Water-related scientific activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada, fiscal years 1993-94
M. Teresa Foglesong (compiler)
1995, Open-File Report 95-126
The U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting water-resources data in Nevada since 1890. Most of the projects that constitute the current Nevada District program can be classified as either basic- data acquisition (about 25 percent) or hydrologic interpretation (about 75 percent). About 39 percent of the activities are supported by...
Ground-water baseflow to the upper Mississippi River upstream of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota during July 1988
G. A. Payne
1995, Open-File Report 94-478
Ground-water baseflow to six subreaches of the Upper Mississippi River were estimated for July 1988, a period of drought. Ground-water baseflow to each subreach was estimated on the basis of streamflow gains determined from records of daily discharge at gaging stations. Streamflow gains were adjusted for estimated inflow from tributaries,...
Estimated use of water in the New England States, 1990
B.A. Korzendorfer, M.A. Horn
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4252
Data on freshwater withdrawals in 1990 were compiled for the New England States. An estimated 4,160 Mgal/d (million gallons per day) of freshwater was withdrawn in 1990 in the six States. Of this total, 1,430 Mgal/d was withdrawn by public suppliers and delivered to users, and 2,720 Mgal/d was withdrawn...
Geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the Contoocook River basin, south-central New Hampshire
P. T. Harte, William Johnson
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4154
Stratified-drift aquifers discontinuously underlie 121 mi2 (square miles) of the Contoocook River Basin, which has a total drainage area of 776 mi2. Maps of these aquifers, showing water-table configurations, saturated thicknesses, and transmissivities were prepared from well and test-hole data and seismic-refraction profiles. The distribution of stratified-drift aquifers is largely...
Summary of sediment resuspension monitoring activities, Old Tampa Bay and Hillsborough Bay, Florida, 1988-91
V.A. Levesque, D. H. Schoellhamer
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4081
Sediment resuspension was studied in Old Tampa BaY, the northwestern subembayment of Tampa Bay, and in Hillsborough Bay, the northeastern subembayment of Tampa Bay located along the coast of west-central Florida. Electromagnetic current meters, optical backscatterance sensors, and water samples were used to collect sediment resuspension data at several study...
Surface-water-quality assessment of the lower Kansas River basin, Kansas and Nebraska– Analysis of available data through 1986
J. K. Stamer
Paul Robert Jordan, editor(s)
1995, Water Supply Paper 2352-B
Available surface water-quality data were used to provide an initial assessment of current water-quality conditions for 1978-86, define long-term trends in constituent concentrations, and relate current water-quality conditions and trends to human and natural factors in the lower Kansas River basin, Kansas and Nebraska. This basin drains 15,300 square miles...
Field screening of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, 1992-93
Dennis N. Grasso, Mary E. Jennings, Wilfrid J. Sadler
1995, Open-File Report 95-121
Physical, chemical, and biological data were collected in 1992-93 from irrigation drainage areas and wetlands of the Wind River Federal Irrigation Project, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming. Most samples collected had concentrations of chemical constituents less than the established levels of concern for water, bottom sediment, and biota. In the...
The interaction of groundwater with prairie pothole wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area, east-central North Dakota 1979-1990
Thomas C. Winter, Donald O. Rosenberry
1995, Wetlands (15) 193-211
The interaction of ground water with prairie wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area has been the focus of research by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1977. During this time, climatic conditions at the site ranged from near the driest to near the wettest...
Selected hydrologic data from Fortymile Wash in the Yucca Mountain area, Nevada, water year 1992
Charles S. Savard
1995, Open-File Report 94-317
Hydrogeologic data for the northern Rocky Mountains intermontane basins, Montana
DeAnn M. Dutton, Sean M. Lawlor, D.W. Briar, R.E. Tresch
1995, Open-File Report 95-143
The U.S. Geological Survey began a Regional Aquifer- System Analysis of the Northern Rocky Mountains Intermontane Basins of western Montana and central and central and northern Idaho in 1990 to establish a regional framework of information for aquifers in 54 intermontane basins in an area of about 77,500 square miles....
Records of wells and chemical analyses of ground water in Charles Mix and Douglas counties, South Dakota
Kathleen M. Neitzert
1995, Open-File Report 95-153
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, maintains a data base of information on water resources in the State of South Dakota. The ground-water site data for Charles Mix and Douglas Counties are presented in two tables, with the data organized...
Effect of the Cedar River on the quality of the ground-water supply for Cedar Rapids, Iowa
P.M. Schulmeyer
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4211
The Surface Water Treatment Rule under the 1986 Amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that public-water supplies be evaluated for susceptibility to surface-water effects. The alluvial aquifer adjacent to the Cedar River is evaluated for biogenic material and monitored for selected water-quality properties and constituents to determine the...
