Water-quality assessment of the central Columbia Plateau in Washington and Idaho: Analysis of available nutrient and pesticide data for ground water, 1942-92
J. L. Jones, R. J. Wagner
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4258
Analysis of available nutrient and pesticide data from more than a thousand wells shows that shallow ground water (less than 300 feet) in the Central Columbia Plateau has been contaminated with nitrate, particularly in the southwest. Water samples collected from one-fifth of public-supply wells in the southwest, and one-tenth elsewhere,...
Evaluation of a monitoring program for assessing the effects of management practices on the quantity and quality of drainwater from the Panoche Water District, western San Joaquin Valley, California
David A. Leighton, John L. Fio
1995, Open-File Report 95-731
An evaluation was made of an existing monitoring program in the Panoche Water District for 1986-93. The Panoche Water District is an agricultural area located in the western San Joaquin Valley of California. Because irrigation drainage from this area has high concentrations of dissolved solids and selenium, management strategies have...
K1-95-HW: Cruise report 1995 - Preliminary results, phase III: Sediment chemistry and biological sampling survey
M.E. Torresan, M. A. Hampton, J. H. Barber Jr., F. L. Wong
1995, Open-File Report 95-839
Mamala Bay, off the south shore of the island of Oahu, has been used as a repository of dredged material primarily from Pearl and Honolulu Harbors for over a century. The U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are conducting an integrated study...
Location and site characteristics of the ambient ground-water-quality-monitoring network in West Virginia
M.D. Kozar, D.P. Brown
1995, Open-File Report 95-130
Ground-water-quality-monitoring sites have been established in compliance with the 1991 West Virginia "Groundwater Protection Act." One of the provisions of the "Groundwater Protection Act" is to conduct ground-water sampling, data collection, analyses, and evaluation with sufficient frequency so as to ascertain the characteristics and quality of ground water and...
Preliminary analysis of integrated stratigraphic data from the Phred #1 corehole, Indian River County, Florida
S.D. Weedman, T.M. Scott, Lucy E. Edwards, G. L. Brewster-Wingard, J.C. Libarkin
1995, Open-File Report 95-824
No abstract available. ...
Assessment of the subsurface hydrology of the UIC-NARL main camp, near Barrow, Alaska, 1993-94
K. A. McCarthy, G. L. Solin
1995, Open-File Report 95-737
Imikpuk Lake serves as the drinking-water source for the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation-National Arctic Research Laboratory (UIC-NARL, formerly known as the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory) near Barrow, Alaska. Previously acceptable hazardous-waste disposal practices and accidental releases of various fuels and solvents during the past several decades have resulted in contamination of...
Water-elevation, stream-discharge, and ground-water quality data in the Alaska Railroad Industrial Area, Fairbanks, Alaska, May 1993 to May 1995
A.T. Kriegler, M. R. Lilly
1995, Open-File Report 95-364
From May 1993 to May 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining and Water Management collected data on ground-water and surface-water elevations, stream discharge, and ground-water quality in the Alaska Railroad Industrial area in Fairbanks, Alaska. The data- collection efforts...
Selected environmental and geohydrologic reports for the Fort Wainwright and Fairbanks areas, Alaska as of July 1995
M. R. Lilly, K.L. DePalma, S.L. Benson
1995, Open-File Report 95-420
As part of its effort to help collect data and gather information for geohydrologic investigations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects and reviews environmental and technical reports relating to geology, hydrology, and geohydrology. The USGS investigation efforts are coordinated with ongoing technical investigations by the Water Research Center of the...
Geochemical data of alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites, Potash Sulphur Springs Igneous Complex, Arkansas
M.J. Flohr, J.M. Howard
1995, Open-File Report 95-836
Chemistry and toxicity of urban sediments, Maricopa County, Arizona, data and summary statistics
T.L. Ingersoll, J. T. Parker, K. D. Fossum
1995, Open-File Report 95-752
Ground-water and surface-water elevations in the Fairbanks International Airport area, Alaska, 1990-94
D.V. Claar, M. R. Lilly
1995, Open-File Report 95-382
Ground-water and surface-water elevation data were collected at 52 sites from 1990 to 1994 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Fairbanks International Airport. Water elevations were measured in 32 ground-water observation wells and at 20 surface-water sites to help characterize...
The Monterey Submarine Canyon, California moored array data report
Kaye Kinoshita, Marlene Noble
1995, Open-File Report 95-838
Cruise report for C1-94-OW; reconnaissance high resolution geopulse data acquired for seismic hazard studies along the Columbia River from July 18-22, 1994
H. F. Ryan, A.J. Stevenson
1995, Open-File Report 95-668
Revised digital aeromagnetic data for areas in and adjacent to the National Petroleum Reserve Area (NPRA), North Slope, Alaska
V.J. Grauch, Esther Castellanos
1995, Open-File Report 95-835
No abstract available....
