Experimental studies of alunite: II. Rates of alunite-water alkali and isotope exchange
R.E. Stoffregen, R. O. Rye, M.D. Wasserman
1994, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (58) 917-929
Rates of alkali exchange between alunite and water have been measured in hydrothermal experiments of 1 hour to 259 days duration at 150 to 400°C. Examination of run products by scanning electron microscope indicates that the reaction takes place by dissolution-reprecipitation. This exchange is modeled with an empirical rate equation...
Potentiometric-surface map of the Sparta aquifer in Mississippi, October through December 1989
William T. Oakley, David E. Burt Jr.
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4048
No abstract available. ...
Roughness coefficients for high-gradient channels in New York State
William F. Coon
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings - National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering
Manning's roughness coefficients (n values) were computed for a range of flows at six streams in New York State (USA) that have high energy gradients (greater than 0.002) and large median bed-particle sizes (between 0.14 and 0.36 meters). The coefficients, which ranged from 0.034 to 0.061 for bankfull flows, were...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1992 and 1993, and plans for fiscal year 1994
K. A. Powell (compiler)
1994, Open-File Report 94-89
Water resources data, Nebraska, water year 1993
J.A. Boohar, C.G. Hoy, G. V. Steele
1994, Water Data Report NE-93-1
No abstract available. ...
Annotated bibliography of selected references on ground-water resources and geohydrology of the Louisville area, Kentucky, 1944-93
J.J. Starn, D. S. Mull
1994, Open-File Report 94-75
Ground water resources in the Louisville area have long been the subject of intense research and investigation. Many investigations have resulted in reports that cover a variety of topics relative to the availability and use of ground water. This bibliography was prepared because of the continued interest in...
Water resources data, Utah, water year 1993
M. D. ReMillard, L. R. Herbert, G. A. Birdwell, T.K. Lockner
1994, Water Data Report UT-93-1
No abstract available....
Recent applications of acoustic Doppler current profilers
K. A. Oberg, David S. Mueller
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Symposium on Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation
A Broadband acoustic Doppler current profiler (BB-ADCP) is a new instrument being used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to measure stream discharge and velocities, and bathymetry. During the 1993 Mississippi River flood, more than 160 high-flow BB-ADCP measurements were made by the USGS at eight locations between Quincy and...
Lead poisoning in a Mississippi sandhill crane
J. Christian Franson, Scott G. Hereford
1994, The Wilson Bulletin (106) 766-768
Lead poisoning from the ingestion of spent lead shot is well documented in waterfowl (Sanderson and Bellrose 1986) and has been reported in other wetland (Locke et al. 1991, Windingstad et al. 1984) and upland (Hunter and Rosen 1965, Locke and Bagley 1967) avian species. Ingested fishing weights have been...
A spatial features register: Toward standardization of spatial features
Janette Cascio
1994, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (21) 155-158
As the need to share spatial data increases, more than agreement on a common format is needed to ensure that the data is meaningful to both the importer and the exporter. Effective data transfer also requires common definitions of spatial features. To achieve this, part 2 of the Spatial Data...
Water resources data, Mississippi, water year 1993
M.L. Plunkett, F. Morris, W. T. Oakley, D.P. Turnipseed
1994, Water Data Report MS-93-1
Water resources data for the 1993 water year for Mississippi consist of records of surface water, ground water, and precipitation in the State. Specifically, it contains:(1) Discharge records for 83 streamflow-gaging stations, stage records for 19 of these gaging stations, discharge records for 107 partial-record or miscellaneous streamflow stations, including...
Volcanic gas emissions and their impact on ambient air character at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
A. J. Sutton, T. Elias, R. Navarrete
1994, Open-File Report 94-569
Currently, gas emissions from Kilauea occur from the summit caldera, along the middle East Rift Zone (ERZ), and where lava enters the ocean. We estimate that the current ERZ eruption of Kilauea releases between 400 metric tonnes of SO2 per day, during eruptive pauses, to as much as 1850 metric...
Climate, interseasonal storage of soil water, and the annual water balance
P. C. D. Milly
1994, Advances in Water Resources (17) 19-24
The effects of annual totals and seasonal variations of precipitation and potential evaporation on the annual water balance are explored. It is assumed that the only other factor of significance to annual water balance is a simple process of water storage, and that the relevant storage capacity is the plant-available...
Quaternary paleoceanography of the deep Arctic Ocean based on quantitative analysis of Ostracoda
T. M. Cronin, T.R. Holtz Jr., R.C. Whatley
1994, Marine Geology (119) 305-332
Ostracodes were studied from deep Arctic Ocean cores obtained during the Arctic 91 expedition of the Polarstern to the Nansen, Amundsen and Makarov Basins, the Lomonosov Ridge, Morris Jesup Rise and Yermak Plateau, in order to investigate their distribution in Arctic Ocean deep water (AODW) and apply these data to paleoceanographic reconstruction of bottom...
