Hydrogeology, ground-water quality, and the possible effects of a hypothetical radioactive-water spill, Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
J. C. Lewis, F. J. Spitz
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4092
Princeton University, under contract to the Department of Energy , maintains a Tokamak fusion test reactor in New Jersey. The U.S. Geological Survey investigated groundwater flow and estimated the effects of a hypothetical spill of radioactive water at the site on the local groundwater system. The study included test drilling;...
Effect of reduced industrial pumpage on the migration of dissolved nitrogen in an outwash aquifer at Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York
M. P. Bergeron
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4082
A quasi-three-dimensional digital groundwater flow model of a shallow outwash aquifer system at Olean, New York, was developed to study the effects of several pumping alternatives on groundwater flow and stream seepage. Nitrogen compounds have contaminated the aquifer in an industrial park in North Olean. Pumping from seven industrial production...
Preprocessor and postprocessor computer programs for a radial-flow finite-element model
A. A. Pucci Jr., D. A. Pope
1987, Open-File Report 87-680
Preprocessing and postprocessing computer programs that enhance the utility of the U.S. Geological Survey radial-flow model have been developed. The preprocessor program: (1) generates a triangular finite element mesh from minimal data input, (2) produces graphical displays and tabulations of data for the mesh , and (3) prepares an input...
Water-quality assessment of Peruque Creek, St Charles County, Missouri, July 1983 and July 1984
W.R. Berkas
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4079
Physical, chemical, and biological data collected along the downstream 24.1-river-mi reach of Peruque Creek, Missouri, on July 18-19, 1983 and July 9-10, 1984, were used to characterize the water quality conditions in the creek. Wastewater discharges into the creek at the Lake St. Louis sewage-disposal ponds and at the O'Fallon...
Seismicity map of the state of Ohio
C. W. Stover, B.G. Reagor, S. T. Algermissen
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1975
This map is one of a series of seismicity maps produced by the U. S. Geological Survey that show earthquake data of individual states or groups of states at the scale of 1:1,000,000. This map shows only those earthquakes with epicenters located within the boundaries of Ohio, even though earthquakes...
Hydrologic and geologic factors affecting land subsidence near Eloy, Arizona
V.J. Epstein
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4143
At an extensometer site near Eloy, Arizona, 1.09 m of land subsidence caused by groundwater withdrawal were measured by leveling in 1965-83. The extensometer, which partially penetrates the compressible sediments, recorded 0.82 m of compaction during the same period. By use of a one-dimensional model, cumulative daily compaction values were...
Effects of proposed highway embankment modifications on water-surface elevations in the lower Pearl River flood plain near Slidell, Louisiana
J. J. Gilbert, R. E. Schuck-Kolben
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4129
Major flooding in the lower Pearl River basin in recent years has caused extensive damage to homes and highways in the area. In 1980 and 1983, Interstate Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 190 were overtopped. In 1983, the Interstate Highway 10 crossing was seriously damaged by the flood. The U.S....
Prediction of the effects of mine dewatering on four lakes near Crandon, Wisconsin, by use of a water-budget model
William R. Krug, Nile A. Ostenso, J. T. Krohelski
1987, Open-File Report 87-471
The effects of dewatering a proposed zinc and copper mine on water levels of four lakes near Crandon, Wisconsin, were predicted by use of a digital water-budget model of the lakes. The average lake-stage reduction predicted by the model for expected ground-water levels after mine dewatering ranged from 0.21 feet for...
Mineral Resources of the Antelope Wilderness Study Area, Nye County, Nevada
Richard F. Hardyman, Forrest G. Poole, Frank J. Kleinhampl, Robert L. Turner, Donald Plouff, Joe S. Duval, Fredrick L. Johnson, David A. Benjamin
1987, Bulletin 1731-E
At the request of the U.S. Bureau of land Management, 83,100 acres of the Antelope Wilderness Study Area (NV-4)60-231/241) was studied. In this report the studied area is called the 'wilderness study area', or simply the 'study area.' No identified mineral or energy resources occur within the study area. The...
FASPUM metric version; analytic petroleum resource appraisal microcomputer programs for play analysis using a reservoir-engineering model; B, Program disk
Robert A. Crovelli, Richard H. Balay
1987, Open-File Report 87-414-B
Hydrologic hazards along Squaw Creek from a hypothetical failure of the glacial moraine impounding Carver Lake near Sisters, Oregon
Antonius Laenen, K. M. Scott, J. E. Costa, L.L. Orzol
1987, Open-File Report 87-41
A hydrologic hazard exists that could create a large-magnitude, but short-duration, flood in the Squaw Creek drainage and inundate areas in and around the community of Sisters, Oregon. There is a 1 to 5% probability that Carver Lake, located at elevation 7,800 ft above sea level on the east slope...
