Sedimentation and water quality in the West Branch Shade River basin, Ohio, 1983-85
C. J. Oblinger Childress, R.L. Jones
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4262
Loss of channel conveyance from deposition of sediment from abandoned surface mines in the West Branch Shade River basin has resulted in frequent flooding. In addition, water quality in the West Branch Shade River and some of its tributaries is typical of streams affected by acid mine drainage. About 938...
Streamflows in Wyoming
H. W. Lowham
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4045
A description of the occurrence and availability of surface waters in Wyoming is presented along with explanations of both streamflow-data collection and methods for estimating streamflow characteristics at gaged and ungaged sites. Mountain ranges separate the major drainage basins and have a significant effect on the quantity of precipitation and...
Estimation, analysis, sources, and verification of consumptive water use data in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin
D. S. Snavely
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4146
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin provides water for many uses and for wildlife habitat; thus many groups have developed strategies to manage the basin 's water resource. The International Joint Commission (IJC) is reviewing and comparing available consumptive-use data to assess the magnitude and effect of consumptive uses under...
Effects of coal mine drainage on the water quality of small receiving streams in Washington, 1975-77
F. A. Packard, E.L. Skinner, L. A. Fuste
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4274
Drainage from abandoned coal mines in western and central Washington has minimal environmental impact. Water quality characteristics that have the most significant environmental impact are suspended sediment and turbidity. Water quality data from 51 abandoned coal mines representing 11 major coal bearing areas indicate that less than 1% of the...
Estimation of natural dissolved-solids discharge in the Upper Colorado River basin, Western United States
D. K. Mueller, L.L. Osen
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4069
A statistical method was developed to estimate monthly natural dissolved-solids discharge at selected sites in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Natural dissolved-solids discharge was defined as the rate of inorganic-solute flow past a specific site that would have occurred if there had been no water-resources development in the basin upstream...
Determination of evaporation and seepage losses, Upper Lake Mary near Flagstaff, Arizona
J.W. Blee
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4250
Two mass-transfer equations were developed to compute evaporation as a part of the evaporation were seepage-loss study for the Upper Lake Mary Reservoir near Flagstaff, Arizona, which has a capacity of 15,620 acre-feet and a surface area of 876 acres. The mass-transfer equations do not require an independent measure of...
Reassessment of the Georgetown limestone as a hydrogeologic unit of the Edwards Aquifer, Georgetown area, Texas
L. F. Land, M.E. Dorsey
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4190
The Edwards aquifer consists of geologic units known as the Comanche Peak (oldest) and Edwards Limestones, Kiamichi Formation, and Georgetown Limestone. The Edwards Limestone is the main water-bearing zone. The shallow geologic units dip to the east-southeast at a slope of 50 to 100 feet per mile in the Georgetown...
Hydrology of the lower Little Red River, Arkansas, and a procedure for estimating available streamflow
G.D. Grosz, J. E. Terry, A.P. Hall
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4008
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, conducted a hydrologic investigation of the lower Little Red River from near Searcy, Arkansas (mi 31.7), to the river 's mouth at its confluence with the White River. During 1983 and 1984, data were collected on...
Low-flow profiles of the upper Savannah and Ogeechee Rivers and tributaries in Georgia
R.F. Carter, E. H. Hopkins, H.A. Perlman
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4047
Low flow information is provided for use in an evaluation of the capacity of streams to permit withdrawals or to accept waste loads without exceeding the limits of State water quality standards. The purpose of this report is to present the results of a compilation of available low flow data...
Description and hydrogeologic evaluation of nine hazardous-waste sites in Kansas, 1984-86
R. J. Hart, T.B. Spruill
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4015
Wastes generated at nine hazardous-waste sites in Kansas were disposed in open pits, 55-gal drums, or large storage tanks. These disposal methods have the potential to contaminate groundwater beneath the sites, the soil on the sites, and nearby surface water bodies. Various activities on the nine sites included production of...
Sediment loads, discharges, and yields in the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania, June 1979 through September 1981
C. A. Loper, K. L. Wetzel
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4213
Rainfall, streamflow, and sediment discharge data were collected from the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin from June 1979 through September 1981 to evaluate sediment discharges from an area in which erosion and sediment controls were being used on surface mined areas. Sediment yields from the basin averaged 144 tons/sq mi/year....
