High-resolution Monte Carlo simulation of flow and conservative transport in heterogeneous porous media: 2. Transport results
R.L. Naff, D.F. Haley, E.A. Sudicky
1998, Water Resources Research (34) 679-697
In this, the second of two papers concerned with the use of numerical simulation to examine flow and transport parameters in heterogeneous porous media via Monte Carlo methods, results from the transport aspect of these simulations are reported on. Transport simulations contained herein assume a finite pulse input of conservative...
Ground-water discharge and base-flow nitrate loads of nontidal streams, and their relation to a hydrogeomorphic classification of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, middle Atlantic Coast
L. Joseph Bachman, Bruce D. Lindsey, John W. Brakebill, David S. Powars
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4059
Existing data on base-flow and groundwater nitrate loads were compiled and analyzed to assess the significance of groundwater discharge as a source of the nitrate load to nontidal streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. These estimates were then related to hydrogeomorphic settings based on lithology and physiographic province to provide...
Geology, ground-water flow, and dissolved-solids concentrations in ground water along hydrogeologic sections through Wisconsin aquifers
P.A. Kammerer
1998, Hydrologic Atlas 731
A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was begun with the objectives of describing water quality and its relation to the hydrology of Wisconsin's principal aquifers and summarizing instances of ground-water contamination and quality problems from information available in DNR...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data and characteristics of drainage basins for selected streamflow-gaging stations in Arizona through water year 1996
Gregory L. Pope, Patricia D. Rigas, Christopher F. Smith
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4225
Statistical summaries of streamflow data are given for 142 unregulated or partly regulated continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations and 178 peak-flow partial-record stations in Arizona through water year 1996. Streamflow statistics were generated for stations with a minimum period of record of 10 years. Summaries for continuous-record stations include: (1) station description,...
Water Resources Data, Kansas, Water Year 1997
J.E. Putnam, D.L. Lacock, D.R. Schneider, M.D. Carlson
1998, Water Data Report KS-97-1
Water-resources data for the 1997 water year for Kansas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; elevation and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels of ground-water wells. This report contains records for water discharge at 150 gaging stations; elevation and contents at 19 watershed...
Water Resources Data, Colorado, Water Year 1998--Volume 2. Colorado River Basin
R.M. Crowfoot, N.L. Bruce, J.W. Unruh, J.T. Steinheimer, G.F. Ritz, M.E. Smith, Jenkins Jenkins, G. B. O’Neill
1998, Water Data Report CO-98-2
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1998 water year consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1 and 2) contains discharge records for 316...
Water Resources Data, Colorado, Water Year 1998--Volume 1. Missouri River Basin, Arkansas River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin
R.M. Crowfoot, N.L. Bruce, J.W. Unruh, J.T. Steinheimer, G.F. Ritzz, M.E. Smith, R.D. Steger, G. B. O’Neill
1998, Water Data Report CO-98-1
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1998 water year consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1 and 2) contains discharge records for 316...
Water Resources Data, California, Water Year 1997. Volume 2. Pacific Slope Basins from Arroyo Grande to Oregon State Line except Central Valley
M.D. Webster, M.F. Friebel, L.A. Freeman
1998, Water Data Report CA-97-2
Water-resources data for the 1997 water year for California consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams, stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 2 contains discharge records for 101 gaging stations, gage height records for 7 stations,...
Water velocities and the potential for the movement of bed sediments in Sinclair Inlet of Puget Sound, Washington
Jeffrey W. Gartner, E. A. Prych, G. B. Tate, D.A. Cacchione, R. T. Cheng, W. R. Bidlake, J.T. Ferreira
1998, Open-File Report 98-572
Sinclair Inlet is a small embayment of Puget Sound in the State of Washington. The inlet, about 6.5 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide, is the site of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. There are concerns that bed sediments in the inlet may have been contaminated as a result of activities...
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1997
S. P. Blumer, T.E. Behrendt, J.M. Ellis, R. J. Minnerick, R.L. LeuVoy, C.R. Whited
1998, Water Data Report MI-97-1
Water resources data for the 1997 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of groundwater wells. This report contains discharge records for 146 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only...
Water resources data, Nevada, water year 1997
Laurie J. Bonner, Peggy E. Elliott, L.P. Etchemendy, J.R. Swartwood
1998, Water Data Report NV-97-1
Water resources data published herein for the 1997 water year comprise the following records:o Water discharge for 173 gaging stations on streams, canals and drains.o Discharge for 170 peak-flow stations and miscellaneous sites, and 6 springs.o Stage and contents for 21 lakes and reservoirs.o Water-quality data for 64 stream, lake,...
Summary of findings about circulation and the estuarine turbidity maximum in Suisun Bay, California
David H. Schoellhamer, Jon R. Burau
1998, Fact Sheet 047-98
Suisun Bay, California, is the most landward subembayment of San Francisco Bay (fig. 1) and is an important ecological habitat (Cloern and others, 1983; Jassby and others, 1995). During the 1960s and 1970s, data collected in Suisun Bay were analyzed to develop a conceptual model of how water, salt, and...
