Use of a watershed-modeling approach to assess hydrologic effects of urbanization, North Fork Pheasant Branch basin near Middleton, Wisconsin
Jeffrey J. Steuer, R. J. Hunt
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4113
The North Fork Pheasant Branch Basin in Dane County, Wisconsin is expected to undergo development. There are concerns that development will adversely affect water resources with increased flood peaks, increased runoff volumes, and increased pollutant loads. To provide a scientific basis for evaluating the hydrologic system response to development the...
Water Resources Data Minnesota Water Year 2000
G.B. Mitton, K.G. Guttormson, G.W. Stratton, E.S. Wakeman
2001, Water Data Report MN-00-1
Water resources data for the 2000 water year for Minnesota consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage of lakes and reservoirs; ground-water quality; and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 97 stream-gaging stations; stage for 12 lakes and reservoirs; water quality...
Surface-water, water-quality, and ground-water assessment of the Municipio of Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1997-99
Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez, Fernando Gómez-Gómez, Luis Santiago-Rivera, M. L. Oliveras-Feliciano
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4267
To meet the increasing need for a safe and adequate supply of water in the municipio of Carolina, an integrated surface-water, water-quality, and ground-water assessment of the area was conducted. The major results of this study and other important hydrologic and water-quality features were compiled in a Geographic Information System...
Irrigation drainage studies of the Angostura Reclamation Unit and the Belle Fourche Reclamation Project, western South Dakota: Results of 1994 sampling and comparisons with 1988 data
Steven K. Sando, Joyce E. Williamson, Kimberly K. Dickerson, Edwin A. Wesolowski
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4103
The U.S. Department of the Interior started the National Irrigation Water Quality Program in 1985 to identify the nature and extent of irrigation-induced water-quality problems that might exist in the western U.S. The Angostura Reclamation Unit (ARU) and Belle Fourche Reclamation Project (BFRP) in western South Dakota were included as...
Water Resources Data, Colorado, Water Year 2000--Volume 1. Missouri River Basin, Arkansas River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin
R.M. Crowfoot, J.W. Unruh, R.D. Steger, G. B. O’Neill
2001, Water Data Report CO-00-1
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 2000 water year consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; meteorological data; and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1 and 2) contains discharge records...
Water Resources Data--California, Water Year 2000, Volume 2. Pacific Slope Basins from Arroyo Grande to Oregon State Line except Central Valley
M.D. Webster, S.W. Anderson, M.F. Friebel, L.A. Freeman, J.R. Smithson
2001, Water Data Report CA-00-2
Water-resources data for the 2000 water year for California consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams, stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 2 contains discharge records for 121 gaging stations, gage-height records for 10 stations, stage...
Water resources data Texas, water year 2000, volume 1. Arkansas River basin, Red River basin, Sabine River basin, Neches River basin, and intervening coastal basins
S. C. Gandara, W.J. Gibbons, D.L. Barbie
2001, Water Data Report TX-00-1
Water-resources data for the 2000 water year for Texas are presented in six volumes, and consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and canals; stage, contents, and water-quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. Volume 1 contains records for...
River and Reservoir Operations Model, Truckee River basin, California and Nevada, 1998
Steven N. Berris, Glen W. Hess, Larry R. Bohman
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4017
The demand for all uses of water in the Truckee River Basin, California and Nevada, commonly is greater than can be supplied. Storage reservoirs in the system have a maximum effective total capacity equivalent to less than two years of average river flows, so longer-term droughts can result in substantial...
Diurnal variations in metal concentrations in the Alamosa River and Wightman Fork, southwestern Colorado, 1995-97
Roderick F. Ortiz, Stogner
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4160
A comprehensive sampling network was implemented in the Alamosa River Basin from 1995 to 1997 to address data gaps identified as part of the ecological risk assessment of the Summitville Superfund site. Aluminum, copper, iron, and zinc were identified as the constituents of concern for the risk assessment. Water-quality samples...
Delineation of tidal scour through marine geophysical techniques at Sloop Channel and Goose Creek bridges, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, New York
Frederick Stumm, Anthony Chu, Richard J. Reynolds
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4033
Inspection of the Goose Creek Bridge in southeastern Nassau County in April 1998 by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) indicated a separation of bridge piers from the road bed as a result of pier instability due to apparent seabed scouring by tidal currents. This prompted a cooperative...
Model simulation of the Manasquan water-supply system in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Ming Chang, Gary D. Tasker, Steven Nieswand
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4172
Model simulation of the Manasquan Water Supply System in Monmouth County, New Jersey, was completed using historic hydrologic data to evaluate the effects of operational and withdrawal alternatives on the Manasquan reservoir and pumping system. Changes in the system operations can be simulated with the model using precipitation forecasts. The Manasquan...
Simulations of flooding on the Tennessee River in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 231 near Huntsville, Alabama
T. Scott Hedgecock
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4114
A two-dimensional finite-element surface-water model was used to study the effects of proposed modifications to the U.S. Highway 231 corridor on water-surface elevations and flow distributions during flooding in the Tennessee River Basin south of Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Flooding was first simulated for the March 19, 1973, flood for...
