Rainfall in and near Lake County, Illinois, December 1989-September 1993
James J. Duncker, Tracy J. Vail, Steven M. Robinson
1994, Open-File Report 94-113
Rainfall quantity data for 23 rainfall-gaging stations located in and near Lake County, Ill., are presented. The rainfall data were collected from December 1989 through September 1993 as part of an on-going rainfall-runoff investigation. Station descriptions identify the location of and equipment installed at each rainfall-gaging station. Total daily rainfall...
Chemistry of spring and well waters on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, and vicinity
Cathy J. Janik, Manuel Nathenson, M. A. Scholl
1994, Open-File Report 94-586
Published and new data for chemical and isotopic samples from wells and springs on Kilauea Volcano and vicinity are presented. These data are used to understand processes that determine the chemistry of dilute meteoric water, mixtures with sea water, and thermal water. Data for well and spring samples of non-thermal...
Water resources publications of the U.S. Geological Survey for Tennessee, 1987-1993
Eva G. Baker, Barbara B. Oldson
1994, Open-File Report 94-354
This report presents an updated bibliography of water-resources related reports authored or co-authored by personnel of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Tennessee District The bibliography lists 102 reports published by the U.S. Geological Survey during the period 1987 through 1993. Articles, papers, and abstracts published by non-U.S. Geological...
Analysis of meteorological data and water chemistry of Latir Lakes, Taos County, New Mexico, 1985-88
S. K. Anderholm, R. G. Roybal, D. W. Risser, Georgene Somers
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4113
Data were analyzed to determine the chemistry of atmospheric deposition and water of the Latir Lakes in Taos County New Mexico, from 1985 to 1988. The Latir Lakes consist of a series of nine paternoster lakes that range in altitude from 11,061 to 11,893 feet above sea level. The pH...
Scour assessment at bridges from Flag Point to Million Dollar Bridge, Copper River Highway, Alaska
T. P. Brabets
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4073
Twelve bridges are located along the Copper River Highway from Flag Point (Mile 27) to lhe Million Dollar Bridge (Mile 48). These bridges cross all or parts of the Copper River. Channel scour at these bridges was assessed by collecting and analyzing discharge and sediment data, analyzing aerial photography for...
Ground-water recharge near Santa Fe, north-central New Mexico
S. K. Anderholm
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4078
Recharge to the basin-fill aquifer near Santa Fe, New Mexico, was investigated using chloride mass-balance methods. Chloride concentrations in water in the unsaturated zone indicate no recharge in areas where runoff and flooding do not occur. The mass of chloride stored in the upper part of the unsaturated zone in...
Geohydrology of the High Energy Laser System Test Facility site, White Sands Missile Range, Tularosa Basin, south-central New Mexico
G.T. Basabilvazo, R. G. Myers, E. L. Nickerson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4192
The Yesum-HoHoman and Gypsum land (hummocky) soils at the High Energy Laser System Test Facility (HELSTF) represent wind deposits from recently desiccated lacustrine deposits and deposits from the ancestral Lake Otero. The upper 15-20 feet of the subsurface consists of varved gypsiferous clay and silt. Below these surfidai deposits the...
Hydrogeology and selected water-quality aspects of the Hueco Bolson Aquifer at the Hueco Bolson Recharge Project area, El Paso, Texas
P.M. Buszka, R.D. Brock, R. P. Hooper
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4092
Samples of ground water and tertiary-treated water were evaluated to determine the distribution of injected water and trihalomethane compounds in the Hueco bolson aquifer near El Paso, Texas. Chloride and nitrate concentrations and oxygen-18/oxygen-16 (δ18O) values were used with end-member mixing analysis to estimate the fractional contributions of injected water,...
Interaction of ground water with the Rock River near Byron, Illinois
C.F. Avery
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4034
Ground-water discharge to the Rock River in the study area, estimated by three independent methods, ranged from 16,300 to 30,900 cubic feet per day; the low value, determined by the use of the modified Darcy equation, is an estimate only of ground-water discharge from the southern side of the Rock...
Hydrogeology of recharge areas and water quality of the principal aquifers along the Wasatch Front and adjacent areas, Utah
P.B. Anderson, D. D. Susong, S.R. Wold, V.M. Heilweil, R. L. Baskin
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4221
The principal basin-fill aquifers in Cache Valley, the lower Bear River area, and along the Wasatch Front provide ground water to about 84 percent of the population of Utah. Recharge areas for the principal aquifers were mapped to provide information needed for the implementation of ground-water quality regulations and a...
Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 009-94
The world's glaciers react to and interact with changes in global and regional climates. Most mountain glaciers worldwide have been retreating since the latter part of the 19th century; global sea level has risen about 10 centimeters during the past century. Glaciers vary in size as a result of several...
