Streamflow statistics of selected streams in the lower Red River of the North basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba
Tara Williams-Sether, Gregg J. Wiche
1998, Open-File Report 98-21
Statistical summaries of streamflow data through water year 1994 for selected active and discontinued U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations for the Red River of the North Basin downstream of Halstad, Minnesota, to and including Emerson, Manitoba, are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) station...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the North Fork Crow-Crow River basin, south-central Minnesota
C. A. Sanocki
1998, Open-File Report 98-19
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected sites on streams in the North Fork Crow-Crow River Basin, located in south-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...
The last interglaciation at Owens Lake, California; Core OL-92
James L. Bischoff, editor(s)
1998, Open-File Report 98-132
Owens Lake, located at the eastern base of the central Sierra Nevada (Fig. 1), was the terminus of the Owens River prior to the lake's complete desiccation shortly after 1913 due to river diversion by the City of Los Angeles. During earlier wetter cycles, the lake overflowed to fill a...
Hydrologic investigation of the Ophir Creek watershed near Yakutat, Alaska
Edward G. Neal
1998, Open-File Report 98-199
Data on streamflow and ground-water levels were collected in the Ophir Creek watershed in southeast Alaska to obtain information about the relations between streamflow, ground-water levels, and precipitation. In addition, the possible effect of an experimental channel excavation to increase flows in Ophir Creek was evaluated. Stream discharges were monitored...
Reservoir quality and diagenetic evolution of Upper Mississippian rocks in the Illinois Basin; influence of a regional hydrothermal fluid-flow event during late diagenesis
Janet K. Pitman, Mitchell E. Henry, Beverly Seyler
1998, Professional Paper 1597
Conventional reservoir quality data for more than 300 wells provided by the Illinois and Indiana State Geological Surveys were analyzed to determine the factors governing porosity and permeability in the Upper Mississippian Bethel Sandstone and Cypress Sandstone, two of the principal producing units in the Illinois Basin. In addition, approximately...
Statistical analysis and mathematical modeling of a tracer test on the Santa Clara River, Ventura County, California
Katherine S. Paybins, Tracy Nishikawa, John A. Izbicki, Eric G. Reichard
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4275
To better understand flow processes, solute-transport processes, and ground-water/surface-water interactions on the Santa Clara River in Ventura County, California, a 24-hour fluorescent-dye tracer study was performed under steady-state flow conditions on a 28-mile reach of the river. The study reach includes perennial (uppermost and lowermost) subreaches and ephemeral subreaches of the...
Surface-water quality at fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, and the effects of natural and human factors, 1993-95
K.D. Richards, D. J. Sullivan, J.S. Stewart
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4208
Streamwater samples were collected from April 1993 through July 1995 at 11 fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages Study Unit of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Water samples were collected monthly at all Fixed Sites, and an additional two to four samples were collected each...
The Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō-Kūpaianaha erruption of Kīlauea, November 1991–February 1994: Field data and flow maps
C. Christina Heliker, Margaret T. Mangan, Tari N. Mattox, James P. Kauahikaua
1998, Open-File Report 98-103
The Pu'u 'Ō'ō-Kūpaianaha eruption on the east rift zone of Kīlauea, which began in January 1983, is the longest-lived rift zone eruption of the last two centuries. By 1994, a broad field of lava, nearly 1 km3 in volume and 12 km wide at the coast, had buried 87 km2...
Technique for simulating peak-flow hydrographs in Maryland
Jonathan J.A. Dillow
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4279
The efficient design and management of many bridges, culverts, embankments, and flood-protection structures may require the estimation of time-of-inundation and (or) storage of floodwater relating to such structures. These estimates can be made on the basis of information derived from the peak-flow hydrograph. Average peak-flow hydrographs corresponding to a peak...
Evaluation of geophysical logs, phase I, for Crossley Farms Superfund Site, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Randall W. Conger
1998, Open-File Report 98-62
Twenty-one wells were drilled at Crossley Farms Superfund Site between December 15, 1987, and May 1, 1988, to define and monitor the horizontal and vertical distribution of ground-water contamination emanating from a suspected contaminant source area (Blackhead Hill). Eight well clusters were drilled on or near the Crossley Site and...
Hydrogeology and simulation of the effects of reclaimed-water application in west Orange and southeast Lake counties, Florida
Andrew M. O’Reilly
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4199
Wastewater reclamation and reuse has become increasingly popular as water agencies search for alternative water-supply and wastewater-disposal options. Several governmental agencies in central Florida currently use the land-based application of reclaimed water (wastewater that has been treated beyond secondary treatment) as a management alternative to surface-water disposal of wastewater. Water...
Water-quality trends in the Santa Ana River at MWD Crossing and below Prado Dam, Riverside County, California
Carmen A. Burton, John A. Izbicki, Katherine S. Paybins
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4173
The Santa Ana River, located in an extensively urbanized basin, drains about 2,670 square miles near Los Angeles, California. Almost all flow in the river, about 200,000 acre-feet annually, is diverted to ponds where it infiltrates and recharges underlying aquifers. About 2 million people are dependent on these aquifers for...
Chemistry and isotopic composition of ground water along a section near the Newmark area, San Bernardino County, California
John A. Izbicki, Wesley R. Danskin, Gregory O. Mendez
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4179
Chemical and isotopic analyses and flow-meter measurements in pumped wells were used to determine the source, movement, and age of ground water along a section of the valley-fill aquifer from the San Jacinto Fault to the base of the San Bernardino Mountains near the Newmark area in the Bunker Hill...
