Development of ground-water resources in the Orange County area, Texas and Louisiana, 1980-Spring of 1985
C.W. Bonnet, James Frank Williams III
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4158
This report updates ground-water information pertaining to the lower unit of the Chicot aquifer in the Orange County area, Texas and Louisiana. The period of data collection was from 1980 to the spring of 1985. Some data collected prior to 1980 are presented to establish long-term trends and relations. The...
Measuring and computing natural ground-water recharge at sites in south-central Kansas
M.A. Sophocleous, C. A. Perry
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4097
To measure the natural groundwater recharge process, two sites in south-central Kansas were instrumented with sensors and data microloggers. The atmospheric-boundary layer and the unsaturated and saturated soil zones were monitored as a single regime. Direct observations also were used to evaluate the measurements. Atmospheric sensors included an anemometer, a...
Hydrologic and geologic factors affecting land subsidence near Eloy, Arizona
V.J. Epstein
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4143
At an extensometer site near Eloy, Arizona, 1.09 m of land subsidence caused by groundwater withdrawal were measured by leveling in 1965-83. The extensometer, which partially penetrates the compressible sediments, recorded 0.82 m of compaction during the same period. By use of a one-dimensional model, cumulative daily compaction values were...
Water-quality variations in the Bull Run Watershed, Oregon, under 1978 to 1983 management conditions
F. A. Rinella
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4128
During the period October 1978 to September 1983, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Portland (Oregon) Water Bureau, conducted a study in the Bull Run River basin to define the hydrologic characteristics of the basin, and to examine relations between basin characteristics (both natural and man-made)...
Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Missouri
L.A. Waite
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4254
This report documents the results of an evaluation of the cost effectiveness of the 1986 stream-gaging program in Missouri. Alternative methods of developing streamflow information and cost-effective resource allocation were used to evaluate the Missouri program. Alternative methods were considered statewide, but the cost effective resource allocation study was restricted...
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey for water-year 1984
Dale B. Peart, Hoyt B. Sutphin
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4077
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a quality-assurance program based on the analysis of reference samples for its two water-analysis laboratories located in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado. Reference samples containing selected inorganic constituents are prepared at the U.S. Geological Survey's Ocala, Florida, office, disguised as routine samples, and sent daily...
Possible changes in ground-water flow to the Pecos River caused by Santa Rosa Lake, Guadalupe County, New Mexico
D. W. Risser
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4291
In 1980 Santa Rosa Dam began impounding water on the Pecos River about 7 miles north of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to provide flood control, sediment control, and storage for irrigation. Santa Rosa Lake has caused changes in the groundwater flow system, which may cause changes in the streamflow of...
Techniques for estimating flood-depth frequency relations for streams in West Virginia
J.B. Wiley
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4111
Multiple regression analyses are applied to data from 119 U.S. Geological Survey streamflow stations to develop equations that estimate baseline depth (depth of 50% flow duration) and 100-yr flood depth on unregulated streams in West Virginia. Drainage basin characteristics determined from the 100-yr flood depth analysis were used to develop...
Hydrologic monitoring of selected streams in coal fields of central and southern Utah — Summary of data collected, August 1978-September 1984
Don Price, G.G. Plantz
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4017
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a coal-hydrology monitoring program in coal-field areas of central and southern Utah during August 1978-September 1984 to determine possible hydrologic impacts of future mining and to provide a better understanding of the hydrologic systems of the coal resource areas monitored. Data were collected at 19...
Effects on water quality due to flood-water detention by Barker and Addicks Reservoirs, Houston, Texas
Fred Liscum, R.L. Goss, E.M. Paul
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4356
The Barker and Addicks Reservoirs, located about 16 miles west of Houston, Texas, provide flood-detention storage for storm runoff. Of interest are the water-quality characteristics in the study area and changes in water quality during detention. Study area sampling sites were selected upstream along Buffalo Bayou for Barker Reservoir and...
Sediment discharge in Muddy Creek and the effect of sedimentation rate on the proposed Wolford Mountain reservoir near Kremmling, Colorado
B. C. Ruddy
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4011
Stream-discharge data collected from May 1982 through October 1985 and sediment data collected from March 1985 through October 1985 at stream flow-gaging station 09041500 Muddy Creek at Kremmling, Colorado, were used to determine total-sediment discharge into the proposed Wolford Mountain Reservoir. The data were divided on a seasonal basis, and...
Geohydrology of the Antelope Valley Area, California and design for a ground-water-quality monitoring network
L.F. Duell
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4081
A basinwide ideal network and an actual network were designed to identify ambient groundwater quality, trends in groundwater quality, and degree of threat from potential pollution sources in Antelope Valley, California. In general, throughout the valley groundwater quality has remained unchanged, and no specific trends are apparent. The main source...
