Seasonal changes in ground-water quality and ground-water levels and directions of ground-water movement in southern Elmore County, southwestern Idaho, including Mountain Home Air Force Base, 1990-91
H.W. Young, D. J. Parliman, Michael L. Jones
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4027
The study area is located in southern Elmore County, southwestern Idaho, and includes the Mountain Home Air Force Base located approximately 10 mi southwest of the city of Mountain Home. Chemical analyzes have been made periodically since the late 1940's on water samples from supply wells on the Air Force...
Statistical summary of hydrologic and water-quality data from the North Halawa, Haiku, and Kamooalii drainage basins, Oahu, Hawaii, water years 1983-89
Michael F. Wong, Barry R. Hill
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4049
No abstract available....
Techniques for estimating peak-flow frequency relations for North Dakota streams
Tara Williams-Sether
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4020
This report presents techniques for estimating peak-flow frequency relations for North Dakota streams. In addition, a generalized skew coefficient analysis was completed for North Dakota to test the validity of using the generalized skew coefficient map in Bulletin 17B of the Hydrology Subcommittee of the Interagency Advisory Committee on Water...
Public water-supply systems and water use in Tennessee, 1988
Susan S. Hutson, A. Jannine Morris
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4195
This report summarizes the results of a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Water Supply in 1988. Data gathered during an inventory by the TDEC were collated to determine water use, supply sources, population served, and...
Statistical models for estimating daily streamflow in Michigan
D. J. Holtschlag, Habib Salehi
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4194
Statistical models for estimating daily streamflow were analyzed for 25 pairs of streamflow-gaging stations in Michigan. Stations were paired by randomly choosing a station operated in 1989 at which 10 or more years of continuous flow data had been collected and at which flow is virtually unregulated; a nearby station...
Selected water-quality and biological characteristics of streams in some forested basins of North Carolina, 1985-88
W.S. Caldwell
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4129
Selected physical, chemical and biological components of streams draining undeveloped, forested basins in North Carolina were characterized on the basis of samples collected at nine sites on streams in basins that ranged in size from 0.67 to 11.2 sq mi. Water analysis included specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, water temperature, suspended...
Data encapsulation using FORTRAN-77 modules; a first step toward object-oriented programming in water resources
D.B. Thompson, L. L. DeLong, J.M. Fulford
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4123
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the National Water-Quality Laboratory of the US Geological Survey for water year 1989
T. J. Maloney, A. S. Ludtke, T.L. Krizman
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4075
Water-use data collection techniques in the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
T.W. Holland
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4028
Suspended sediment in Trail Creek at Michigan City, Indiana
Charles G. Crawford, David V. Jacques
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4019
Trail Creek is a small (54.1-square-mile drainage area) tributary of Lake Michigan located in northwestern Indiana. A harbor at the mouth of the stream has experienced excessive sediment deposition. A study was done to investigate the suspended-sediment characteristics of Trail Creek. The study included analysis of suspended-sediment concentration and particle-size...
Geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the lower Merrimack and coastal river basins, southeastern New Hampshire
Peter J. Stekl, Sarah M. Flanagan
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4025
Communities in the lower Merrimack River basin and coastal river basins of southeastern New Hampshire are experiencing increased demands for water because of a rapid increase in population. The population in 1987 was 225,495 and is expected to increase by 30 percent during the next decade. As of 1987, five...
Flood-frequency characteristics of Wisconsin streams
William R. Krug, Duane H. Conger, Warren A. Gebert
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4128
Flood-frequency characteristics for 269 gaged sites on Wisconsin streams are presented for recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years. Annual flood peaks for the period of record for each gaged site are included. Equations of the relations between flood-frequency and drainage-basin characteristics were developed by multiple-regression analyses. Flood-frequency characteristics for ungaged...
The storm and flood of September 15, 1989, in Fayetteville, North Carolina
R.R. Mason Jr., W.S. Caldwell
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4097
The storm of September 15, 1989, in and around the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, produced the most extensive flooding of Fayetteville since 1945. The flood inundated 925 acres in the city along Cross Creek and Blounts Creek and their tributaries, flooded 338 buildings, caused damages in excess of $10...
Documentation of a digital spatial data base for hydrologic investigations, Broward County, Florida
R.S. Sonenshein
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4061
Geographic information systems have become an important tool in planning for the protection and development of natural resources, including ground water and surface water. A digital spatial data base consisting of 18 data layers that can be accessed by a geographic information system was developed for Broward County, Florida. Five...