The effects of boundary conditions on the steady-state response of three hypothetical ground-water systems; results and implications of numerical experiments
O. Lehn Franke, Thomas E. Reilly
1987, Water Supply Paper 2315
The most critical and difficult aspect of defining a groundwater system or problem for conceptual analysis or numerical simulation is the selection of boundary conditions . This report demonstrates the effects of different boundary conditions on the steady-state response of otherwise similar ground-water systems to a pumping stress. Three series...
Ground-water flow in the Navajo sandstone in parts of Emery, Grand, Carbon, Wayne, Garfield, and Kane counties, southeast Utah
Emanuel Weiss
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4012
A finite-difference model of one layer was constructed to determine groundwater flow directions and magnitudes in the Navajo Sandstone of southeast Utah. Hydraulic head data, hydraulic conductivity data, precipitation data, and other data collected in the area were used in constructing and calibrating the model. Sensitivity of the model to...
Surface water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River basin, Kentucky: Project description
K. D. White, J. L. Smoot, J. K. Jackson, Anne F. Choquette
1987, Open-File Report 87-234
In April 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began the National Water Quality Assessment Program, which at present (1987) is in a pilot phase in which assessment concepts and approaches are being tested and modified to prepare for full implementation of the program in the future. Seven pilot projects (four surface...
Hydrogeology of McMullen Valley, west-central Arizona
D. R. Pool
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4140
The geohydrology of McMullen Valley, west-central Arizona, was investigated using geologic, geophysical, and hydrologic data and a numerical model of the groundwater system. Interpretation of geologic and geophysical information indicates that the main structure of McMullen Valley is a syncline that has been normal faulted on the southeast side. Basin...
Tidal-flow, circulation, and flushing changes caused by dredge and fill in Tampa Bay, Florida
Carl R. Goodwin
1987, Water Supply Paper 2282
Tampa Bay, Florida, underwent extensive physical changes between 1880 and 1972 because of construction of causeways, islands, channels, and shoreline fills. These changes resulted in a progressive reduction in the quantity of tidal water that enters and leaves the bay. Dredging and filling also changed the magnitude and direction of...
Surface water-quality assessment of the lower Kansas River basin, Kansas and Nebraska; project description
J. K. Stamer, P. R. Jordan, R. A. Engberg, J. T. Dugan
1987, Open-File Report 87-105
In 1986 the U.S. Geological Survey began a National Water-Quality Assessment Program to: (1) provide nationally consistent descriptions of the current status of water quality for a large, diverse, and geographically distributed part of the Nation 's surface water resources; (2) where possible, define trends in water quality; and (3)...
WATEQ4F - a personal computer Fortran translation of the geochemical model WATEQ2 with revised data base
J.W. Ball, D. Kirk Nordstrom, D.W. Zachmann
1987, Open-File Report 87-50
A FORTRAN 77 version of the PL/1 computer program for the geochemical model WATEQ2, which computes major and trace element speciation and mineral saturation for natural waters has been developed. The code (WATEQ4F) has been adapted to execute on an IBM PC or compatible microcomputer. Two versions of the code...
Hydrogeology and water quality of areas with persistent ground-water contamination near Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4150
The Groveland-Collins area near Blackfoot, Idaho, has a history of either periodic or persistent localized groundwater contamination. Water users in the area report offensive smell, metallic taste, rust deposits, and bacteria in water supplies. During 1984 and 1985, data were collected to define regional and local geologic, hydrologic, and groundwater...
Determination of stream reaeration coefficients by use of tracers
F. A. Kilpatrick, R. E. Rathbun, N. Yotsukura, G.W. Parker, L. L. DeLong
1987, Open-File Report 87-245
Stream reaeration is the physical absorption of oxygen from the atmosphere by a flowing stream. This is the primary process by which a stream replenishes the oxygen consumed in the biodegradation of organic wastes.Prior to 1965, reaeration rate coefficients could be estimated only by indirect methods. In 1965, a direct...
A diffusion hydrodynamic model
T.V. Hromadka, Chung-Cheng Yen
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4137
Modifications to the VAX/VMS DR11-W/DRV11-WA interface driver for high speed, real-time data acquisition
L.M. Baker
1987, Open-File Report 87-642
Selected bibliography of epithermal precious metal mineralization for the IUGS/UNESCO deposit modeling workshop hydrothermal systems in volcanic centers
C. G. Cunningham, D.L. Seay, G. E. Ericksen
1987, Open-File Report 87-577
Modal compositions, whole-rock chemical data and normative mineralogy, and minor element data for rocks from alkaline intrusive complexes in northwestern Montana
T.J. Armbrustmacher
1987, Open-File Report 87-368
An evaluation of the bedrock aquifer system in northeastern Wisconsin
P.J. Emmons
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4199
Ground water is a major source of water in northeastern Wisconsin. The lower Fox River valley, located between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay in northeastern Wisconsin, is the second largest population center in Wisconsin. By 1957, ground-water withdrawals had lowered the potentiometric surface of the aquifer system as much as...
