Application of acoustic velocity meters for gaging discharge of three low-velocity tidal streams in the St. Johns River basin, northeast Florida
J. V. Sloat, W. S. Gain
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4230
Index-velocity data collected with acoustic velocity meters, stage data, and cross-sectional area data were used to calculate discharge at three low-velocity, tidal streamflow stations in north-east Florida. Discharge at three streamflow stations was computed as the product of the channel cross-sectional area and the mean velocity as determined from an...
Quality of surface water and ground water in the proposed artificial-recharge project area, Rillito Creek basin, Tucson, Arizona, 1994
Saeid Tadayon
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4270
Controlled artificial recharge of surface runoff is being considered as a water-management technique to address the problem of ground-water overdraft. The planned use of recharge facilities in urban areas has caused concern about the quality of urban runoff to be recharged and the potential for ground-water contamination. The proposed recharge...
Data for and adjusted regional regression models of volume and quality of urban storm-water runoff in Boise and Garden City, Idaho, 1993-94
L.C. Kjelstrom
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4228
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires information on the volume and quality of urban storm-water runoff to apply for a permit to discharge this water into the Boise River under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program. Concentrations of selected chemical constituents in storm runoff were determined from samples collected...
Analysis of streamflow characteristics for streams on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa
Michael F. Wong
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4185
Several methods for estimating streamflow characteristics for low and peak flows for streams on Tutuila, American Samoa are presented. These methods, derived from frequency, flow-duration, and regression analyses, allow the user to compute estimates for the 7-day low flow with 2-year and 10-year recurrence intervals; the median flow; the mean...
Agricultural pesticide applications and observed concentrations in surface waters from four drainage basins in the Central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, 1993-94
R. J. Wagner, J.C. Ebbert, L.M. Roberts, S.J. Ryker
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4285
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program, the use and occurrence of agricultural pesticides were investigated in four drainage basins--two dominated by irrigated agriculture and two by dryland agriculture--in the Central Columbia Plateau of eastern Washington. For this study, 85 pesticides or pesticide metabolites were selected...
Evaluation of nonpoint-source contamination, Wisconsin: Land-use and Best-Management-Practices inventory, selected streamwater-quality data, urban-watershed quality assurance and quality control, constituent loads in rural streams, and snowmelt-runoff analysis, water year 1994
J.F. Walker, D.J. Graczyk, S.R. Corsi, D.W. Owens, J.A. Wierl
1995, Open-File Report 95-320
The objective of the watershed-management evaluation monitoring program in Wisconsin is to evaluate the effectiveness of best-management practices (BMP) for controlling nonpoint-source contamination in rural and urban watersheds. This report is an annual summary of the data collected for the program by the U.S Geological Survey and a report of...
Sampling design and procedures for fixed surface-water sites in the Georgia-Florida coastal plain study unit, 1993
H. H. Hatzell, E. T. Oaksford, C.E. Asbury
1995, Open-File Report 95-279
The implementation of design guidelines for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program has resulted in the development of new sampling procedures and the modification of existing procedures commonly used in the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. The Georgia-Florida Coastal Plain (GAFL) study unit began the intensive data...
Simulation of stage and the the hydrologic budget of Devils Lake, Sauk County, Wisconsin
J. T. Krohelski, W. G. Batten
1995, Open-File Report 94-348
Water clarity of Devils Lake, in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, has been decreasing because of blue-green algal blooms. An understanding of the hydrology of Devils Lake is needed to develop a mitigation plan to reduce phosphorus input. A model was developed to test the current understanding of the...
Ground-Water Data-Collection Protocols and Procedures for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Selection, Installation, and Documentation of Wells, and Collection of Related Data
Wayne W. Lapham, Franceska D. Wilde, Michael T. Koterba
1995, Open-File Report 95-398
Protocols for well installation and documentation are included in a 1989 report written for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Pilot Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These protocols were reviewed and revised to address the needs of the full-scale implementation of the NAWQA Program that began in 1991. This...
Estimated withdrawals and use of freshwater in Vermont, 1990
M.A. Horn, Laura Medalie
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4097
Estimated freshwater withdrawals during 1990 in Vermont totaled about 632 million gallons per day. The largest withdrawals were for thermoelectric- power generation (82 percent), industrial use (7 percent), and public supply (6 percent). Most withdrawals, 587 million gallons per day, were made from surface-water sources as compared to 44.9 million...
Watershed boundaries and digital elevation model of Oklahoma derived from 1:100,000-scale digital topographic maps
J. R. Cederstrand, A. H. Rea
1995, Open-File Report 95-727
This document provides a general description of the procedures used to develop the data sets included on this compact disc. This compact disc contains watershed boundaries for Oklahoma, a digital elevation model, and other data sets derived from the digital elevation model. The digital elevation model was produced using the...
Distribution of carbonate-rock aquifers and the potential for their development, southern Nevada and adjacent parts of California, Arizona, and Utah
M. D. Dettinger, J. R. Harrill, D. L. Schmidt, J.W. Hess
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4146
In 1985, the State of Nevada entered into a cooperative effort with the U.S. Department of the Interior to study and test the State's carbonate- rock aquifers. The studies were focused on southern Nevada and were intended to address the following concerns: Where is water potentially available in the aquifers?;...
