Level II scour analysis for Bridge 16 (RIPTTH00110016) on Town Highway 11, crossing the Middle Branch Middlebury River, Ripton, Vermont
Ronda L. Burns
1997, Open-File Report 97-751
This report provides the results of a detailed Level II analysis of scour potential at structure RIPTTH00110016 on Town Highway 11 crossing the Middle Branch Middlebury River, Ripton, Vermont (figures 1–8). A Level II study is a basic engineering analysis of the site, including a quantitative analysis of stream stability...
Level II scour analysis for Bridge 29 (PUTNTH00210029) on Town Highway 21, crossing East Putney Brook, Putney, Vermont
Erick M. Boehmler, Michael A. Ivanoff
1997, Open-File Report 97-406
This report provides the results of a detailed Level II analysis of scour potential at structure PUTNTH00210029 on Town Highway 21 crossing East Putney Brook, Putney, Vermont (figures 1–8). A Level II study is a basic engineering analysis of the site, including a quantitative analysis of stream stability and scour...
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1996
S. P. Blumer, T.E. Behrendt, J.M. Ellis, R. J. Minnerick, R.L. LeuVoy, C.R. Whited
1997, Water Data Report MI-96-1
Water resources data for the 1996 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground water levels. This report contains discharge records for 144 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for 1 stream-gaging stations and 19...
Water resources data, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, water year 1996
R.S. Socolow, D. Murino Jr., R.G. Casey, L.R. Ramsbey
1997, Water Data Report MA-RI-96-1
Water resources data for the 1996 water year for Massachusetts and Rhode Island consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 88 gaging stations, month end contents of 4 lakes and reservoirs, water...
Water Resources Data, California, Water Year 1996. Volume 4. Northern Central Valley Basins and the Great Basin from Honey Lake Basin to Oregon State Line
S.W. Anderson, G.L. Rockwell, M.F. Friebel, M.D. Webster
1997, Water Data Report CA-96-4
Water-resources data for the 1996 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 4 contains discharge records for 180 gaging stations, stage and contents for 45 lakes...
Assessment of saltwater intrusion in southern coastal Broward County, Florida
M. L. Merritt
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4221
Of the counties in southeastern Florida, Broward County has experienced some of the most severe effects of saltwater intrusion into the surficial Biscayne aquifer because, before 1950, most public water-supply well fields in the county were constructed near the principal early population centers located less than 5 miles from the...
Borehole geophysical logging for water-resources investigations in Pennsylvania
Randall W. Conger
1996, Fact Sheet 218-95
Borehole geophysical logging is a procedure to collect and transmit specific information about the geologic formations penetrated by a well by raising and lowering a set of probes or sondes that contain water-tight instruments in the well. The data collected can be used to determine general formation geology, fracture distribution,...
Configuration of freshwater/saline-water interface and geologic controls on distribution of freshwater in a regional aquifer system, central lower peninsula of Michigan
David B. Westjohn, T. L. Weaver
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4242
Electrical-resistivity logs and water-quality data were used to delineate the fresh water/saline-water interface in a 22,000-square-mile area of the central Michigan Basin, where Mississippian and younger geologic units form a regional system of aquifers and confining units.Pleistocene glacial deposits in the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan contain freshwater, except in...
South Florida High-accuracy elevation data collection project
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1996, Fact Sheet 162-96
BackgroundThe major issues facing ecosystem restoration and management in south Florida are centered on the availability and distribution of clean, fresh water. Surface water flow modeling studies are an important aspect of the scientific information needs of the ecosystem restoration initiative. Hydrologic models provide much needed predictive capabilities for evaluating...
Water-quality, streamflow, and meteorological data for the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon, 1991-93
M. C. Doyle, J. M. Caldwell
1996, Open-File Report 96-173
Surface-water-quality data, ground-water-quality data, streamflow data, field measurements, aquatic-biology data, meteorological data, and quality-assurance data were collected in the Tualatin River Basin from 1991 to 1993 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County, Oregon (USA). The data from that study, which are part...
