey publication, 'Reconnaissance of the water resources of the Tulsa quadrangle, northeastern Oklahoma',...
