Streamflow gain/loss in the Republican River basin, Nebraska, May 1975
Michaela R. Johnson, Jennifer S. Stanton, James F. Cornwall, Matthew K. Landon
2002, Open-File Report 2002-79
This arc and point data set contains streamflow-measurement sites and reaches indicating streamflow gain or loss under base-flow conditions along Republican River tributaries in Dundy and Chase Counties, Nebraska during May 19 to 20, 1975 (U.S. Geological Survey, 1976). The streamflow measurements were made to obtain data on ground-water/surface-water interaction....
Streamflow gain/loss in the Republican River basin, Nebraska, October 1980
Michaela R. Johnson, Jennifer S. Stanton, James F. Cornwall, Matthew K. Landon
2002, Open-File Report 2002-85
This arc and point data set contains streamflow-measurement sites and reaches indicating streamflow gain or loss under base-flow conditions along the Republican River and tributaries in Nebraska during October 20 to 21, 1980 (U.S. Geological Survey, 1982). The streamflow measurements were made to obtain data on ground-water/surface-water interaction. Flow was...
Streamflow gain/loss in the Republican River basin, Nebraska, October 1981
Michaela R. Johnson, Jennifer S. Stanton, James F. Cornwall, Matthew K. Landon
2002, Open-File Report 2002-86
This arc and point data set contains streamflow-measurement sites and reaches indicating streamflow gain or loss under base-flow conditions along the Republican River and tributaries in Nebraska during October 19 to 20, 1981 (Engel and others, 1984). The streamflow measurements were made to obtain data on ground-water/surface-water interaction. Flow was...
Geologic map of the Yucca Mountain region, Nye County, Nevada
Christopher J. Potter, Robert P. Dickerson, Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake II, Emily M. Taylor, Christopher J. Fridrich, Carma A. San Juan, Warren C. Day
2002, IMAP 2755
Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nev., has been identified as a potential site for underground storage of high-level radioactive waste. This geologic map compilation, including all of Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat, most of the Calico Hills, western Jackass Flats, Little Skull Mountain, the Striped Hills, the Skeleton Hills, and...
Preliminary report on geophysical data in Yavapai County, Arizona
V.E. Langenheim, J.P. Hoffmann, K.W. Blasch, Ed DeWitt, Laurie Wirt
2002, Open-File Report 2002-352
Recently acquired geophysical data provide information on the geologic framework and its effect of groundwater flow and on stream/aquifer interaction in Yavapai County, Arizona. High-resolution aeromagnetic data reflect diverse rock types at and below the topographic surface and have permitted a preliminary interpretation of faults and underlying rock types (in...
Ground-water flow simulation and chemical and isotopic mixing equation analysis to determine source contributions to the Missouri River alluvial aquifer in the vicinity of the Independence, Missouri, well field
Brian P. Kelly
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4208
The city of Independence, Missouri, operates a well field in the Missouri River alluvial aquifer. Steady-state ground-water flow simulation, particle tracking, and the use of chemical and isotopic composition of river water, ground water, and well-field pumpage in a two-component mixing equation were used to determine the source contributions of...
Standard errors of annual discharge and change in reservoir content data from selected stations in the lower Colorado River streamflow-gaging station network, 1995-99
David W. Anning
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4240
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently (1995–2001) testing the Lower Colorado River Accounting System as a method to estimate the consumptive use of Colorado River water by diverters from Hoover Dam to Mexico. Consumptive use is estimated in the Lower Colorado River Accounting System method, in part, on the basis of the annual...
Generalized hydrogeology and ground-water budget for the C Aquifer, Little Colorado River Basin and parts of the Verde and Salt River Basins, Arizona and New Mexico
Robert J. Hart, John J. Ward, Donald J. Bills, Marilyn E. Flynn
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4026
The C aquifer underlies the Little Colorado River Basin and parts of the Verde and Salt River Basins and is named for the primary water-bearing rock unit of the aquifer, the Coconino Sandstone. The areal extent of this aquifer is more than 27,000 square miles. More than 1,000 well and...
Water quality of the Tlikakila River and five major tributaries to Lake Clark, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1999-2001
Timothy P. Brabets
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4127
The Tlikakila River Basin, located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, drains an area of 622 square miles. This watershed comprises about 21 percent of the Lake Clark Basin, making it one of the major tributaries to Lake Clark. Due to a sharp decline in sockeye salmon population and...
Statistical analysis of stream water-quality data and sampling network design near Oklahoma City, central Oklahoma, 1977-1999
Mark E. Brigham, Gregory A. Payne, William J. Andrews, Marvin M. Abbott
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4111
Water-quality data collected from 1993-99 at five sites on Bluff, Deer, and Chisholm Creeks and from 1988-99 at five sites in the North Canadian River indicated that there were significant differences in constituent values among sites for water properties, major ions, trace elements, nutrients, turbidity, pesticides, and bacteria. Concentrations of...
Statistical summaries of streamflow in Oklahoma through 1999
R. L. Tortorelli
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4025
Statistical summaries of streamflow records through 1999 for gaging stations in Oklahoma and parts of adjacent states are presented for 188 stations with at least 10 years of streamflow record. Streamflow at 113 of the stations is regulated for specific periods. Data for these periods were analyzed separately to account...
Investigation of the geology and hydrology of the upper and middle Verde River watershed of central Arizona: A project of the Arizona Rural Watershed Initiative
Betsy Woodhouse, Marilyn E. Flynn, John T.C. Parker, John P. Hoffmann
2002, Fact Sheet 059-02
The upper and middle Verde River watershed in west-central Arizona is an area rich in natural beauty and cultural history and is an increasingly popular destination for tourists, recreationists, and permanent residents seeking its temperate climate. The diverse terrain of the region includes broad desert valleys, upland plains, forested mountain...