Stream habitat analysis using the instream flow incremental methodology
Ken D. Bovee, Berton L. Lamb, John M. Bartholow, Clair B. Stalnaker, Jonathan Taylor, Jim Henriksen
1998, Information and Technology Report 1998-0004
This document describes the Instream Flow Methodology in its entirety. This also is to serve as a comprehensive introductory textbook on IFIM for training courses as it contains the most complete and comprehensive description of IFIM in existence today. This should also serve as an official guide to IFIM in...
Water Resources Data Minnesota Water Year 1997
G.B. Mitton, K.G. Guttormson, W.W. Larson, G.W. Stratton, E.S. Wakeman
1998, Water Data Report MN-97-1
Water resources data for the 1997 water year for Minnesota consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This volume contains discharge records for 101 stream-gaging stations; stage and...
Water resources data, Maryland and Delaware, water year 1997, volume 1. surface-water data
Robert W. James Jr., Bernard M. Helinsky, Anthony J. Tallman
1998, Water Data Report MD-DE-97-1
Water resources data for the 1997 water year for Maryland and Delaware consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs. This volume (Volume 1. Surface-Water Data) contains records for water discharge at 101 gaging stations; stage and contents of 1...
Wisconsin: A summary of cooperative water-resources investigations 1997
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1997, Report
The objectives of this study are to provide continuous discharge records for selected rivers at specific sites to supply the needs for regulation, analytical studies, definition of statistical properties, trends analysis, determination of the occurrence, and distribution of water in streams for planning. The project is also designed to determine...
Reworking of aggraded debris fans by the 1996 controlled flood on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Robert H. Webb, T.S. Melis, Peter G. Griffiths, J. G. Elliott
1997, Open-File Report 97-16
Debris flows from 600 tributaries in Grand Canyon periodically deposit poorly sorted sediment on debris fans along the Colorado River between Lakes Powell and Mead. Before regulation, stable fans and rapids along the river resulted from the interaction of tributary debris flows and large, mainstem floods. Floods in the Colorado...
Pesticides in surface water of the Mid-Atlantic region
Matthew J. Ferrari, Scott W. Ator, Joel D. Blomquist, Joel E. Dysart
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4280
Water-quality data from 463 surface-water sites were compiled and analyzed to document the occurrence and distribution of pesticides in surface water of the Mid-Atlantic region as part of the Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Those data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from October 1973...
Characterization of springflow in the north coast limestone of Puerto Rico using physical, chemical, and stable isotopic methods
Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4122
The carbonate sequence of middle Tertiary age of the north coast of Puerto Rico is characterized by the presence of numerous springs in the coastal areas. In order to advance the understanding of the hydrologic role of the springs in the north coast limestone aquifer system of Puerto Rico, a...
Water and salt balance of Great Salt Lake, Utah, and simulation of water and salt movement through the causeway
Steven R. Wold, Blakemore E. Thomas, Kidd M. Waddell
1997, Water Supply Paper 2450
The water and salt balance of Great Salt Lake primarily depends on the amount of inflow from tributary streams and the conveyance properties of a causeway constructed during 1957-59 that divides the lake into the south and north parts. The conveyance properties of the causeway originally included two culverts, each...
Potentiometric surface and specific conductance of the Sparta and Memphis aquifers in eastern Arkansas, 1995
Gregory P. Stanton
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4119
The Sparta and Memphis aquifers in eastern and south-central Arkansas are a major source of water for industrial, public supply, and agricultural uses. An estimated 240 million gallons per day was withdrawn from the Sparta and Memphis aquifers in 1995, an increase of about 17 million gallons per day from...
Sub-crop geologic map of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Yucca Flat and northern Frenchman Flat areas, Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada
J. C. Cole, Anita G. Harris, Ronald R. Wahl
1997, Open-File Report 97-678
This map displays interpreted structural and stratigraphic relations among the Paleozoic and older rocks of the Nevada Test Site region beneath the Miocene volcanic rocks and younger alluvium in the Yucca Flat and northern Frenchman Flat basins. These interpretations are based on a comprehensive examination and review of data for...
Techniques for estimating peak flow on small streams in Minnesota
D. L. Lorenz, G.H. Carlson, C. A. Sanocki
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4249
Two statistically-derived techniques, regional regression equation and region of influence regression, that estimate peak flow on small, ungaged streams in Minnesota were developed. Both techniques relate physical and climatic characteristics to peak flow for 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year recurrence intervals. Regional regression equations were developed for each recurrence...
Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland
J. F. Elder, B.J. Manion, G. L. Goddard
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4272
Phosphorus retention by wetland sediments and vegetation was investigated in Jackson Creek wetland, an extension of an existing prairie marsh in southeastern Wisconsin. The extended wetland construction was undertaken in 1992-93 to help reduce the phosphorus loading to a downstream eutrophic lake. Two approaches were used to study potential and...
Characterization of stormwater runoff from the Naval Air Station and Naval Wepons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas, Texas, 1994-96
T. H. Raines, Stanley Baldys, J.S. Lizarraga
1997, Open-File Report 97-402
The characterization of stormwater runoff from the Naval Air Station (NAS) and the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP), Dallas, Texas, is necessary to determine if runoff from the facilities is contributing to off-site contamination of surface waters, A network of five fixed sites and four grab sites was established...