Ground-water levels in the alluvial aquifer at Louisville, Kentucky, 1982-87
R.J. Faust, M. A. Lyverse
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4197
Water level data have been collected in the alluvial aquifer at Louisville, Kentucky by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1943. Interpretations of these data have been published in several reports by the Survey, but none have been published since 1983. Contour maps and hydrographs are presented in this report to...
Evaluation of selected surface-water-quality stations in Wyoming
S.J. Rucker, L. L. DeLong
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4003
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, has conducted a surface-water-quality program in Wyoming since 1965. The purpose has been to determine the chemical quality of the water in terms of the major dissolved constituents (salinity). Changing agricultural techniques and energy development have stimulated a...
Preliminary assessment of potential well yields and the potential for artificial recharge of the Elm and Middle James aquifers in the Aberdeen area, South Dakota
P.J. Emmons
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4017
A complex hydrologic system exists in the glacial drift overlying the bedrock in the Aberdeen, South Dakota, area. The hydrologic system has been subdivided into three aquifers: the Elm, Middle James, and Deep James. These sand-and-gravel outwash aquifers generally are separated from each other by till or other fine-grained sediments....
Ground-water pumpage from the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Oregon, 1984
C. A. Collins
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4211
Groundwater pumpage was estimated for 1984 for an area of about 8,000 sq mi in north-central Oregon. Pumpage data were collected from irrigation, industrial and public supply users and analyzed as part of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System Analysis (RASA) study. Groundwater is pumped from Tertiary basalts and interflow...
Cost effectiveness of the U.S. Geological Survey's stream-gaging program in Wisconsin
J.F. Walker, L.L. Osen, P.E. Hughes
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4125
This report presents the results of a three-step evaluation of the stream-gaging program in Wisconsin. First, data uses and funding sources were identified for the 89 continuous-record gaging stations operated during the 1984 water year. Next, alternative methods of streamflow estimation were examined for three stations. A flow-routing model was...
Water-quality data-collection activities in Oregon; inventory and evaluation of 1984 programs and costs
T.K. Edwards
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4346
Preliminary assessment of water quality and its relation to hydrogeology and land use: Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, New Jersey
Cynthia Barton, E. F. Vowinkel, J. P. Nawyn
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4023
The relation of water quality to hydrogeology and land use was evaluated using analysis of water samples from 71 wells in the northern part of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in New Jersey. The sampling network was evaluated for variations in hydrogeology. Well depths, pumping rates, and the number of wells...
Comparison of conceptually based and regression rainfall-runoff models, Denver Metropolitan area, Colorado, and potential applications in urban areas
J. B. Lindner-Lunsford, S. R. Ellis
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4104
Multievent, conceptually based models and a single-event, multiple linear-regression model for estimating storm-runoff quantity and quality from urban areas were calibrated and verified for four small (57 to 167 acres) basins in the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado. The basins represented different land-use types - light commercial, single-family housing, and multi-family...
Traveltime and dispersion in the New River, Hinton to Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
David H. Appel, S. B. Moles
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4012
Traveltime and dispersion studies were conducted on a 65-mile-long reach of the New River between Hinton and Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Four sets of measurements were made from August 1985 to May 1986 at river discharges of about 2,220, 3 ,200, 9,200, and 18,000 cu ft/sec, which correspond to flow...
Surface water-quality characteristics in the upper North Fork Gunnison River basin, Colorado
J. M. Norris
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4152
Analyses of water quality data collected during 1982 and 1983 in the upper North Fork Gunnison River basin indicate that dissolved-solids concentrations are relatively small, with a mean value near 97 milligrams per liter. Most major dissolved constituents also had small measured concentrations throughout the study area. Trace-element concentrations generally...
Application of National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) station data for assessing water quality in the Peace River basin, Florida
E. R. German, D. M. Schiffer
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4167
No abstract available....
Analysis of sediment production from two small semiarid basins in Wyoming
J.G. Rankl
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4314
Data were collected at two small, semiarid basins in Wyoming to determine the relation between rainfall, runoff, and sediment production. The basins were Dugout Creek tributary and Saint Marys Ditch tributary. Sufficient rainfall and runoff data were collected at Dugout Creek tributary to determine the source of sediment and the...
Appraisal of storm-water quality near Salem, Oregon
T. L. Miller
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4064
Stormwater runoff for the period December 1979 to May 1981, at 13 sites (12 basins) in the vicinity of Salem, Oregon, was sampled and analyzed for water quality. Constituent concentrations for urban storm water were relatively small when compared to samples from Portland and Medford, Oregon and to samples from...
