Hydrology of the Little Androscoggin River Valley aquifer, Oxford County, Maine
D. J. Morrissey
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4018
The Little Androscoggin River valley aquifer, a 15-square-mile sand and gravel valley-fill aquifer in southwestern Maine, is the source of water for the towns of Norway, Oxford, and South Paris. Estimated inflows to the aquifer during the 1981 water year were 16.4 cubic feet per second from precipitation directly on...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Southern red-backed vole (western United States)
Arthur W. Allen
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.42
Habitat preferences of the southern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) are described in this publication, which is one of a series of Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models. A review and synthesis of the literature is followed by development of a model of the species-habitat requirements of the southern red-backed vole. Habitat suitability...
A summary of ground-water pumpage in the Central Valley, California, 1961-77
Jonathan Diamond, A. K. Williamson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4037
In the Central Valley of California, a great agricultural economy has been developed in a semiarid environment. This economy is supported by imported surface water and 9 to 15 million acre-feet per year of ground water. Estimates of ground-water pumpage computed from power consumption have been compiled and summarized. Under...
Meteorological, water-temperature, and discharge data for the Mattole River basin, Humboldt County, California
R.D. Noble, Alan P. Jackman
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-81
To overcome a major difficulty in the testing of the validity of river-temperature models - the lack of adequate precise synoptic data for an entire river basin - synoptic meteorologic, water-temperature, and discharge data were obtained in the Mattole River Basin in northern California during the period June 10 through...
Geology of the Tulare Formation and other continental deposits, Kettleman City area, San Joaquin Valley, California, with a section on ground-water management considerations and use of texture maps
R. W. Page
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4000
The Tulare Formation and other continental deposits of Pliocene to Holocene age crop out over most of the area near Kettleman City in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The deposits range in thickness from 0 to more than 4,000 feet and overlie the upper Mya zone of the San...
Simulated effects of anticipated coal mining on dissolved solids in selected tributaries of the Yampa River, northwestern Colorado
R. S. Parker, J. M. Norris
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4084
Identifying cumulative effects of coal mining on dissolved solids downstream from multipe coal-mining operations is particularly important in western basins. The problem of identifying cumulative effects is evident in the Trout Creek drainage, a tributary to the Yampa River in northwestern Colorado, where a number of mines are active and...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Northern Gulf of Mexico brown shrimp and white shrimp
Robert Eugene Turner, Michael S. Brody
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.54
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop estuarine habitat models for brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) and white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus). The models are scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for estuarine areas of the northern...
Man-induced channel adjustment in Tennessee streams
C. H. Robbins, Andrew Simon
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4098
Channel modifications in Tennessee, particularly in the western part, have led to large-scale instabilities in the channelized rivers and may have contributed to several bridge failures. These modifications, together with land-use practices, led to downcutting, headward erosion, downstream aggradation, accelerated scour, and bank instabilities. Changes in gradient by channel straightening...
Effect of the proposed Cooper River rediversion on sedimentation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
G. G. Patterson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4198
The rates of sedimentation and of resultant maintenance dredging in Charleston Harbor increased dramatically in the 1940s, following two major modifications to the harbor. One modification, the Santee-Cooper diversion project, caused a twentyfold increase in freshwater inflow to the harbor. The other modification was deepening of the navigation channels in...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Yellow perch
Douglas A. Krieger, James W. Terrell, Patrick C. Nelson
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.55
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop riverine and lacustrine habitat models for yellow perch (Perca flavescens). The models are scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for riverine, lacustrine, and palustrine habitat in the 48...
Projected effects of proposed chloride-control projects on shallow ground water– Preliminary results for the Wichita River basin, Texas
Sergio Garza
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan to control the natural chloride pollution in the Wichita River basin includes the construction of Truscott Brine Lake on a tributary of the North Wichita River. In connection with the proposed brine lake, the U.S. Geological Survey was requested to: (1) Define the...
Water resources on the Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
D. W. Risser, F. P. Lyford
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4038
This study evaluates the quality and quantity of water available on the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. Groundwater for public supply occurs in the valley fill along the Rio San Jose, in the Paguate and Encinal areas, and possibly in the northern part of the Sedillo Grant. The valley fill...
