Hydrogeologic framework and preliminary simulation of ground-water flow in the Mimbres Basin, southwestern New Mexico
R. T. Hanson, J. S. McLean, Ryan S. Miller
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4011
The bolson-fill aquifer, the major water-yielding unit in the Mimbres Basin, southwestern New Mexico, ranges in thickness from 0 to about 3,700 feet. Recharge to the bolson-fill aquifer occurs by infiltration of ephemeral streams that cross the basin margin, infiltration from precipitation and streamflow, ground-water underflow from adjacent basins, and...
Stream-aquifer interactions in the Straight River area, Becker and Hubbard counties, Minnesota
J. R. Stark, David S. Armstrong, Daniel R. Zwilling
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4009
The Straight River, in north-central Minnesota, is a trout stream having cold, clear water. The 75-square-mile Straight River watershed contributes flow to the stream. The watershed is underlain by highly transmissive surficial and confined-drift aquifers. Ground-water discharge from these aquifers sustains flow in the Straight River, and the cold water...
Ground-water levels and directions of flow near the Industrial Excess Landfill, Uniontown, Ohio, March 1994
Denise H. Dumouchelle, E. Scott Bair
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4136
Industrial Excess Landfill (IEL), a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site, is a closed landfill in northeastern Ohio. In March 1994, personnel from the U.S. Geological Survey, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and PRC Environmental Management, Inc., measured water levels in 149 wells in the area. Surface-water altitudes were measured at...
Estimates of monthly streamflow characteristics and dominant-discharge hydrographs for selected sites in the lower Missouri and Little Missouri River basins in Montana
Charles Parrett, D.R. Johnson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4098
Various streamflow characteristics were estimated for water-reservation purposes for 17 sites in the lower Missouri River Basin and four sites in the Little Missouri River Basin in Montana. The characteristics were mean monthly and annual streamflow and monthly mean streamflow that is exceeded 90, 80, 50, and 20 percent of...
Data requirements for simulation of hydrogeologic effects of liquid waste injection, Harrison and Jackson Counties, Mississippi
Richard A. Rebich
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4021
Available literature and data were reviewed to quantify data requirements for computer simulation of hydrogeologic effects of liquid waste injection in southeastern Mississippi. Emphasis of each review was placed on quantifying physical properties of current Class I injection zones in Harrison and Jackson Counties. Class I injection zones are zones...
Hydrogeology, herbicides and nutrients in ground water and springs, and relation of water quality to land use and agricultural practices near Carlisle, Pennsylvania
D. J. Hippe, E. C. Witt III, R.M. Giovannitti
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4172
Discharge and water-quality data collected in two adjacent karst-spring basins in Cumberland County, Pa., from May 1990 through April 1991 were used to (1) describe the hydrogeology of the area; (2) determine the concentrations of selected herbicides, herbicide-soil metabolites, and nutrients in water from wells and discharges from springs, (3)...
Isotopic compositions and sources of nitrate in ground water from western Salt River Valley, Arizona
D.J. Gellenbeck
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4063
Isotopic and chemical compositions of ground water from western Salt River Valley near Phoenix, Arizona, were used to develop identification tech- niques for sources of nitrate in ground water. Four possible sources of nitrate were studied: dairies and feedlots, sewage-treatment plants, agricultural activities, and natural source. End members that represent...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in Alaska and conterminous basins of Canada
Stanley H. Jones, Charles B. Fahl
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4179
Equations for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods at ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins of Canada were developed using multipleregression analyses of basin climatic and physical characteristics and peak-flow statistics from 260 gaged locations in Alaska and 72 gaged locations in Canada. Methods are presented...
Determination of traveltime in the Delaware River, Hancock, New York, to the Delaware Water Gap by use of a conservative dye tracer
K. E. White, T.W. Kratzer
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4203
Traveltime of a soluble substance was determined for a 120-mile reach of the Delaware River from the confluence of the East Branch Delaware River and the West Branch Delaware River at Hancock, N.Y. to the Delaware Water Gap. Dye studies were conducted at the 85-95 percent and the 25-30 percent...
Geohydrology and simulated ground-water flow in an irrigated area of northwestern Indiana
L. D. Arihood, M.E. Basch
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4046
Water for irrigation in parts of Newton and Jasper Counties and adjacent areas of northwestern Indiana is pumped mostly from the carbonate- bedrock aquifer that underlies glacial drift. To help in managing the ground-water resources of the area, a three-dimensional ground-water model was developed and tested with hydrologic data collected...
Instrumentation, methods, and preliminary evaluation of evapotranspiration for a grassland in the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, Benton County, Washington, May-October 1990
S. A. Tomlinson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4081
The report describes instrumentation, methods, and preliminary results for a study on evapo- transpiration at a grassland in Snively Basin of the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve. Instrumentation was used to collect data from May 30 to October 15, 1990. A combination of the Bowen-ratio and Penman-Monteith methods was used to...
Development and documentation of spatial data bases for the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada
Kenn D. Cartier, Lorri A. Peltz, J. LaRue Smith
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4182
A set of spatial data bases consisting of natural- resources and planimetric-base layers has been developed and documented for the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada. The data bases, in the form of geographic information system coverages, include surface geology, soils, timber type, riparian vegetation, land capability, stream channels, water...
