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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Water-quantity and water-quality aspects of a 500-year flood - Nishnabotna River, southwest Iowa, June 1998
Dana W. Kolpin, Edward E. Fischer, Douglas J. Schnoebelen
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4025
Flooding that occurred in southwest Iowa during June 15–17, 1998, was the worst flood ever recorded on the Nishnabotna River, exceeding the theoretical 500-year flood calculated from peak-flow records (1922 to present). This flood was a direct consequence of severe thunderstorm activity that caused more than 4 inches of rain...
Effects of hypothetical management scenarios on simulated water temperatures in the Tualatin River, Oregon
John C. Risley
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4071
In 1994, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County, Oregon (USA) began a cooperative study to better understand water-temperature variations in the Tualatin River and to assess mitigative water-management solutions. Continuous water-temperature data were collected at locations along the main stem of the river...
Suspended-sediment budget, flow distribution, and lake circulation for the Fox Chain of Lakes in Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois, 1997-99
David L. Schrader, Robert R. Holmes Jr.
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4115
The Fox Chain of Lakes is a glacial lake system in McHenry and Lake Counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Sedimentation and nutrient overloading have occurred in the lake system since the first dam was built (1907) in McHenry to raise water levels in the lake system. Using data...
Determination of the effects of fine-grained sediment and other limiting variables on trout habitat for selected streams in Wisconsin
Barbara C. Scudder, J.W. Selbig, R.J. Waschbusch
2000, Open-File Report 2000-435
Two Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models, developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, were used to evaluate the effects of fine-grained (less than 2 millimeters) sediment on brook trout (Salvelinusfontinalis, Mitchill) and brown trout (Salmo trutta, Linnaeus) in 11 streams in west-central and southwestern Wisconsin. Our results indicated that...
Estimated flow-duration curves for selected ungaged sites in the Cimarron and lower Arkansas River basins in Kansas
Seth E. Studley
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4113
Flow-duration curves for 1968-98 were estimated for 16 ungaged sites in the Cimarron and lower Arkansas River Basins in south-central Kansas. The method of estimation used six unique factors of flow duration: (1) mean streamflow and percentage duration of mean streamflow, (2) ratio of 1-percent-duration streamflow to mean streamflow, (3)...
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...
Estimation of peak streamflows for unregulated rural streams in Kansas
Patrick P. Rasmussen, Charles A. Perry
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4079
Peak streamflows were estimated at selected recurrence intervals (frequencies) ranging from 2 to 200 years using log-Pearson Type III distributions for 253 streamflow-gaging stations in Kansas. The annual peak-streamflow data, through the 1997 water year, were from streamflow-gaging stations with unregulated flow in mostly rural basins. A weighted least-squares regression...
Characterization of rainfall-runoff response and estimation of the effect of wetland restoration on runoff, Heron Lake Basin, southwestern Minnesota, 1991-97
Perry M. Jones, Thomas A. Winterstein
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4095
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Heron Lake Watershed District, conducted a study to characterize the rainfall-runoff response and to examine the effects of wetland restoration on the rainfall-runoff response within the Heron Lake Basin in southwestern Minnesota. About 93...
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....
Evaluation of the use of reach transmissivity to quantify leakage beneath Levee 31N, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Mark S. Nemeth, Walter M. Wilcox, Helena M. Solo-Gabriele
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4066
A coupled ground- and surface-water model (MODBRANCH) was developed to estimate ground-water flow beneath Levee 31N in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and to simulate hydrologic conditions in the surrounding area. The study included compilation of data from monitoring stations, measurement of vertical seepage rates in wetlands, and analysis of the hydrogeologic...
Water resources of the Blackstone River basin, Massachusetts
John A. Izbicki
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4167
By 2020, demand for water in the Blackstone River Basin is expected to be 52 million gallons per day, one-third greater than the demand of 39 million gallons per day in 1980. Most of this increase is expected to be supplied by increased withdrawals of ground water from stratified-drift aquifers...
Metals transport in the Sacramento River, California, 1996-1997; volume 1: Methods and data
Charles N. Alpers, Howard E. Taylor, Joseph L. Domagalski
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4286
Metals transport in the Sacramento River, northern California, was evaluated on the basis of samples of water, suspended colloids, streambed sediment, and caddisfly larvae that were collected on one to six occasions at 19 sites in the Sacramento River Basin from July 1996 to June 1997. Four of the sampling...
