Contributing recharge areas to water-supply wells at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
R. A. Sheets
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4231
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in southwestern Ohio, has operated three well fields--Area B, Skeel Road, and the East Well Fields--to supply potable water for consumption and use for base activities. To protect these well fields from contamination and to comply with the Ohio Wellhead Protection Plan, the Base is developing...
Summary and interpretation of dye-tracer tests to investigate the hydraulic connection of fractures at a ridge-and-valley-wall site, near Fishtrap Lake, Pike County, Kentucky
Charles J. Taylor
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4189
Dye-tracer tests were done during 1985-92 to investigate the hydraulic connection between fractures in Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata at a ridge-and-valley-wall site near Fishtrap Lake, Pike County, Ky. Fluorescent dye was injected into a core hole penetrating near-surface and mining-induced fractures near the crest of the ridge. The rate and direction...
Directions of ground-water flow and locations of ground-water divides in the Lost River Watershed near Orleans, Indiana
E. Randall Bayless, C.J. Taylor, M.S. Hopkins
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4195
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducted a study during October 1993-April 1994 to improve an understanding of the hydrology of the Lost River watershed near Orleans, Ind. Elements of the study included: (1) constructing a map of the composite ground-water potentiometric-surface of...
Investigation of bridge scour at selected sites on Missouri streams
Lawrence D. Becker
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4200
Scour around bridge piers is a major concern in the design of a new bridge or the evaluation of the structural stability of an existing bridge. An adequate estimation of potential scour at bridge piers is essential to effective design, construction, and maintenance of hydraulic structures. Reasonably accurate estimates of...
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado, 1985-89
Michael E. Lewis, Patrick Edelmann
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4097
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Pueblo Reservoir are described on the basis of data collected from spring 1985 through fall 1989. Also included are discussions of water quality of the upper Arkansas River Basin and the reservoir as they relate to reservoir operations. Pueblo Reservoir is a multipurpose, main-stem...
Calibration, verification, and use of a water-quality model to simulate effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota
Edwin A. Wesolowski
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4058
A 30.8-mile reach of the Red River of the North receives treated wastewater from plants at Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, and streamflows from the Sheyenne River. A one-dimensional, steady-state, stream water-quality model, the Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model (QUAL2E), was calibrated and verified for summer streamflow conditions to...
Aquifer descriptions from the U.S. Geological Survey Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program, 1978-1993
Claire B. Davidson, Helen Doherty
1994, Open-File Report 94-465
The Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program of the U.S. Geological Survey began in 1978. The overall purpose of this program is to define the geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical framework of the Nation's most important aquifers and aquifer systems. This report summarizes the aquifer or aquifer system name, geographic area, rock units,...
Hydrogeology and ground-water quality of northern Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Ronald A. Sloto, Curtis L. Schreffler
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4109
The 187-square mile study area is in the Triassic-Jurassic Newark Basin. Most of the area is underlain by sedimentary rocks of Upper Triassic age (74 percent) and intrusive diabase of Jurassic age (12 percent) and includes two southwest-northeast trending valleys underlain by carbonate and crystalline rock. Ground water in the sedimentary...
Guide to Louisiana's ground-water resources
C.G. Stuart, D.D. Knochenmus, B.D. McGee
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4085
Ground water is one of the most valuable and abundant natural resources of Louisiana. Of the 4-.4 million people who live in the State, 61 percent use ground water as a source for drinking water. Most industrial and rural users and half of the irrigation users in the State rely...
Geologic framework and hydrogeologic characteristics of the Edwards Aquifer outcrop, Comal County, Texas
T. A. Small, J.A. Hanson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4117
All of the hydrogeologic subdivisions within the Edwards aquifer outcrop in Comal County have some porosity and permeability. The most porous and permeable appear to be hydrogeologic subdivision VI, the Kirschberg evaporite member of the Kainer Formation; hydrogeologic subdivision III, the leached and collapsed members, undivided; and hydrogeologic subdivision II,...
Estimated water use, by county, in North Carolina, 1990
Silvia Terziotti, Tony P. Schrader, M.W. Treece
1994, Open-File Report 94-522
Data on water use in North Carolina were compiled for 1990 as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Division of Water Resources of the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Data were compiled from a number of Federal, State, and private...
Circulation and contaminant transport in Massachusetts coastal waters: A summary of achievements and future plans
Michael H. Bothner, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, Bradford Butman, H.J. Knebel, F.T. Manheim, R. P. Signell
1994, Open-File Report 94-649
No abstract available....
Estimated withdrawals and use of freshwater in Maine, 1990
M.C. Loiselle, M.A. Horn, Laura Medalie
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4098
No abstract available....
