Ground-water monitoring at Santa Barbara, California: Phase 2 — Effects of pumping on water levels and on water quality in the Santa Barbara ground-water basin
Peter Martin
1984, Water Supply Paper 2197
From July 1978 to January 1980, water levels in the southern part of the Santa Barbara ground-water basin declined more than 100 feet. These water-level declines resulted from increases in municipal pumping since July 1978. The increase in municipal pumping was part of a basin-testing program designed to determine the...
Low-level radioactive-waste burial at the Palos Forest Preserve, Illinois: Geology and hydrology of the glacial drift, as related to the migration of tritium
Julio C. Olimpio
1984, Water Supply Paper 2226
A low-level radioactive-waste burial site is located in Palos Forest Preserve, about 22 kilometers southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Between 1943 and 1949 the site, named Plot M, was filled with radioactive waste from the first Argonne National Laboratory and from the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory. Since 1973, tritium concentration...
Floods of October 1977 in southern Arizona and March 1978 in central Arizona
Byron Neil Aldridge, James H. Eychaner
1984, Water Supply Paper 2223
Major floods occurred in October 1977 and March 1978 in Arizona. As much as 14 inches of rain fell during October 6-9, 1977, over the mountains of southern Arizona and northern Mexico resulting in the highest discharge since at least 1892 on the Santa Cruz River upstream from Tucson. The...
A Galerkin finite-element flow model to predict the transient response of a radially symmetric aquifer
Thomas E. Reilly
1984, Water Supply Paper 2198
A computer program developed to evaluate radial flow of ground water, such as at a pumping well, recharge basin, or injection well, is capable of simulating anisotropic, inhomogenous, confined, or pseudo-unconfined (constant saturated thickness) conditions. Results compare well with those calculated from published analytical and model solutions. The program is...
Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Maine; A prototype for nationwide implementation
Richard A. Fontaine, M. E. Moss, J.A. Smath, W. O. Thomas
1984, Water Supply Paper 2244
This report documents the results of a cost-effectiveness study of the stream-gaging program in Maine. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the 51 continuous stream gages currently being operated in Maine with a budget of \$211,000. Three stream gages were identified as producing data no longer sufficiently needed...
Wetland hydrology and tree distribution of the Apalachicola River flood plain, Florida
Helen M. Leitman, James E. Sohm, Marvin A. Franklin
1984, Water Supply Paper 2196-A
The Apalachicola River in northwest Florida is part of a three-State drainage basin encompassing 50,800 km 2 in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The river is formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers at Jim Woodruff Dam from which it flows 171 km to Apalachicola Bay in the...
Evaluation of environmental factors affecting yields of major dissolved ions of streams in the United States
Norman E. Peters
1984, Water Supply Paper 2228
The seven major dissolved ions in streams-sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate and their sum dissolved solids from 56 basins in the conterminous United States and Hawaii were correlated with bedrock type, annual precipitation, population density, and average stream temperature of their respective basins through multiple linear-regression equations...
The effect of eustatic sea-level changes on saltwater-freshwater relations in the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain
Harold Meisler, P. Patrick Leahy, LeRoy L. Knobel
1984, Water Supply Paper 2255
A finite-difference computer model was used to analyze the effect of eustatic sea-level changes on the development of the transition zone between fresh ground water and underlying saltwater in the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain. The model simulates, in cross section, the sedimentary wedge from the Delaware River estuary in New...
Selected papers in the hydrologic sciences 1984; July 1984
Eric L. Meyer, editor(s)
1984, Water Supply Paper 2262
The rapid, accurate measurement of the oxygen content of soil gas in the unsaturated zone or dissolved oxygen in soil water in the saturated zone can be useful in wetland vegetation studies. A method has been devised and tested in the Great Dismal Swamp, a wetland with fine silt-clay and...
Quantity and quality of streamflow in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
K.L. Lindskov, Briant A. Kimball
1984, Water Supply Paper 2224
The southeastern Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado includes an area of 3,000 square miles containing large oilshale deposits. Future mining and retorting of the oil shale in northeastern Utah is expected to impact the area's water resources. In order to determine premining conditions, streamflow and water-quality data were collected...
Changes in flood response of the Red River of the North basin, North Dakota-Minnesota
Jeffrey E. Miller, Dale L. Frink
1984, Water Supply Paper 2243
The magnitude and frequency of large floods that have occurred in recent years in the basin of the Red River of the North have caused concern that land-use changes and manmade drainage have increased flooding. This study was undertaken to determine whether any changes in flood response of the basin...