Indicators of sewage contamination in sediments beneath a deep-ocean dump site off New York
Michael H. Bothner, H. Takada, I.T. Knight, R. T. Hill, B. Butman, J.W. Farrington, R.R. Colwell, J. F. Grassle
1994, Marine Environmental Research (38) 43-59
The world's largest discharge of municipal sewage sludge to surface waters of the deep sea has caused measurable changes in the concentration of sludge indicators in sea-floor sediments, in a spatial pattern which agrees with the predictions of a recent sludge deposition model. Silver, linear alkylbenzenes, coprostanol, and spores of...
The use of slug tests to describe vertical variations in hydraulic conductivity
J.J. Butler Jr., Geoffrey C. Bohling, Z. Hyder, C.D. McElwee
1994, Journal of Hydrology (156) 137-162
Multilevel slug tests provide one means of obtaining estimates of hydraulic conductivity on a scale of relevance for contaminant transport investigations. A numerical model is employed here to assess the potential of multilevel slug tests to provide information about vertical variations...
Geology of the Chinese nuclear test site near Lop Nor, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
J.R. Matzko
1994, Engineering Geology (36) 173-181
The Chinese underground nuclear test site in the Kuruktag and Kyzyltag mountains of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of northwest China, is the location of sixteen underground tests that occurred between 1969 and 1992. The largest test to date, conducted on 21 May 1992, had a reported yield of about...
Selected water-quality data for the Toppenish Creek Basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington, 1989
K. L. Payne, S. S. Sumioka
1994, Open-File Report 93-486
Atmospheric circulation and snowpack in the Gunnison River Basin
Gregory J. McCabe
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference on Water Policy and
Winter mean 700-millibar height anomalies over the eastern North Pacific Ocean and the western United States are related to variability in snowpack accumulations measured on or about April 1 in the Gunnison River Basin in Colorado. Higher-than-average snowpack accumulations are associated with negative 700-millibar height anomalies (anomalous cyclonic circulation) over...
Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, Lame Deer Creek, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
R. J. Omang
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4216
Hydrologic and hydraulic evaluations of Lame Deer Creek were made to determine the magnitude of the 100-year flood and the extent of flooding that would occur as the result of this flood. SixtY-six cross sections were Surveyed and 25 cross sections were synthesized along a 9.5-mile reach of Lame Deer...
Metal concentration in the gill, gastrointestinal tract, and carcass of white suckers (Catostomus commersoni) in relation to lake acidity
T.A. Haines, W. G. Brumbaugh
1994, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (73) 265-274
Adult white suckers were collected from four lakes in Maine that ranged in pH from 7.0 to 5.4. The gastrointestinal tract and remainder of the carcass of fishes of similar age and size from each lake, and gills from additional fishes of similar size, were analyzed for Al, Cd, Pb,...
Environmental geology of the Summitville mine, Colorado
John E. Gray, Mark F. Coolbaugh, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, William W. Atkinson
1994, Economic Geology (89) 2006-2014
Although altered and mineralized rocks at Summitville mine in Colorado contain minimal amount of sulfide minerals, acid mine problems existed primarily because of the pervasive alteration of the surrounding rocks, through hydrothermal process, to highly siliceous and argillized rocks that are incapable of buffering acidic waters during weathering. The problems...
Recent accretion in two managed marsh impoundments in coastal Louisiana
Donald R. Cahoon
1994, Ecological Applications (4) 166-176
Recent accretion was measured by the feldspar marker horizon method in two gravity-drained, managed, marsh impoundments and unmanaged reference marshes located on the rapidly subsiding coast of Louisiana. Water level management was designed to limit hydrologic exchange to the managed marsh by regulating the direction and rate of water flows....
Water resources data, Florida, water year 1999. Volume 3A: Southwest Florida - surface water
J.E. Coffin, W.L. Fletcher
1994, Water Data Report FL-99-3A
Water resources data for the 1999 water year in Florida consist of continuous or daily discharges for 354 streams, periodic discharge for 17 streams, continuous or daily stage for 121 streams, periodic stage for 1 stream, peak stage and discharge for 38 streams, continuous or daily elevations for 21 lakes,...
Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, Muddy Creek, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
R. J. Omang
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4215
Hydrologic and hydraulic evaluations of Muddy Creek were made to determine the magnitude of the 100-year flood and the extent of flooding that would occur as the result of this flood. Forty-three cross sections were surveyed and 14 cross sections were synthesized along a 6.7-mile reach of Muddy Creek. Data...
