Monitoring The Water Quality of the Nation's Large Rivers Colorado River NASQAN Program
Robert J. Hart, Richard P. Hooper
2000, Fact Sheet 014-00
Since 1995, the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) has focused on monitoring the water quality of the Nation's largest rivers including the Colorado, Columbia, Mississippi, and Rio Grande. The NASQAN program in the Colorado River Basin consists of eight stations that span...
Mapping Typha Domingensis in the Cienega de Santa Clara Using Satellite Images, Global Positioning System, and Spectrometry
Richard D. Sanchez, Earl E. Burnett, Fred Croxen
2000, Open-File Report 2000-314
The Cienega de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico, a brackish wetland area created near the delta of the Colorado River from drainage effluent flowing from the United States since 1977, may undergo changes owing to the operation of the Yuma Desalting Plant in the United States. This has become the largest...
A note on scrap in the 1992 U.S. input-output tables
George M. Swisko
2000, Open-File Report 2000-313
Introduction A key concern of industrial ecology and life cycle analysis is the disposal and recycling of scrap. One might conclude that the U.S. input-output tables are appropriate tools for analyzing scrap flows. Duchin, for instance, has suggested using input-output analysis for industrial ecology, indicating that input-output economics can trace the stocks and flows...
Investigation of polyethylene passive diffusion samplers for sampling volatile organic compounds in ground water at Davis Global Communications, Sacramento, California, August 1998 to February 1999
Don A. Vroblesky, J. W. Borchers, T.R. Campbell, Willey Kinsey
2000, Open-File Report 2000-307
Fourteen wells were instrumented with diffusion samplers as a test to determine whether the samplers could be used to obtain representative volatile organic compound concentrations at a study site in Sacramento, California. Single diffusion samplers were placed in 10-foot-long well screens, and multiple diffusion samplers were positioned in 20-foot-long well...
Water Flows in the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Randall J. Hunt, David J. Graczyk, William J. Rose
2000, Fact Sheet 068-00
The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (NNWR), in Juneau County, Wisconsin (fig. 1). contains extensive wetlands areas commonly recog- nized as providing habitat and protection for migratory birds and endangered species. Because of concerns with potential changes to the water resources that supply the Refuge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Trends in precipitation and streamflow and changes in stream morphology in the Fountain Creek watershed, Colorado, 1939-99
Stogner
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4130
The Fountain Creek watershed, located in and along the eastern slope of the Front Range section of the southern Rocky Mountains, drains approximately 930 square miles of parts of Teller, El Paso, and Pueblo Counties in eastern Colorado. Streamflow in the watershed is dominated by spring snowmelt runoff and storm...
Preliminary effects of streambank fencing of pasture land on the quality of surface water in a small watershed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Daniel G. Galeone
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4205
The use of fencing to exclude pastured animals from streams has been recognized as an agricultural best-management practice. Streambank fencing was installed in a small basin within the Mill Creek Watershed of Lancaster County, Pa., during summer 1997 to evaluate the effectiveness of fencing on surface-water quality. A preliminary review...
Interaction between ground water and surface water in Taylor Slough and vicinity, Everglades National Park, South Florida: Study methods and appendixes
Judson W. Harvey, J. M. Jackson, R. H. Mooney, Jungyill Choi
2000, Open-File Report 2000-483
The data presented in this report are products of an investigation that quantified interactions between ground water and surface water in Taylor Slough in Everglades National Park. Determining the extent of hydrologic interactions between wetland surface water and ground water in Taylor Slough is important because the balance of freshwater...
Methods for estimating low-flow statistics for Massachusetts streams
Kernell G. Ries III, Paul J. Friesz
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4135
Methods and computer software are described in this report for determining flow duration, low-flow frequency statistics, and August median flows. These low-flow statistics can be estimated for unregulated streams in Massachusetts using different methods depending on whether the location of interest is at a streamgaging station, a low-flow partial-record station,...
Hydrogeology of the regional aquifer near Flagstaff, Arizona, 1994-97
Donald J. Bills, Margot Truini, Marilyn E. Flynn, Herbert A. Pierce, Rufus D. Catchings, Michael J. Rymer
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4122
Sandstones, siltstones, and limestones that are Pennsylvanian to Permian in age underlie the southern part of the Colorado Plateau near Flagstaff, Arizona, and contain a complex regional aquifer that has become increasingly important as a source of water for domestic, municipal, and recreational uses. Ground-water flow in the regional aquifer is poorly understood...
Sampling of volatile organic compounds in ground water by diffusion samplers and a low-flow method, and collection of borehole-flowmeter data, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Peter E. Church, Forest P. Lyford
2000, Open-File Report 2000-207
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Long Prairie River basin, central Minnesota
Christopher A. Sanocki, Brian C. Fischer
2000, Open-File Report 2000-232
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected sites on streams in the Long Prairie River Basin, located in central Minnesota, are presented in this report. The physical characteristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area of the subbasin covered only by lakes,...
Regression analysis and real-time water-quality monitoring to estimate constituent concentrations, loads, and yields in the Little Arkansas River, south-central Kansas, 1995-99
Victoria G. Christensen, Xiaodong Jian, Andrew C. Ziegler
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4126
Water from the Little Arkansas River is used as source water for artificial recharge to the Equus Beds aquifer, which provides water for the city of Wichita in south-central Kansas. To assess the quality of the source water, continuous in-stream water-quality monitors were installed at two U.S. Geological Survey stream-gaging...