The US Geological Survey stream-gaging program in west-central Florida
R.T. Mycyk
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4032
The results of a study of the network of the stream-gaging program in west-central Florida are documented. Selected hydrologic data, including drainage area, period of record, and mean annual flow were compiled for the 57 continuous-record gaging stations which were active in 1985. Additionally, selected hydrologic data for 20 discontinued...
Ground-water conditions in the Anza-Terwilliger area, with emphasis on the Cahuilla Indian Reservation, Riverside County, California, 1973-86
L. R. Woolfenden, D.J. Bright
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4029
Demand for groundwater in the 96-sq mi Anza Terwilliger area of California has increased in recent years because of population growth and agricultural development. In order to evaluate the potential effects of continued growth and development on the water resources of Cahuilla Indian Reservation, water level, land use, and water...
Computer-program documentation of an interactive-accounting model to simulate streamflow, water quality, and water-supply operations in a river basin
A.W. Burns
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4012
This report describes an interactive-accounting model used to simulate streamflow, chemical-constituent concentrations and loads, and water-supply operations in a river basin. The model uses regression equations to compute flow from incremental (internode) drainage areas. Conservative chemical constituents (typically dissolved solids) also are computed from regression equations. Both flow and water...
Review of mechanisms, methods, and theory for determining recharge to shallow aquifers in North Dakota
W.F. Horak
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4122
Effective management of ground-water resources requires knowledge of all components of the water budget for the aquifer of interest. Efforts to simulate ground-water flow prior to development and the effects of proposed pumping in several of North Dakota's shallow glacial aquifers have been hindered by the lack of reliable estimates...
Geologic map of the northwestern Caliente Range, San Luis Obispo County, California
J. Alan Bartow
1988, Open-File Report 88-691
The map area lies in the southern Coast Ranges of California, north of the Transverse Ranges and west of the southern San Joaquin Valley. This region is part of the Salinia-Tujunga composite terrane that is bounded on the northeast by the San Andreas fault (fig. 1) and on the southwest...
Distribution and variability of precipitation chemistry in the conterminous United States, January through December 1983
J. F. Rinella, T. L. Miller
1988, Open-File Report 87-558
Analysis of atmospheric precipitation samples, collected during the 1983 calendar year from 109 National Trends Network sites in the United States, are presented in this report. The sites were grouped into six geographical regions based on the chemical composition of the samples. Precipitation chemistry in these regions was influenced by...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas– Fiscal year 1987
1988, Open-File Report 88-100
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific classification of the public lands and to examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain. An integral part of...
Two data sets describing channel-wide temporal variations in bedload-transport rates
Basil Gomez
1988, Open-File Report 88-88
Data report for the PACE 1987 seismic refraction survey, west-central Arizona
Steven P. Larkin, Jill McCarthy, Gary S. Fuis
1988, Open-File Report 88-694
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin metropolitan area, Texas, 1986
J.D. Gordon, D.L. Pate, D.L. Slagle
1988, Open-File Report 87-768
The Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water resources, began hydrologic studies in the Austin urban area in 1954. In cooperation with the city of Austin, the program was expanded in 1975 to include additional streamflow and rainfall-gaging stations, and the collection of surface water-quality data. In...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri, fiscal year 1987
B. J. Smith (compiler), K.L. Jenkins
1988, Open-File Report 88-99
Water resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and making interpretive studies. Hydrologic studies in Missouri are made through three basic types of projects: (1) hydrologic data-collection program, (2) local or areal hydrologic investigations, and (3) statewide or regional studies. These projects are...
Selected ground-water information for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington and Oregon, 1982-1985; Volume II. Water levels
R. C. Lane
1988, Open-File Report 88-183
This data report presents groundwater information collected and analyzed as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System Analysis study. The information was gathered from July 1982 through September 1985 in the part of the aquifer system in central and eastern Washington, and north-central and eastern...
Selected ground-water information for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington and Oregon, 1982-1985; Volume I. Geohydrology
R. C. Lane
1988, Open-File Report 88-182
This data report presents groundwater information collected and analyzed as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System Analysis study. The information was gathered from July 1982 through September 1985 in the part of the aquifer system in central and eastern Washington, and north-central and eastern...
Hydrologic data collection activities in the Solomon Gulch basin near Valdez, Alaska
B. B. Bigelow
1988, Open-File Report 88-719
In 1981, the Alaska Power Authority completed construction of a dam spillway at the north end of Solomon Lake near Valdez. Regulation and diversion from the dam since 1982 have significantly altered the natural flow characteristics of Solomon Gulch. In September 1986, the Geological Survey began data collection to determine...