Estimation of water withdrawal and distribution, water use, and wastewater collection and return flow in Cumberland, Rhode Island, 1988
M.A. Horn, P. A. Craft, Lisa Bratton
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4023
Water-use data collected in Rhode Island by different State agencies or maintained by different public suppliers and wastewater- treatment facilities need to be integrated if these data are to be used in making water- resource management decisions. Water-use data for the town of Cumberland, a small area in northeastern...
Water and sediment budgets for the stormwater-drainage channel at the Navy Ships Parts Control Center near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, water year 1993
L.A. Reed, R.R. Durlin, J.K. Bender
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4059
The Navy Ships Parts Control Center near Mechanicsburg, Pa., occupies an area of 824 acres, of which 358 are covered by impervious surfaces. Most of the impervious area is drained by stormwater systems that discharge to an open channel that extends about 7,900 feet from its headwaters to its confluence...
Quality-assurance results for routine water analysis in US Geological Survey laboratories, water year 1991
T. J. Maloney, A. S. Ludtke, T.L. Krizman
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4046
The US. Geological Survey operates a quality- assurance program based on the analyses of reference samples for the National Water Quality Laboratory in Arvada, Colorado, and the Quality of Water Service Unit in Ocala, Florida. Reference samples containing selected inorganic, nutrient, and low ionic-strength constituents are prepared and disguised as...
Hydrogeologic characterization of a proposed landfill expansion in Pickens County near Easley, South Carolina
W. J. Stringfield
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4146
This report presents the results of a hydrogeologic study in the Piedmont physiographic province of South Carolina to obtain geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data from the site of a proposed landfill expansion in Pickens County near Easley, South Carolina. The geology of the study area is typical of the...
Effects of urban flood-detention reservoirs on peak discharges in Gwinnett County, Georgia
G. W. Hess, E. J. Inman
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4004
The effects of flood-detention reservoirs on peak discharges along downstream reaches in six urban drainage basins in Gwinnett County, Georgia, were studied during 1986-93 using the U.S. Geological Survey's Distributed Routing Rainfall-Runoff Model (DR3M). Short-term rainfall-runoff data were collected at selected stations in six urban drainage basins in Gwinnett County....
Simulation of rainfall-runoff for basins in the Rolla, Missouri, area
Robert R. Holmes Jr., J. W. East
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4019
Important rainfall-runoff characteristics for basins in the Rolla, Missouri, area were determined to be overland flow, interception storage, interception losses, evaporation, and infiltration. Using these characteristics, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) was configured for basins in the study area. The data network for the model calibration...
Effects of controlled burning of chaparral on streamflow and sediment characteristics, East Fork Sycamore Creek, central Arizona
Stanley Baldys, H. W. Hjalmarson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4102
The effects of controlled burning of part of a chaparral-covered drainage basin on streamflow and sediment characteristics were studied in the upper reaches of the Sycamore Creek basin in central Arizona. A paired-watershed method was used to analyze data collected in two phases separated by the controlled burning of 45...
Ground-water quality in the central part of the Passaic River basin, northeastern New Jersey, 1959-88
T.S. Czarnik, Jane Kozinski
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4083
Ground-water samples were collected from 71 wells screened in or open to three aquifers in the central part of the Passaic River basin during 1959-88. Water samples from aquifers in glacial sediments and aquifers in sedimentary and igneous bedrock of the Newark Supergroup were analyzed for major ions. Most...
Techniques for estimating the quantity and quality of storm runoff from urban watersheds of Jefferson County, Kentucky
R. D. Evaldi, B.L. Moore
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4023
Linear regression models are presented for estimating storm-runoff volumes, and mean con- centrations and loads of selected constituents in storm runoff from urban watersheds of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Constituents modeled include dissolved oxygen, biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, total and suspended solids, volatile residue, nitrogen, phosphorus and phosphate, calcium, magnesium,...
Water quality assessment of Maumelle and Winona reservoir systems, central Arkansas, May 1989-October 1992
W. Reed Green
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4218
Water quality of the Maumelle and Winona water supply reservoir systems in central Arkansas, was assessed on the basis of the data collected from May 1989 through October 1992. Water quality relative to: (1) suitability for municipal water supply; (2) other streams and reservoirs within the region; and for the...
Precision and accuracy of manual water-level measurements taken in the Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada, 1988-90
M.S. Boucher
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4025
Water-level measurements have been made in deep boreholes in the Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada, since 1983 in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Project, which is an evaluation of the area to determine its suitability as a potential storage area for high-level nuclear waste. Water-level...
Potential effects of the Hawaii Geothermal Project on ground-water resources on the island of Hawaii
M.L. Sorey, E.M. Colvard
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4028
In 1990, the State of Hawaii proposed the Hawaii Geothermal Project for the development of as much as 500 MW of electric power from the geothermal system in the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano. This report uses data from 31 wells and 8 springs to describe the properties of...
Historical and potential scour around bridge piers and abutments of selected stream crossings in Indiana
D. S. Mueller, R. L. Miller, J.T. Wilson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4066
Historical scour data were collected by means of geophysical techniques and used to evaluate the scour-computation procedures recommended by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and 12 other pub- lished pier-scour equations. Geophysical data were collected at 10 bridges in Indiana. For this evaluation it was assumed that the historical scour...