Estimated water withdrawals in Mississippi during 1990
Penny M. Johnson
1994, Fact Sheet 060-94
National Water Quality Assessment Program; the Santee Basin and coastal drainage, North Carolina and South Carolina
W. Brian Hughes
1994, Fact Sheet 010-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior, began a National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). The long-term goals of NAWQA are to describe the status of and trends in the quality of a large representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to identify...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program; the Kanawha-New River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina
James H. Eychaner
1994, Fact Sheet 019-94
Flow and salinity in West Neck Creek, Virginia, 1989-92, and salinity in North Landing River, North Carolina, 1991-92
Jerad Bales, S. C. Skrobialowski
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4067
Flow and salinity were monitored during 1989-92 in West Neck Creek, Virginia, which provides a direct hydraulic connection between the brackish waters of Chesapeake Bay and the relatively fresh waters of Currituck Sound. During the 308 days for which data were available, flow was to the south 64 percent of...
Assessment of selected constituents in surface water of the upper Snake River basin, Idaho and western Wyoming, water years 1975-89
Gregory M. Clark
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4229
In 1991, a water-quality investigation of the upper Snake River Basin was initiated as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The initial task of the assessment was to compile and analyze available nutrient, suspended sediment, and pesticide data collected in the basin. For analysis of nutrients...
Dissolved-solids concentrations and hydrochemical facies in water of the Edwards-Trinity aquifer system, west-central Texas
Peter W. Bush, Randy L. Ulery, Rochelle L. Rittmaster
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4126
Much of the Edwards-Trinity aquifer system contains freshwater, but sizable parts contain marginally fresh or slightly saline water. The predominant water type in the aquifer system is calcium bicarbonate; however, one of seven other hydrochemical facies characterizes the water in places. The median dissolved-solids concentration of water samples from the...
Relation of stream quality to streamflow, and estimated loads of selected water-quality constituents in the James and Rappahannock rivers near the fall line of Virginia, July 1988 through June 1990
D.L. Belval, J.P. Campbell, M. D. Woodside
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4042
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality-- Division of Intergovernmental Coordination to monitor and estimate loads of selected nutrients and suspended solids discharged to Chesapeake Bay from two major tributaries in Virginia. From July 1988...
A technique for estimating ground-water levels at sites in Rhode Island from observation-well data
Roy S. Socolow, Michael H. Frimpter, Michael Turtora, Richard W. Bell
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4138
Estimates of future high, median, and low ground- water levels are needed for engineering and architectural design decisions and for appropriate selection of land uses. For example, the failure of individual underground sewage-disposal systems due to high ground-water levels can be prevented if accurate water-level estimates are available. Estimates of...
Calculation of a water budget and delineation of contributing sources to drainflows in the western San Joaquin Valley, California
John L. Fio
1994, Open-File Report 94-45
Geohydrologic data and a ground-water flow model were used to calculate a water budget and evaluate the contribution of regional groundwater flow to on-farm drainflow in a part of the western San Joaquin Valley, California. Regional ground-water flow is affected by the distribution of unconsolidated coarse- and fine-grained sediment. Predominantly...
A data input program (MFI) for the U.S. Geological Survey modular finite-difference ground-water flow model
Arlen W. Harbaugh
1994, Open-File Report 94-468
Ground-water levels in Wyoming, 1984 through September 1993
Hugh I. Kennedy, S. L. Green
1994, Open-File Report 94-466
Regional estimates of the amount of U.S. agricultural land located in watersheds with poor water quality
Richard A. Smith, Gregory E. Schwarz, Richard B. Alexander
1994, Open-File Report 94-399
Hydrogeology and analysis of the ground-water-flow system of the eastern shore, Virginia
Donna L. Richardson
1994, Water Supply Paper 2401
Ground water is the sole freshwater supply for the Eastern Shore Peninsula in Virginia. The fresh ground-water-flow system consists of a water-table aquifer underlain by three confined aquifers separated by intervening confining units. Results of simulations using a sharp-interface, ground-water-flow model indicate that current levels of withdrawal have not caused...
Estimation of peak-frequency relations, flood hydrographs, and volume-duration-frequency relations of ungaged small urban streams in Ohio
James M. Sherwood
1994, Water Supply Paper 2432
Methods and step-by-step examples are presented to estimate (1) peak-frequency relations, (2) flood hydrographs and volumes, and (3) volume-duration frequency relations of small urban streams in Ohio. The methods were developed to assist planners in the design of hydraulic structures for which hydrograph routing is required or where the temporary...