Effects of 1992 farming systems on ground-water quality at the management systems evaluation area near Princeton, Minnesota
G. N. Delin, M.K. Landon, J.A. Lamb, R.H. Dowdy
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4104
The Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) program was a multiscale, interagency initiative to evaluate the effects of agricultural systems on water quality in the midwest corn belt. The primary objective of the Minnesota MSEA was to evaluate the effects of ridge-tillage practices in a corn and soybean farming system on...
Ground-Water Data-Collection Protocols and Procedures for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Collection and Documentation of Water-Quality Samples and Related Data
Michael T. Koterba, Franceska D. Wilde, Wayne W. Lapham
1995, Open-File Report 95-399
Protocols for ground-water sampling are described in a report written in 1989 as part of the pilot program for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These protocols have been reviewed and revised to address the needs of the full-scale implementation of the NAWQA Program...
Concentration and transport data for dissolved inorganic constituents in water collected during seven cruises on the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries, July 1987-June 1990
T.I. Brinton Jr., J.R. Barbarino, D.B. Peartt, Howard E. Taylor, Ronald C. Antweiler
1995, Open-File Report 94-524
No abstract available....
The strategy for improving water-quality monitoring in the United States; final report of the Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality; technical appendices
Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality
1995, Open-File Report 95-742
The Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality (ITFM) prepared this report in collaboration with representatives of all levels of government and the private sector. The report recommends a strategy for nationwide water-quality monitoring and technical monitoring improvements to support sound water-quality decisionmaking. The strategy is intended to achieve a...
Potential hazards from flood in part of the Chalone Creek and Bear Valley drainage basins, Pinnacles National Monument, California
Robert W. Meyer
1995, Open-File Report 95-426
Areas of Chalone Creek and Bear Valley drainage basins in Pinnacles National Monument, California, are subject to frontal storms that can cause major flooding from November to April in areas designated for public use. To enhance visitor safety and to protect cultural and natural resources, the U.S. Geological Survey in...
Bibliography of the Edwards Aquifer, Texas, through 1993
J.A. Menard
1995, Open-File Report 95-336
The bibliography comprises 1,022 multidisciplinary references to technical and general literature for the three regions of the Edwards aquifer, Texas-San Antonio area; Barton Springs segment, Austin area; and northern segment, Austin area. The references in the bibliography were compiled from computerized data bases and from published bibliographies and reports. Dates...
Preliminary geologic map of the Newhall 7.5' quadrangle, southern California: a digital database
R.F. Yerkes, Russell H. Campbell
1995, Open-File Report 95-800
Water-quality, bed-sediment, and biological data (October 1993 through September 1994) and statistical summaries of data for streams in the Upper Clark Fork basin, Montana
J. H. Lambing, Michelle I. Hornberger, E.V. Axtmann, K. A. Dodge
1995, Open-File Report 95-429
Water, bed sediment, and biota were sampled in streams from Butte to below Missoula as part of a program to characterize aquatic resources in the upper Clark Fork basin of western Montana. Water- quality data were obtained periodically at 16 stations during October 1993 through September 1994 (water year 1994);...
A computerized data base of nitrate concentrations in Indiana ground water
M.R. Risch, D.A. Cohen
1995, Open-File Report 95-468
As part of a cooperative study with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the U.S. Geological Survey compiled a computerized data base of nitrate concentrations in Indiana ground water. The data included nitrate determinations from more than 29 studies by five Federal and State agencies during June 1973 through August...
Water-quality assessment of the Albemarle-Pamlico drainage basin, North Carolina and Virginia: Characterization of suspended sediment, nutrients, and pesticides
Douglas Harned, Gerard McMahon, T.B. Spruill, M. D. Woodside
1995, Open-File Report 95-191
The 28,000-square-mile Albemarle-Pamlico drainage basin includes the Roanoke, Dan, Chowan Tar, and Neuse Rivers. The basin extends through four physiographic provinces in North Carolina and Virginia-Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont and Coastal Plain. The spatial and temporal trends in ground-water and riverine water quality in the study area were...
Quality assurance plan for discharge measurements using broadband acoustic Doppler current profilers
S. W. Lipscomb
1995, Open-File Report 95-701
The recent introduction of the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) as an instrument for measuring velocities and discharge in the riverine and estuarine environment promises to revolutionize the way these data are collected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The ADCP and associated software, however, compose a complex system and should...