Freshwater flow from estuarine creeks into northeastern Florida Bay
Clinton Hittle, Eduardo Patino, Mark A. Zucker
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4164
Water-level, water-velocity, salinity, and temperature data were collected from selected estuarine creeks to compute freshwater flow into northeastern Florida Bay. Calibrated equations for determining mean velocity from acoustic velocity were obtained by developing velocity relations based on direct acoustic measurements, acoustic line velocity, and water level. Three formulas were necessary...
Hydrogeology, water quality, and simulated effects of ground-water withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system, Seminole County and vicinity, Florida
Rick M. Spechler, Keith J. Halford
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4182
The hydrogeology and ground-water quality of Seminole County in east-central Florida was evaluated. A ground-water flow model was developed to simulate the effects of both present day (September 1996 through August 1997) and projected 2020 ground-water withdrawals on the water levels in the surficial aquifer system and the potentiometric surface...
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural basins of North Carolina— Revised
Benjamin F. Pope, Gary D. Tasker, Jeanne C. Robbins
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4207
A statewide study was conducted to develop two methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural ungaged basins in North Carolina. Flood-frequency estimates for gaged sites in North Carolina were computed by fitting the annual peak flows for each site to a log-Pearson Type III distribution. As...
Occurrence of phosphorus, nitrate, and suspended solids in streams of the Cheney Reservoir Watershed, south-central Kansas, 1997–2000
Chad R. Milligan, Larry M. Pope
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4199
Improving water quality of Cheney Reservoir in south-central Kansas is an important objective of State and local water managers. The reservoir serves as a water supply for about 350,00 people in the Wichita area and an important recreational resource for the area. In 1992, a task force was formed to...
Review and analysis of available streamflow and water-quality data for Park County, Colorado, 1962-98
Robert A. Kimbrough
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4034
Information on streamflow and surface-water and ground-water quality in Park County, Colorado, was compiled from several Federal, State, and local agencies. The data were reviewed and analyzed to provide a perspective of recent (1962-98) water-resource conditions and to help identify current and future water-quantity and water-quality concerns. Streamflow has been...
Structural controls on ground-water conditions and estimated aquifer properties near Bill Williams Mountain, Williams, Arizona
Herbert A. Pierce
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4058
As of 1999, surface water collected and stored in reservoirs is the sole source of municipal water for the city of Williams. During 1996 and 1999, reservoirs reached historically low levels. Understanding the ground-water flow system is critical to managing the ground-water resources in this part of the Coconino Plateau....
Digital data used to relate nutrient input to water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
John W. Brakebill, Stephen D. Preston, Sarah K. Martucci
2001, Open-File Report 2001-251
Digital data sets compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey were used as input for a collection of Spatially Referenced Regressions On Watershed (SPARROW) attributes for the Chesapeake Bay region including parts of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. These regressions use a nonlinear...
Water Resources Data, Colorado, Water Year 2000--Volume 2. Colorado River Basin
R.M. Crowfoot, J.W. Unruh, R.W. Boulger, G. B. O’Neill
2001, Water Data Report CO-00-2
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 2000 water year consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; meteorological data; and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1 and 2) contains discharge records...
Water resources data, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., water year 2000, volume 1. surface-water data
Robert W. James Jr., Richard W. Saffer, Anthony J. Tallman
2001, Water Data Report MD-DE-DC-00-1
Water resources data for the 2000 water year for Maryland and Delaware consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs. This volume (Volume 1. Surface-Water Data) contains records for water discharge at 121 gaging stations; stage and contents of 1...
Water resources data, Iowa, water year 2000, Volume 1. surface water--Mississippi River Basin
G.M. Nalley, J.G. Gorman, R.D. Goodrich, V.E. Miller, M.J. Turco, S. M. Linhart
2001, Water Data Report IA-00-1
Water resources data for water year 2000 for Iowa consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report, in two volumes, contains stage or discharge records for 126 gaging stations;...
Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations and loads and benthic-invertebrate data for tributaries to the St. Croix River, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 1997-99
Bernard N. Lenz, Dale M. Robertson, James D. Fallon, Randy Ferrin
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4162
Nutrient and suspended-sediment data were collected on major tributaries to the St. Croix River during 1997-99 as part of three studies. The first study, done in 1997 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey?s National Water-Quality Assessment Program Upper Mississippi Study Unit, was a widespread synoptic survey of nutrient and...
Simulation of ground water flow in the Glaciofluvial, Saginaw, Parma-Bayport, and Marshall Aquifers, Central Lower Peninsula of Michigan
John Robert Hoaglund III, G.C. Huffman, N.J. Granneman
2000, Open-File Report 2000-504
A steady-state finite difference model was developed to simulate ground-water flow in four regional aquifers in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The Glaciofluvial, Saginaw, Parma-Bayport, and Marshall aquifers were simulated as layers 1 through 4, respectively, in the model. Separately calculated vertical conductances input to the model were used to simulate the...
U.S. Geological Survey Activities Related to American Indians and Alaska Natives Fiscal Year 2000
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2000, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is an impartial scientific organization that strives to produce scientific results that are relevant to the people of the United States and their land and resource managers. USGS does not improve the quality of its customers' lives; it provides the informational tools for American Indians,...