Water resources of Massachusetts
Alison C. Simcox
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4144
This report describes the water resources of Massachusetts. It contains sections describing the location, use, quality, and management of water resources in Massachusetts, followed by a summary of the surface water and ground-water resources of all 27 river basins designated by the State for planning purposes. The data for each...
Geohydrology of, and simulation of ground-water flow in, the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire
P. T. Harte, Thomas J. Mack
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4177
Hydrogeologic data collected since 1990 were assessed and a ground-water-flow model was refined in this study of the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer in Milford, New Hampshire. The hydrogeologic data collected were used to refine estimates of hydraulic conductivity and saturated thickness of the aquifer, which were previously calculated during 1988-90. In...
Low-flow characteristics at selected sites on streams in eastern Puerto Rico
Luis Santiago-Rivera
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4063
This report presents analyses of low-flow data for 12 continuous-record streamflow gaging stations and 81 partial-record sites in eastern Puerto Rico. Information on low-flow magnitude and frequency is essential in hydrologic studies and for optimum development of surface water resources. The report includes analyses of low-flow data and...
A preliminary approach to the use of borehole data, including television surveys, for characterizing secondary porosity of carbonate rocks in the Floridan aquifer system
P.S. Safko, J.J. Hickey
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4168
Hydrogeologic setting and preliminary data analysis for the hydrologic-budget assessment of Lake Barco, an acidic seepage lake in Putnam County, Florida
L. A. Sacks, T. M. Lee, A. B. Tihansky
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4180
Availability and quality of water from the alluvial, glacial-drift, and Dakota aquifers and water use in southwest Iowa
R.E. Hansen, C. A. Thompson, P. E. Van Dorpe
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4156
A ground-water resources investigation was conducted in southwest Iowa to describe the availability, quality, and use of water from the alluvial, glacial-drift, and Dakota aquifers in a nine-county area. Historical water quality was examined for each aquifer, and water samples were collected for major ions, trace metals, radionuclides, and selected...
Sediment transport, particle sizes, and loads in lower reaches of the Chippewa, Black, and Wisconsin Rivers in Western Wisconsin
W. J. Rose
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4124
Hydraulic and sediment data were collected at three sites on the Chippewa River (near Caryville, at Durand, and near Pepin); at one site near Galesville on the Black River; and at one site at Muscoda on the Wisconsin River during water years 1976-83. This report summarizes an interpretation of those...
Sediment properties and water movement through shallow unsaturated alluvium at an arid site for disposal of low-level radioactive waste near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada
Jeffrey M. Fischer
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4032
A commercial disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste has been in operation near Beatty, Nevada, since 1962. The facility is in the arid Amargosa Desert where wastes are buried in trenches excavated into unsaturated alluvial sediments. Thick unsaturated zones in arid environments offer many potential advantages for disposal of radioactive...
Estimation of Median Streamflows at Perennial Stream Sites in Hawaii
Richard A. Fontaine, Michael F. Wong, Iwao Matsuoka
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4099
The most accurate estimates of median streamflows at perennial stream sites in Hawaii are those made at streamflow-gaging stations. Two alternative methods for estimating median streamflows at ungaged sites are described in this report. Multiple-regression equations were developed for estimating median streamflows at ungaged, unregulated, perennial stream sites. The equations...
Evaluation of the use of remote-sensing data to identify crop types and estimate irrigated acreage, Uvalde and Medina counties, Texas, 1989
L.H. Raymond, G.M. Nalley, P.L. Rettman
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4117
Remote-sensing data were used to estimate that 190,000 acre-feet of water was pumped from the Edwards aquifer in 1989 to irrigate crops in Uvalde and Medina Counties. Landsat digital satellite images for March and July 1989 were combined and classified to identify the areas of crops irrigated with water from...
Simulation of water-table response to management alternatives, central part of the western San Joaquin Valley, California
K.R. Belitz, S.P. Phillips
1992, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4193
The occurrence of selenium in agricultural drainwater in the central pan of the western San Joaquin Valley, California, has focused concern on alternatives other than agricultural drains for managing shallow, poor-quality ground water. A transient, three-dimensional, finite-difference ground-water flow model was developed to assess the response of the water table...