Measured sections and correlations of mid-Cretaceous rocks near the Lombard thrust of the Helena Salient in southwestern Montana
T. S. Dyman, R. G. Tysdal, K. W. Porter, G. A. Thompson
1995, Open-File Report 95-841
Two surface sections that generally characterize mid-Cretaceous strata in the central to southern part of the Helena salient of the Montana thrust belt (Figs. 1 and 2) are presented here. We have not published detailed descriptions of the lithic units of these sections, and the stratigraphic correlations are tentative. The...
Geochemical data for environmental studies at Nabesna and Kennecott, Alaska; water, leachates, stream-sediments, heavy-mineral-concentrates, and rocks
R. G. Eppinger, J. B. McHugh, Paul H. Briggs, W. M. d’Angelo, M. W. Doughten, D.L. Fey, P. L. Hageman, R.T. Hopkins, R. J. Knight, A. L. Meier, J. M. Motooka, R. M. O’Leary, B. H. Roushey
1995, Open-File Report 95-645-A
Geochemical data for environmental studies at Nabesna and Kennecott, Alaska; water, leachates, stream-sediments, heavy-mineral-concentrates, and rocks
R. G. Eppinger, J. B. McHugh, Paul H. Briggs, W. M. d’Angelo, M. W. Doughten, D.L. Fey, P. L. Hageman, R.T. Hopkins, R. J. Knight, A. L. Meier, J. M. Motooka, R. M. O’Leary, B. H. Roushey
1995, Open-File Report 95-645-B
Potentiometric surface of the upper Floridan Aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity, May 1995
Leel Knowles Jr., A. M. O’Reilly, G. G. Phelps, L. A. Bradner
1995, Open-File Report 95-461
This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity for May 1995. The map is based on water-level measurements made at more than 900 wells and springs. Approximately 30 new wells were added to better define the potentiometric...
Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, Rosebud Creek, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
R. J. Omang
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4093
Hydrologic and hydraulic evaluations of Rosebud Creek were made to determine the magnitude of the 100-year flood and the extent of flooding that would occur as the result of this flood. The magnitude of the 100-year flood was determined to range from 2,620 to 3,980 ft3/s, depending on location. Field...
Results of ground-water, surface-water, and water-chemistry monitoring, Black Mesa area, northeastern Arizona, 1994
G. R. Littin, S. A. Monroe
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4238
The Black Mesa monitoring program is designed to document long-term effects of ground-water pumping from the N aquifer by industrial and municipal users. The N aquifer is the major source of water in the 5,400-square-mile Black Mesa area, and the ground water occurs under confined and unconfined conditions. Monitoring activities...
Geohydrology and simulation of ground-water flow near Los Alamos, north-central New Mexico
P. F. Frenzel
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4091
An existing model was modified in recognition of new geohydrologic interpretations and adjusted to simulate hydrographs in well fields in the Los Alamos area. Hydraulic-head drawdowns at the Buckman well field resulting from two projected ground-water-withdrawal alternatives were estimated with the modified model. The Chaquehui formation (informal usage)...
Results of a shallow seismic-refraction survey in the Little Valley area near Hemet, Riverside County, California
L. F. Duell Jr.
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4138
Little Valley, a small locally named valley southeast of the city of Hemet in Riverside County, California, is being evaluated for development of a constructed wetland and infiltration area as part of a water-resources management program in the area. The valley is a granitic basin filled with unconsolidated material. In...
Evaluation of ground-water flow and hydrologic budget for Lake Five-O, a seepage lake in northwestern Florida
J. W. Grubbs
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4145
Temporal and spatial distributions of ground-water inflow to, and leakage from Lake Five-O, a softwater, seepage lake in northwestern Florida, were evaluated using hydrologic data and simulation models of the shallow ground-water system adjacent to the lake. The simulation models indicate that ground-water inflow to the lake and leakage from...
Water Budget for the Island of Kauai, Hawaii
Patricia J. Shade
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4128
A geographic information system model was created to calculate a monthly water budget for the island of Kauai. Ground-water recharge is the residual component of a monthly water budget calculated using long-term average rainfall, streamflow, and pan-evaporation data, applied irrigation-water estimates, and soil characteristics. The water-budget components are defined seasonally,...
Application of a sediment-transport model to estimate bridge scour at selected sites in Colorado, 1991-93
J. E. Vaill
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4179
A bridge-scour study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation, was begun in 1991 to evaluate bridges in the State for potential scour during floods. A part of that study was to apply a computer model for sediment-transport routing to simulate channel aggradation or...
The use of three-parameter rating table lookup programs, RDRAT and PARM3, in hydraulic flow models
C.L. Sanders Jr.
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4090
Subroutines RDRAT and PARM3 enable computer programs such as the BRANCH open-channel unsteady-flow model to route flows through or over combinations of critical-flow sections, culverts, bridges, road- overflow sections, fixed spillways, and(or) dams. The subroutines also obstruct upstream flow to simulate operation of flapper-type tide gates. A multiplier can be...
The distribution of bromide in water in the Floridan aquifer system, Duval County, northeastern Florida
E. R. German, G.F. Taylor
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4154
Although Duval County, Florida, has ample ground-water resources for public supply, the potential exists for a problem with excessive disinfectant by-products. These disinfectant by-products result from the treatment of raw water containing low concentrations of bromide and naturally occurring organic compounds. Because of this potential problem, the relation of bromide...