Determination of infiltration and percolation rates along a reach of the Santa Fe River near La Bajada, New Mexico
Carole L. Thomas, Amy E. Stewart, Jim E. Constantz
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4141
Two methods, one a surface-water method and the second a ground-water method, were used to determine infiltration and percolation rates along a 2.5-kilometer reach of the Santa Fe River near La Bajada, New Mexico. The surface-water method uses streamflow measurements and their differences along a stream reach, streamflow-loss rates, stream...
Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of peak flows for Pennsylvania streams
Marla H. Stuckey, Lloyd A. Reed
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4189
Regression equations for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on ungaged streams in Pennsylvania with drainage areas less that 2,000 square miles were developed on the basis of peak-flow data collected at 313 streamflow-gaging stations. All streamflow-gaging stations used in the development of the equations had 10 or more...
A Synopsis of Technical Issues of Concern for Monitoring Trace Elements in Highway and Urban Runoff
Robert F. Breault, Gregory E. Granato
2000, Open-File Report 2000-422
Trace elements, which are regulated for aquatic life protection, are a primary concern in highway- and urban-runoff studies because stormwater runoff may transport these constituents from the land surface to receiving waters. Many of these trace elements are essential for biological activity and become detrimental only when geologic or anthropogenic...
Evaluation of a Method of Estimating Low-Flow Frequencies from Base-Flow Measurements at Indiana Streams
John Thomas Wilson
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000–4063
A mathematical technique of estimating low-flow frequencies from base-flow measurements was evaluated by using data for streams in Indiana. Low-flow frequencies at low-flow partial-record stations were estimated by relating base-flow measurements to concurrent daily flows at nearby streamflow-gaging stations (index stations) for which low-flow- frequency curves had been developed. A...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Sauk River basin, central Minnesota
Christopher A. Sanocki, Brian C. Fischer
2000, Open-File Report 2000-233
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected sites on streams in the Sauk River Basin, located in central Minnesota, are presented in this report. The physical characteristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area of the subbasin covered only by lakes, the...
Geology, hydrology, and ground-water quality of the Galena-Platteville aquifer in the vicinity of the Parson's Casket Hardware Superfund Site, Belvidere, Illinois
Robert T. Kay
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4152
The geology, hydrology, and distribution of contaminants in the Galena-Platteville aquifer in the vicinity of the Parson's Casket Hardware Superfund site in northeastern Belvidere, Ill., were characterized on the basis of data collected from boreholes using geophysical logging and packer assemblies. Horizontal flow in the Galena-Platteville aquifer is affected by...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Redeye (Leaf) River Basin, central Minnesota
Christopher A. Sanocki, Brian C. Fischer
2000, Open-File Report 2000-234
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected sites on streams in the Redeye (Leaf) River Basin, located in central Minnesota, are presented in this report. The physical characteristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area of the subbasin covered only by lakes,...
Geologic map and database of the Salem East and Turner 7.5 minute quadrangles, Marion County, Oregon: A digital database
Terry L. Tolan, Marvin H. Beeson, Christopher B. DuRoss
2000, Open-File Report 2000-351
The Salem East and Turner 7.5-minute quadrangles are situated in the center of the Willamette Valley near the western margin of the Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) distribution. The terrain within the area is of low to moderate relief, ranging from about 150 to almost 1,100-ft elevation. Mill Creek flows...
Characterization and simulation of ground-water flow in the Kansas River Valley at Fort Riley, Kansas, 1990-98
Nathan C. Myers
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4096
Hydrologic data and a ground-water flow model were used to characterize ground-water flow in the Kansas River alluvial aquifer at Fort Riley in northeast Kansas. The ground-water flow model was developed as a tool to project ground-water flow and potential contaminant-transport paths in the alluvial aquifer on the basis of...
Assessment of volatile organic compounds in surface water at West Branch Canal Creek, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1999
Lisa D. Olsen, Tracey A. Spencer
2000, Open-File Report 2000-203
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected 13 surface-water samples and 3 replicates from 5 sites in the West Branch Canal Creek area at Aberdeen Proving Ground from February through August 1999, as a part of an investigation of ground-water contamination and natural attenuation processes. The samples were analyzed for volatile...
Methodology for applying monitored natural attenuation to petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated ground-water systems with examples from South Carolina
Frank H. Chapelle, John F. Robertson, James Landmeyer, Paul M. Bradley
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4161
Natural attenuation processes such as dispersion, advection, and biogradation serve to decrease concentrations of disssolved contaminants as they are transported in all ground-water systems. However, the efficiency of these natural attenuation processes and the degree to which they help attain remediation goals, varies considerably from site to site. This report...
Method for estimating water use and interbasin transfers of freshwater and wastewater in an urbanized basin
M.A. Horn
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4287
Techniques for management of drainage basins that use water budgets to balance available water resources with actual or anticipated water use require accurate and precise estimates of basin withdrawals, interbasin transfers of freshwater, unaccounted-for use, water use, consumptive use, inflow and infiltration, basin return flow, and interbasin transfers of wastewater....
