Effects of land use on quality of water in stratified-drift aquifers in Connecticut
Stephen J. Grady
1994, Water Supply Paper 2381-B
Human activities associated with agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial land uses have affected the quality of water in the four stratified-drift aquifers examined in Connecticut. A study to evaluate quantitatively the effects of human activities, expressed as land use, on regional ground-water quality was initiated in 1984 as part of...
Accuracy, reproducibility, and interpretation of fatty acid methyl ester profiles of model bacterial communities
Haack S. Kidd, H. Garchow, D.A. Odelson, L.J. Forney, M.J. Klug
1994, Applied and Environmental Microbiology (60) 2483-2493
We determined the accuracy and reproducibility of whole-community fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis with two model bacterial communities differing in composition by using the Microbial ID, Inc. (MIDI), system. The biomass, taxonomic structure, and expected MIDI-FAME profiles under a variety of environmental conditions were known for these model communities...
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...
Pathology of sea otters
T.P. Lipscomb, Richard K. Harris, A.H. Rebar, Brenda E. Ballachey, Romona J. Haebler
Thomas R. Loughlin, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Marine mammals and the <i>Exxon Valdez</i>
In the months following the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), 994 sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from oil-spill-affected areas died (Doroff et al. 1993). Carcasses collected from these areas and otters that died in rehabilitation centers are included in this number. The actual number that died was probably much greater.Within days...
Digital bedrock geologic map of the Mount Holly and Ludlow quadrangles, Vermont: Database
Gregory J. Walsh, Nicholas M. Ratcliffe, John B. Dudley, Thomas Merrifield
1994, Open-File Report 94-229-B
No abstract available....
Historical shoreline mapping (I): improving techniques and reducing positioning errors
E. Robert Thieler, William W. Danforth
1994, Journal of Coastal Research (10) 549-563
A critical need exists among coastal researchers and policy-makers for a precise method to obtain shoreline positions from historical maps and aerial photographs. A number of methods that vary widely in approach and accuracy have been developed to meet this need. None of the existing methods, however, address the entire...
Environmental variability facilitates coexistence within an alcid community at sea
J. Christopher Haney, Amy E.S. Schauer
1994, Marine Ecology Progress Series (103) 221-237
We examined coexistence at sea among 7 taxa of diving, wing-propelled seabirds (Alcidae) in the genera Aethia, Uria, Cepphus, and Fratercula. Species abundances were measured simultaneously with a suite of environmental factors in the northern Bering Sea, Alaska, USA; data from 260 adjacent and non-adjacent sites occupied by alcids foraging...
Geologic features of the sea bottom around a municipal sludge dumpsite near 39 degrees N., 73 degrees W., offshore New Jersey and New York
James M. Robb
1994, Open-File Report 94-152
The sea-floor of a dumpsite area offshore New York and New Jersey (Deep-water dumpsite 106) was studied using detailed bathymetry, sidescan-sonar images, subbottom profiles, bottom photographs, and bottom-sediment samples. These data show that this continental rise area contains deposits of submarine landslides and pathways of sediment gravity flows. Images of...
Quaternary Geologic Map of the Platte River 4 Degrees x 6 Degrees Quadrangle, United States
Vincent H. Dreeszen, Gerald Martin Richmond, Merlin J. Tipton, Richard F. Bretz, Fred V. Steece, George R. Hallberg, Joseph E. Goebel
Gerald M. Richmond, editor(s)
1994, IMAP 1420(NK-14)
The Quaternary Geologic Map of the Platte River 4 degree x 6 degree Quadrangle was mapped as part of the Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States. The atlas was begun as an effort to depict the areal distribution of surficial geologic deposits and other materials that accumulated or formed...
Yields of bedrock wells in Massachusetts
B. P. Hansen, A.C. Simcox
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4115
Six to seven percent of the population of Massachusetts obtains its water from domestic bedrock wells. Additional public, commercial, industrial, and domestic supplies from bedrock will be needed in the future. Information about the factors that are related to large well yields is needed. The factors associated with well yields...
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...
A compilation of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emission-rate data from Mount St. Helens during 1980-88
Kenneth A. McGee, Thomas J. Casadevall
1994, Open-File Report 94-212
Airborne monitoring of Mount St. Helens by the USGS began inMay 1980 for sulfur dioxide emissions and in July 1980 forcarbon dioxide emissions. A correlation spectrometer, orCOSPEC, was used to measure sulfur dioxide in Mount St.Helens' plume. The upward-looking COSPEC was mounted in afixed-wing aircraft and flown below and at...