Hydrogeology of parts of the Central Platte and Lower Loup Natural Resources Districts, Nebraska
J. M. Peckenpaugh, J. T. Dugan
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4219
Water-level declines of at least 15 feet have occurred in this heavily irrigated area of central Nebraska since the 1930's, and potential for additonal declines is high. To test the effects of additional irrigation development on water levels and streamflow , computer programs were developed that represent the surface-water system,...
A Flood model for the Tug Fork basin, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia
W.H. Doyle, P.B. Curwick, K.M. Flynn
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4014
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Fallfish
Joan G. Trial, Charles S. Wade, Jon G. Stanley, Patrick C. Nelson
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.48
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop riverine and lacustrine habitat models for fallfish (Semotilis corporalis), a freshwater species. The models are scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for freshwater, marine and estuarine areas of...
Front-tracking model for convective transport in flowing ground water
S. P. Garabedian, Leonard F. Konikow
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4034
A finite-difference numerical model that simulates the convective transport of water or tracer particles through porous media is described. It can be applied to one- or two-dimensional problems involving either steady-state or transient flow. The model tracks representative water or tracer particles, initially located along specified lines, as they move...
Water-level changes in the high plains regional aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma, predevelopment to 1980
J.S. Havens
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4073
During 1978, the U.S. Geological Survey began a 5-year study of the High Plains regional aquifer system to provide hydrologic information for evaluation of the effects of long-term development of the aquifer and to develop computer models for prediction of aquifer response to alternative changes in ground-water management (Weeks, 1978)....
Availability of water from the Outwash Aquifer, Marion County, Indiana
B.S. Smith
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4144
The outwash aquifer in Marion County, Indiana is a continuous, unconfined sand and gravel deposit containing isolated boulder, till, silt, and clay deposits along the White River, Fall Creek, and Eagle Creek. Flow in the aquifer is from the boundaries of the aquifer with the Tipton till plain toward the...
Ground-water resources of coastal Citrus, Hernando, and southwestern Levy counties, Florida
J. D. Fretwell
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4079
Ground water in the coastal parts of Citrus, Hernando, and Levy Counties is obtained almost entirely from the Floridan aquifer. The aquifer is unconfined near the coast and semiconfined in the ridge area. Transmissivity ranges from 20,000 feet squared per day in the ridge area to greater than 2,000,000 feet...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Clapper rail
James C. Lewis, Russell L. Garrison
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.51
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop a model suitable for evaluating the quality of coastal habitat of clapper rails (Rallus longirostris). The model is scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) and 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for coastal areas of...
Hydrologic evaluation of proposed ground-water withdrawals in Muleshoe Flat near Wheatland, southeastern Wyoming
D.T. Hoxie
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4150
The hydrologic effects of proposed irrigation with groundwater of 8,320 acres of land in Muleshoe Flat, a 34 sq mi area in west-central Platte County, Wyoming, were assessed. Results generated by a digital groundwater flow model indicate that, at the end of a 40-yr period, groundwater level declines of more...
Habitat Suitability Information: Blacknose dace
Joan G. Trial, Jon G. Stanley, Mary Batcheller, Gary Gebhart, O. Eugene Maughan, Patrick C. Nelson
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.41
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop riverine and lacustrine habitat models for Blacknose dace, a freshwater species. The models are scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for freshwater, marine, and estuarine areas of the...
Simulations of non-steady flow in a glacial outwash aquifer, southern Franklin County, Ohio
A. C. Razem
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4022
A two-dimensional, finite-difference model is used to simulate transient flow conditions in a glacial outwash aquifer in southern Franklin County, Ohio. The model was calibrated by matching observed and simulated water-level changes for December 1977 through March 1980. Drawdowns for three different hypothetical pumping rates are simulated with the calibrated...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Common shiner
Joan G. Trial, Charles S. Wade, Jon G. Stanley, Patrick C. Nelson
1983, FWS/OBS 82/10.40
A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop riverine and lacustrine habitat models for common shiner (Notropis cornutus). The models are scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) to 1 (optimally suitable habitat) for the northeastern range of the common shiner in...
Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in lower Satus Creek Basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington
E. A. Prych
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4065
A multilayer numerical model of steady-state ground-water flow in lower Satus Creek basin was constructed, calibrated using time-averaged data, and used to estimate the long-term effects of proposed irrigation-water management plans on ground-water levels in the area. Model computations showed that irrigation of new lands in the Satus uplands would...