Erosion assessment at the Petroglyph National Monument area, Albuquerque, New Mexico
A. C. Gellis
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4205
Areas of the Petroglyph National Monument, specifically those located along the West Mesa escarpment, are being affected by erosion and gullying. A reconnaissance along the 17-mile-long escarpment identified 50 gullies. The gullies were given a qualitative ranking of Class I, least erosion, to Class IV, highest erosion. Of the 50...
Effects of surface mining on the hydrology and biology in the Stony Fork basin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1978-85
D.R. Williams, J.R. Ritter, T.M. Mastrilli
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4056
The effects of surface coal mining on the water quality, sediment discharge, and aquatic biology of streams in the Stony Fork Basin in southwestern Pennsylvania were studied from 1978 through 1985. Data were collected at five stream sites and one mine discharge site. Field data included streamflow, temperature, specific conductance,...
Channel change on the Santa Cruz River, Pima County, Arizona, 1936-86
John T. Parker
1995, Water Supply Paper 2429
The Santa Cruz River in southeastern Arizona has a long history of channel instability. Since the late 19th century, lateral channel erosion has caused extensive property damage, particularly in Pima County. The dominant mechanism of channel change in a reach depends on channel morphology and flood magnitude. The timing and...
Methane production and consumption monitored by stable H and C isotope ratios at a crude oil spill site, Bemidji, Minnesota
Kinga Revesz, Tyler B. Coplen, Mary J. Baedecker, Pierre D. Glynn
1995, Applied Geochemistry (10) 505-516
Stable isotopic ratios of C and H in dissolved CH4 and C in dissolved inorganic C in the ground water of a crude-oil spill near Bemidji, Minnesota, support the concept of CH4production by acetate fermentation with a contemporaneous increase in HCO3−concentration. Methane concentrations in the saturated zone decrease from 20.6...
Concentration and transport data for selected dissolved inorganic constituents and dissolved organic carbon in water collected from the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries, July 1991-May 1992
John R. Garbarino, Ronald C. Antweiler, T.I. Brinton, D.A. Roth, Howard E. Taylor
1995, Open-File Report 95-149
No abstract available....
A selected bibliography of water-related research in the upper Klamath Basin, Oregon
Dorie L. Brownell, Mia R. Rinallo
1995, Open-File Report 95-285
A bibliography containing 165 selected references was compiled to assist local, State, and Federal agencies that have ongoing water-related research interests in the Upper Klamath Basin. The report has two parts. Part 1 is a list of bibliographic citations alphabetized by author, and Part 2 is a subject index that...
Ground-water use by public-supply systems in Tennessee, 1990
S. S. Hutson
1995, Open-File Report 94-483
Ground-water use by public water-supply systems during 1990 was inventoried in Tennessee. Ground- water withdrawals were estimated to average 269 million gallons per day (Mgal/d), or 38 percent of the total public-supply water use. This volume represents an increase of 34 percent in the use of ground water for public...
Agricultural chemicals in ground water of the midwest
D.W. Kolpin
1995, Conference Paper, Proceedings of 1995 Water and the Future of Kansas Conference
No abstract available....
Occurrence of herbicides and metabolites in surface water, ground water, and rainwater in the midwestern United States
D. A. Goolsby, E.M. Thurman, D.W. Kolpin, William A. Battaglin
1995, Conference Paper, Proceedings of 1995 Annual Conference
No abstract available....
Streamflow gains and losses in the Snake River and ground-water budgets for the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
L.C. Kjelstrom
1995, Professional Paper 1408-C
Streamflow gains and losses in the Snake River demonstrate ground-water and surface-water relations and are used to develop ground-water budgets for the Snake River plain. Budgets indicate the storage in the eastern plain increased by 24 million acre-feet from 1880 to 1952 and, in the western plain, increased by about...
Efficiency of a stormwater detention pond in reducing loads of chemical and physical constituents in urban streamflow, Pinellas County, Florida
I.H. Kantrowitz, W. M. Woodham
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4217
A multipurpose wet stormwater detention pond in Pinellas Park, Florida was studied to determine its effectiveness in reducing the load of selected water-quality constituents commonly found in urban streamflow. Water-quality samples, and data on streamflow and precipitation were collected at the outflow and principal inflow of detention area 3 on...
Selected hydrologic data for Juab Valley, Utah, 1935-94
Judy I. Steiger
1995, Open-File Report 95-101
This report contains selected hydrologic data collected in Juab Valley, Utah, from 1935 to 1994. The study area is in eastern Juab County in central Utah. The area is bounded on the east by the Wasatch Range and San Pitch Mountains and on the west by Long Ridge and West...
Dissolved pesticide data for the San Joaquin River at Vernalis and the Sacramento River at Sacramento, California, 1991-94
Dorene E. MacCoy, Kathryn L. Crepeau, Kathryn Kuivila
1995, Open-File Report 95-110
Water samples were collected from sites on the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers, California and were analyzed for dissolved organic pesticides. This data collection and analysis are a part of an ongoing project by the U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Contaminants Hydrology program to determine the fate and transport of organic...