Summary of national standards and guidelines for pesticides in water, bed sediment, and aquatic organisms and their application to water-quality assessments
Lisa H. Nowell, Elizabeth A. Resek
1994, Open-File Report 94-44
Current (1993) national standards and guidelines pertaining to pesticide contaminants in water, bed sediment, and fish and shellfish tissues are summarized to provide a condensed reference source for definitions and current values applicable to pesticides in aquatic environmental media. This report facilitates comparison of measured concen- trations of pesticides in...
Stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in surface water and ground water at selected sites on or near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho
D.S. Ott, L.D. Cecil, L.L. Knobel
1994, Open-File Report 94-55
Relative stable isotopic ratios for hydrogen and oxygen compared to standard mean ocean water are presented for water from 4 surface-water sites and 38 ground-water sites on or near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). The surface-water samples were collected monthly from March 1991 through April 1992 and after a...
Data report and description of techniques for the 1993 season of the San Francisco Bay area regional broad-band transect, California (Passcal Experiment P9220)
J.R. Evans, J.M. Coakley, H. M. Iyer, S.D. Ruppert, S.Y. Schwartz, J.E. Vidale, George Zandt
1994, Open-File Report 94-433
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...
U.S. Geological Survey coal quality (COALQUAL) database; version 1.3
L. J. Bragg, J. K. Oman, S.J. Tewalt, C.L. Oman, N. H. Rega, P. M. Washington, R. B. Finkelman
1994, Open-File Report 94-205
No abstract available....
Evapotranspiration estimation using a normalized difference vegetation index transformation of satellite data
P. M. Seevers, R. W. Ottmann
1994, Hydrological Sciences Journal (39) 333-345
Evapotranspiration of irrigated crops on two irrigation service areas along the lower Colorado River was estimated using a normalized difference vegetation index of satellite data. A procedure was developed which equated the index to crop coefficients. Evapotranspiration estimates for fields for three dates of thematic mapper data were highly correlated...
Late winter survival of female mallards in Arkansas
Bruce D. Dugger, Kenneth J. Reinecke, Leigh H. Fredrickson
1994, Journal of Wildlife Management (58) 94-99
Determining factors that limit winter survival of waterfowl is necessary to develop effective management plans. We radiomarked immature and adult female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) after the 1988 and 1989 hunting seasons in eastcentral Arkansas to test whether natural mortality sources and habitat conditions during late winter limit seasonal survival. We...
Interpretation of exploration geochemical data for the Mount Katmai Quadrangle and adjacent parts of the Afognak and Naknek quadrangles, Alaska
S. E. Church, J.R. Riehle, R.J. Goldfarb
1994, Bulletin 2020
Water resources on and near Indian lands in northeastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska; hydrologic data through 1990
L.D. Brewer, T. J. Trombley, M.L. Pomes
1994, Open-File Report 94-35
Four Kansas Indian Tribes, the Iowa, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, and Sac & Fox are interested in developing the water resources on and near their respective tribe lands. This report presents climatic and geohydrologic data that are useful in describing the available water resources in the 4,005-square-mile area in northeastern Kansas and...
Specific yield as determined by type-curve analysis of aquifer-test data
Allen F. Moench
1994, Ground Water (32) 949-957
The commonly used analytical solution developed by Neuman for a homogeneous, water-table aquifer assumes that the drainage of pores in the zone above the water table due to lowering of the water table occurs instantaneously. Noninstantaneous drainage of pores in the unsaturated zone accounts for the finding that both type-curve...
Detailed study of irrigation drainage in and near wildlife management areas, west-central Nevada, 1987-90. Part C. Summary of irrigation-drainage effects on water quality, bottom sediment, and biota
Ray J. Hoffman
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4024-C
This report presents a summary of the detailed scientific study of Stillwater Wildlife Management Area and other nearby wetlands in west-central Nevada during 1987-90. The work was funded by the National Irrigation Water Quality Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior with the overall objectives of determining (1) the...
Map and table showing isotopic age data in Alaska
Frederic H. Wilson, Nora B. Shew, G.D. DuBois
1994, Book chapter, The geology of Alaska: Volume G-1 of Decade of North American Geology
The source of the data reported here is a compilation of radiometric ages maintained in conjunction with the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP) studies for Alaska. The symbol shape plotted at each location is coded for rock type, whether igneous, metamorphic, or other; the color of the symbol shows...
Pesticide-sampling equipment, sample-collection and processing procedures, and water-quality data at Chicod Creek, North Carolina, 1992
T.K. Manning, K.E. Smith, C.D. Wood, J. B. Williams
1994, Open-File Report 94-50
Water-quality samples were collected from Chicod Creek in the Coastal Plain Province of North Carolina during the summer of 1992 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Chicod Creek is in the Albemarle-Pamlico drainage area, one of four study units designated to test equipment and procedures...