Ground-water hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow at Operable Unit 3 and surrounding region, U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida
J.H. Davis
1998, Open-File Report 98-68
The Naval Air Station, Jacksonville (herein referred to as the Station), occupies 3,800 acres adjacent to the St. Johns River in Duval County, Florida. Operable Unit 3 (OU3) occupies 134 acres on the eastern side of the Station and has been used for industrial and commercial purposes since World War...
Technical protocol for evaluating natural attenuation of chlorinated solvents in ground water
T.H. Wiedemeier, M.A. Swanson, D.E. Moutoux, E.K. Gordon, J.T. Wilson, B.H. Wilson, D.H. Kampbell, P.E. Haas, R.N. Miller, J.E. Hansen, Francis H. Chapelle
1998, Report
This Protocol is designed to evaluate the fate in ground water of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons and/or fuel hydrocarbons. Documentation of natural attenuation requires detailed site characterization. The data collected under this protocol can be used to compare the relative effectiveness of other remedial options. and natural attenuation. This protocol should...
Estimated predevelopment discharge to streams from the High Plains Aquifer in northwestern Oklahoma, southwestern Kansas, and northwestern Texas
R. R. Luckey, M.F. Becker
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4287
A study of the High Plains aquifer in Okla homa was initiated in 1996 to: (1) provide the information needed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to manage the quantity of water produced from the aquifer; and (2) provide base line water-chemistry data. The approach used to meet the first...
Natural attenuation of chlorinated-hydrocarbon contamination at Fort Wainwright, Alaska: A hydrogeochemical and microbiological investigation workplan
Kathleen A. McCarthy, Michael R. Lilly, Joan F. Braddock, Larry D. Hinzman
1998, Open-File Report 98-198
Natural attenuation processes include biological degradation, by which microorganisms break down contaminants into simpler product compounds; adsorption of contaminants to soil particles, which decreases the mass of contaminants dissolved in ground water; and dispersion, which decreases dissolved contaminant concentrations through dilution. The primary objectives of this study are to (1)...
Concentrations of chlorinated organic compounds in biota and bed sediment in streams of the lower San Joaquin River drainage, California
Larry R. Brown
1998, Open-File Report 98-171
Samples of resident biota and bed sediments were collected in 1992 from 18 sites on or near the floor of the San Joaquin Valley, California, for analysis of 33 organochlorine compounds. The sites were divided into five groups on the basis of physiographic region and land use. Ten compounds were...
Characterization of hydrogeologic units using matrix properties, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
L. E. Flint
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4243
Determination of the suitability of Yucca Mountain, in southern Nevada, as a geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste requires the use of numerical flow and transport models. Input for these models includes parameters that describe hydrologic properties and the initial and boundary conditions for all rock materials within the unsaturated...
Assessment of the hydraulic connection between ground water and the Peace River, west-central Florida
B. R. Lewelling, A. B. Tihansky, J. L. Kindinger
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4211
The hydraulic connection between the Peace River and the underlying aquifers along the length of the Peace River from Bartow to Arcadia was assessed to evaluate flow exchanges between these hydrologic systems. Methods included an evaluation of hydrologic and geologic records and seismic-reflection profiles, seepage investigations, and thermal infrared imagery...
Drainage from adits and tailings piles in the Coeur d'Alene mining district, Idaho; sampling, analytical methods and results
Laurie S. Balistrieri, A. A. Bookstrom, S. E. Box, Mohammed Ikramuddin
1998, Open-File Report 98-127
This report contains information about collecting, handling, and analyzing waters draining from adits and seeping from beneath tailings piles in the Coeur d'Alene mining district during August 1996, November 1996, and June 1997. Data include temperature, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, flow, and total acid soluble and dissolved (<0.45 \im)...
Simulation of ground-water flow in the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, 1901-95, with projections to 2020
J. M. Kernodle
1998, Open-File Report 96-209
The ground-water-flow model of the Albuquerque Basin (Kernodle, J.M., McAda, D.P., and Thorn, C.R., 1995, Simulation of ground-water flow in the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, with projections to 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4251, 114 p.) was updated to include new information on the hydrogeologic framework...
Ground-water levels, predevelopment ground-water flow, and stream-aquifer relations in the vicinity of the Savannah River Site, Georgia and South Carolina
John S. Clarke, Christopher T. West
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4197
Ground-water levels, predevelopment ground-water flow, and stream-aquifer relations in the vicinity of the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site, Georgia and South Carolina, were evaluated as part of a cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Energy, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources. As part of...
Changes in sediment and nutrient storage in three reservoirs in the lower Susquehanna River Basin and implications for the Chesapeake Bay
Michael J. Langland
1998, Fact Sheet 003-98
The Susquehanna River contributes nearly 50 percent of the freshwater discharge to the Chesapeake Bay in a year of normal or average streamflow. The river also transports the greatest amount of nutrients (estimates of nearly 66 percent of the nitrogen and 40 percent of the phosphorus load) from all nontidal...
Low-flow water-quality characterization of the Gore Creek watershed, upper Colorado River basin, Colorado, August 1996
Kirby H. Wynn, Norman E. Spahr
1998, Fact Sheet 160-97
The Upper Colorado River Basin (UCOL) is one of 59 National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study units designed to assess the status and trends of the Nation?s water quality (Leahy and others, 1990). The UCOL study unit began operation in 1994, and surface-water-quality data collection at a network of 14 sites...