Feasibility of Estimating Constituent Concentrations and Loads Based on Data Recorded by Acoustic Instrumentation
A.C. Lietz
2002, Open-File Report 2002-285
The acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) and acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM) were used to estimate constituent concentrations and loads at a sampling site along the Hendry-Collier County boundary in southwestern Florida. The sampling site is strategically placed within a highly managed canal system that exhibits low and rapidly changing...
Simulation of flow and water quality of the Arroyo Colorado, Texas, 1989-99
Timothy H. Raines, Roger M. Miranda
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4110
A model parameter set for use with the Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN watershed model was developed to simulate flow and water quality for selected properties and constituents for the Arroyo Colorado from the city of Mission to the Laguna Madre, Texas. The model simulates flow, selected water-quality properties, and constituent concentrations....
Water Quality in the Mahoning River and Selected Tributaries in Youngstown, Ohio
Donald M. Stoeckel, S. Alex Covert
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4122
The lower reaches of the Mahoning River in Youngstown, Ohio, have been characterized by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) as historically having poor water quality. Most wastewater-treatment plants (WWTPs) in the watershed did not provide secondary sewage treatment until the late 1980s. By the late 1990s, the Mahoning River...
Effects of highway-deicer application on ground-water quality in a part of the Calumet Aquifer, northwestern Indiana
Lee R. Watson, E. Randall Bayless, Paul M. Buszka, John T. Wilson
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001–4260
The effects of highway-deicer application on ground-water quality were studied at a site in northwestern Indiana using a variety of geochemical indicators. Site characteristics such as high snowfall rates; large quantities of applied deicers; presence of a high-traffic highway; a homogeneous, permeable, and unconfined aquifer; a shallow water table; a...
User's guide to SEAWAT; a computer program for simulation of three-dimensional variable-density ground-water flow
Weixing Guo, C.D. Langevin
2002, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 06-A7
This report documents a computer program (SEAWAT) that simulates variable-density, transient, ground-water flow in three dimensions. The source code for SEAWAT was developed by combining MODFLOW and MT3DMS into a single program that solves the coupled flow and solute-transport equations. The SEAWAT code follows a modular structure, and thus, new...
June 2002 floods in the Red River of the North basin in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota
Gregg J. Wiche, K.G. Guttormson, S.M. Robinson, G.B. Mitton, B.J. Bramer
2002, Open-File Report 2002-278
The Red River of the North is a complex river system in the north-central plains of the United States. The river continues to affect the people and property within its basin. During June of 2002, major flooding occurred for the third time in 5 years in the Red River of...
Effectiveness of three best management practices for highway-runoff quality along the Southeast Expressway, Boston, Massachusetts
Kirk P. Smith
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4059
Best management practices (BMPs) near highways are designed to reduce the amount of suspended sediment and associated constituents, including debris and litter, discharged from the roadway surface. The effectiveness of a deep-sumped hooded catch basin, three 2-chambered 1,500-gallon oil-grit separators, and mechanized street sweeping in reducing sediment and associated constituents...
Effects of wastewater and combined sewer overflows on water quality in the Blue River basin, Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998-October 2000
Donald H. Wilkison, Daniel J. Armstrong, Dale W. Blevins
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4107
Samples were collected from 16 base-flow events and a minimum of 10 stormflow events between July 1998 and October 2000 to characterize the effects of wastewater and combined sewer overflows on water quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas. Waterquality effects were determined by analysis of nutrients, chloride, chemical and biochemical oxygen demand, and...
Rainfall, Streamflow, and Water-Quality Data During Stormwater Monitoring, Halawa Stream Drainage Basin, Oahu, Hawaii, July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002
Todd K. Presley
2002, Open-File Report 2002-319
The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program was implemented on January 1, 2001. The program includes the collection of rainfall, streamflow, and water-quality data at selected sites in the Halawa Stream drainage basin. Rainfall data were collected at two sites, and streamflow data were collected at 3...
Geology, mineralization, and hydrothermal alteration and relationships to acidic and metal-bearing surface waters in the Palmetto Gulch area, southwestern Colorado
Dana J. Bove, Jeffrey P. Kurtz, Winfield G. Wright
2002, Open-File Report 2002-275
The Palmetto Gulch area is affected by low pH and metal-bearing drainage from abandoned mines, and perhaps, from natural weathering around vein zones. To investigate these anthropogenic and potential natural sources of acidity and metals, we mapped the geology, veins, and hydrothermally altered areas; conducted mine dump leachate studies; and...
Preliminary data from analysis of base-flow separation in part of the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado
Matthew K. Landon, Virginia L. McGuire
2002, Open-File Report 2002-240
Hydrogeologic framework, availability of water supplies, and saltwater intrusion, Cape May County, New Jersey
Pierre J. Lacombe, Glen B. Carleton
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4246
During 1960-90, saltwater intrusion forced the abandonment of at least 10 public-supply wells, 3 industrial-supply wells, and more than 100 domestic-supply wells in Cape May County, N.J. Actual or imminent ground-water contamination caused by land-use practices and human activities has forced the closure of at least six shallow public-supply wells...
Historic and unregulated monthly streamflow for selected sites in the Red River of the North Basin in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 1931-99
Douglas G. Emerson, Valerie M. Dressler
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4095
Operation of the Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota may have various effects on the quantity and quality of streamflow in the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North. To model the effects that the Garrison Diversion Unit could have on water quality, gaged and estimated historic streamflow...