Thickness of the upper and lower confining units of the Mississippi River alluvial aquifer in northwestern Mississippi
J. Kerry Arthur
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4172
The thickness of the upper and lower confining units of the Mississippi River alluvial aquifer in north- western Mississippi (the Delta) has a significant influence on the vertical recharge and contamination susceptibility of the aquifer. The upper confining unit is thicker in the southern part of the Delta, the upper...
Bathymetric map of Coeur D'Alene Lake, Idaho
P. F. Woods, Charles E. Berenbrock
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4119
The U.S. Geological Survey investigated nutrient and trace-element enrichment in Coeur d'Alene Lake, northern Idaho, during 1991-92. The objectives of the investigation were to characterize limnology, quantify hydrologic and nutrient budgets, and develop a nutrient-load/lake-response model. The model required bathymetric data to compute mass balances of water and nutrients within...
Geohydrology of the San Agustin Basin, Alamosa Creek Basin upstream from Monticello Box, and upper Gila Basin in parts of Catron, Socorro, and Sierra counties, New Mexico
R. G. Myers, J.T. Everheart, C.A. Wilson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4125
The San Agustin Basin, the Alamosa Creek Basin upstream from Monticello Box, and the upper Gila Basin are located in parts of Catron, Socorro, and Sierra Counties in west-central New Mexico. Four major aquifers are within the study area: (1) the San Agustin bolson-fill aquifer; (2) the Datil aquifer; (3)...
Identification, characterization, and analysis of hydraulically conductive fractures in granitic basement rocks, Millville, Massachusetts
Frederick L. Paillet, P.W. Ollila
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4185
A suite of geophysical logs designed to identify and characterize fractures and water production in fractures was run in six bedrock boreholes at a ground-water contamination site near the towns of Millville and Uxbridge in south-central Massachusetts. The geophysical logs used in this study included conventional gamma, single-point resistance, borehole...
Hydrogeology and water-quality conditions at the City of Olathe Landfill, east-central Kansas, 1990-93
P.P. Rasmussen, J.C. Shockley, D. A. Hargadine
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4166
Water quality at the City of Olathe Landfill in east-central Kansas was examined in relation to hydrogeologic conditions to help determine the effects of the landfill on shallow ground water. This study focused on the Wyandotte and Plattsburg Limestones underlying the landfill. The Wyandotte Limestone underlies the entire landfill, whereas...
Development and application of generalized-least-squares regression models to estimate low-flow duration discharges in Massachusetts
Kernell G. Ries III
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4155
Physically based mathematical models were developed by use of generalized-least-squares regression analyses to estimate long-term 95-, 98-, and 99-percent duration discharges for ungaged streams in Massachusetts. Duration discharges for 61 sites were used in the recession analyses; 37 sites were streamflow-gaging stations and 24 sites were low-flow partial-record stations. The...
Surface-water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky: Fixed-station network and selected water-quality data, April 1987 through August 1991
M. S. Griffin, G. R. Martin, K. D. White
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4029
This report describes selected data-collection activities and the associated data collected during the Kentucky River Basin pilot study of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The data are intended to provide a nationally consistent description and improved understanding of current water quality in the basin. The data were...
Meteorological data for four sites at surface-disruption features in Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, 1985-86
Rita L. Carman
1994, Open-File Report 94-491
Surface-disruption features, or craters, resulting from underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site may increase the potential for ground-water recharge in an area that would normally produce little, if any, recharge. This report presents selected meteorological data resulting from a study of two surface-disruption features during May 1985 through...
Understanding water-quality in the Hudson River basin: working together to solve the puzzle
K.R. Murray, W.O. Freeman
1994, Open-File Report 94-90
Simulations of flow in the Edwards-Trinity aquifer system and contiguous hydraulically connected units, west-central Texas
E. L. Kuniansky, K. Q. Holligan
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4039
The Edwards-Trinity aquifer system is currently (1993) being studied as part of the Regional Aquifer-Systems Analysis program. A major goal of the project is to understand and describe the regional ground-water flow system. A finite-element model for simulating two-dimensional steady-state ground-water flow was applied to the major aquifers of the...
Reconnaissance investigations of potential ground-water and sediment contamination at three former underground storage tank locations, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, 1994
J. F. Robertson, Douglas D. Nagle, Liesl C. Rhodes
1994, Open-File Report 94-486
Investigations to provide initial qualitative delineation of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination at three former underground storage tank locations at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, were made during March 1994. Ground-water and sediment samples were collected using direct-push technology and analyzed on-site with a gas chromatograph, which provided real-time, semi-quantitative data. In addition,...
Water-quality reconnaissance and streamflow gain and loss of Yocum Creek basin, Carroll County, Arkansas
Robert L. Joseph, W. Reed Green
1994, Open-File Report 94-537
A study of the Yocum Creek Basin conducted between July 27 and August 3, 1993, described the surface- and ground-water quality of the basin and the streamflow gain and loss. Water samples were collected from 12 sites on the main stem of Yocum Creek and 2 tributaries during periods...