Basic ground-water hydrology
Ralph C. Heath
1983, Water Supply Paper 2220
Connector well experiment to recharge the Floridan aquifer, east Orange County, Florida
Peter W. Bush
1983, Water Supply Paper 2210
An experimental connector well, screened in the shallow sand aquifer, finished with open hole in the Floridan aquifer and cased through the confining layer between the two aquifers, was drilled in east Orange County, Fla., to obtain information on the nature and function of the shallow aquifer as related to...
Estimation of nonpoint source loadings of phosphorus for lakes in the Puget Sound region, Washington
Robert J. Gilliom
1983, Water Supply Paper 2240
Control of eutrophication of lakes in watersheds undergoing development is facilitated by estimates of the amounts of phosphorus (P) that reach the lakes from areas under various types of land use. Using a mass-balance model, the author calculated P loadings from present-day P concentrations measured in lake water and from...
Traveltimes of flood waves on the New River between Hinton and Hawks Nest, West Virginia
David H. Appel
1983, Water Supply Paper 2225
The New River Gorge National River's [a 51-mile segment of the New River between Hinton and Fayette (an abandoned community), W. Va. main attraction is a combination of scenic wilderness, fishing, cultural resources, and whitewater boating. However, recreational quality, safety, and use of the river depends in part upon the...
Acoustic systems for the measurement of streamflow
Antonius Laenen, Winchell Smith
1983, Water Supply Paper 2213
The acoustic velocity meter (AVM), also referred to as an ultrasonic flowmeter, has been an operational tool for the measurement of streamflow since 1965. Very little information is available concerning AVM operation, performance, and limitations. The purpose of this report is to consolidate information in such a manner as to...
An evaluation of trends in the acidity of precipitation and the related acidification of surface water in North America
John T. Turk
1983, Water Supply Paper 2249
The acidity of precipitation in the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada has increased in the past, probably as a result of anthropogenic emissions. The increase in New England and New York occurred primarily before the mid-1950's. Since the mid1960's, there has been no significant change in the acidity of...
Daily water and sediment discharges from selected rivers of the eastern United States; a time-series modeling approach
Michael G. Fitzgerald, Michael R. Karlinger
1983, Water Supply Paper 2216
Time-series models were constructed for analysis of daily runoff and sediment discharge data from selected rivers of the Eastern United States. Logarithmic transformation and first-order differencing of the data sets were necessary to produce second-order, stationary time series and remove seasonal trends. Cyclic models accounted for less than 42 percent...
Estimating peak discharges of small, rural streams in Massachusetts
S. William Wandle
1983, Water Supply Paper 2214
Floodflows on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts with drainage areas between 0.25 square miles and 260 square miles may be estimated from drainage area, main-channel slope, mean basin elevation, and the area of swamps, lakes, and ponds. Multiple-regression techniques were used to define the relationship between a suite of basin and...
Geohydrology and effects of water use in the Black Mesa area, Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona
James H. Eychaner
1983, Water Supply Paper 2201
The N aquifer is the main source of water in the 5,400-square-mile Black Mesa area in the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations in northeastern Arizona. The N aquifer consists of the Navajo Sandstone and parts of the underlying Kayenta Formation and Wingate Sandstone of Jurassic and Triassic age. Maximum saturated...
Analysis and computer simulation of stream-aquifer hydrology, Arkansas River Valley, southwestern Kansas
R.A. Barker, C. G. Sauer, L. E. Dunlap
1983, Water Supply Paper 2200
A study was made, in cooperation with the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, to determine geohydrologic conditions underlying nearly 110,000 acres of the Arkansas River Valley between the Colorado-Kansas State line and the Bear Creek Fault zone in southwestern Kansas. The Arkansas River meanders atop and...
Water quality of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River system, North Carolina— Variability, pollution loads, and long-term trends
Douglas Harned, Dann Meyer
1983, Water Supply Paper 2185-E
Interpretation of water quality data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, for the Yadkin-Pee Dee River system, has identified water quality variations, characterized the current condition of the river in reference to water quality standards, estimated the degree of...
Flood characteristics of urban watersheds in the United States
Vernon B. Sauer, W.O. Thomas Jr., V.A. Stricker, K. V. Wilson
1983, Water Supply Paper 2207
A nationwide study of flood magnitude and frequency in urban areas was made for the purpose of reviewing available literature, compiling an urban flood data base, and developing methods of estimating urban floodflow characteristics in ungaged areas. The literature review contains synopses of 128 recent publications related to urban floodflow....
Chloroform contamination in part of the alluvial aquifer, southwest Louisville, Kentucky
R. W. Davis, Edward W. Matthews
1983, Water Supply Paper 2202
Guide to North Dakota's ground-water resources
Q.F. Paulson
1983, Water Supply Paper 2236
Ground water, the water we pump from the Earth through wells or that which flows naturally from springs, is one of North Dakota's most valuable resources. More than 60 percent of the people living in the State use ground water for one purpose of another. It is the only source...