Geohydrology of the Weldon Spring ordnance works, St. Charles County, Missouri
Douglas N. Mugel
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4171
Bedrock units at the Weldon Spring ordnance works in St. Charles County, Missouri, dip to the northeast at about 60 feet per mile, as measured by the top of the Chouteau Group. The top of the bedrock forms a generally east-west trending ridge through the Weldon Spring training area and...
Circulation and effluent dilution modeling in Massachusetts Bay : model implementation, verification and results
Richard P. Signell, Harry L. Jenter, Alan F. Blumberg
1996, Open-File Report 96-15
A three-dimensional hydrodynamic model was developed as part of a cooperative U.S. Geological Survey/Massachusetts Water Resources Authority program to study contaminated sediment accumulation and transport in Massachusetts Bay. This report details the development of the model and assesses how well the model represents observed currents and water properties in the...
Geologic Map of the Cascade Head Area, Northwestern Oregon Coast Range (Neskiwin, Nestucca Bay, Hebo, and Dolph 7.5 minute Quadrangles)
Parke D. Snavely Jr., Alan Niem, Florence L. Wong, Norman S. MacLeod, Tracy K. Calhoun, Diane L. Minasian, Wendy Niem
1996, Open-File Report 96-534
The geology of the Cascade Head area bridges the geology in the Tillamook Highlands to the north (Wells and others, 1994; 1995) with that of the Newport Embayment on the south (Snavely and others, 1976 a,b,c). The four 7.5-minute quadrangles (Neskowin, Nestucca Bay, Hebo, and Dolph) which comprise the Cascade...
Progress report on daily flow-routing simulation for the Carson River, California and Nevada
G. W. Hess
1996, Open-File Report 96-211
A physically based flow-routing model using Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN (HSPF) was constructed for modeling streamflow in the Carson River at daily time intervals as part of the Truckee-Carson Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Daily streamflow data for water years 1978-92 for the mainstem river, tributaries, and irrigation ditches...
Simulation analysis of the ground-water flow system in the Portland Basin, Oregon and Washington
David S. Morgan, William D. McFarland
1996, Water Supply Paper 2470-B
This report presents results derived from a numerical model of the ground-water flow system in the Portland Basin, Oregon and Washington, that was used to test and refine the conceptual understanding of the flow system, estimate the effects of past and future human-caused changes to ground-water recharge and discharge on...
Water-quality assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas - Nutrients in two coastal prairie streams draining agricultural areas, 1994-95
Larry F. Land
1996, Open-File Report 96-558
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began nationwide implementation of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. 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 provide a sound, scientific...
Documentation of model input and output values for the simulation of the ground-water flow system in the Cretaceous-age Coastal Plain aquifers of South Carolina
B. G. Campbell, Marijke van Heeswijk
1996, Open-File Report 96-212
This report and the attached 3 1/2-inch diskette contain, in compressed format, the data sets for the model of ground-water flow in the Cretaceous-age Coastal Plain aquifers of South Carolina. The data sets can be uncompressed using a program provided with this report. The uncompressed files require approximately 3.7 megabytes...
Low-flow characteristics of Florida streams
Roger P. Rumenik, J. W. Grubbs
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4165
Knowledge of the low-flow characteristics of Florida streams and rivers is essential in planning for the availability of adequate quantities of water for commercial- and public-water supply, agricultural irrigation, artificial recharge, and the dilution of waste discharge. This report provides low-flow characteristics for 216 continuous-record gaging stations using frequency analysis...
Water and bed-material quality of selected streams and reservoirs in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, 1988-94
C. J. Oblinger, M.W. Treece Jr.
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4282
The Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project was formed by a consortium of local governments and governmental agencies in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey to supplement existing data on conventional pollutants, nutrients, and metals to enable eventual determination of long-term trends; to examine spatial differences among water supplies within...
Water resources of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming
R. L. Daddow
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4223
Existing data were used in conjunction with onsite measurements to evaluate the water resources on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming. The reservation is located mainly in the Wind River drainage basin. Ground water is used for public- supply, domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes, and potentially for irrigation. Deposits of...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River basin, southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota
Christopher A. Sanocki
1996, Open-File Report 96-632
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected sites on streams in the Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River Basin, located in southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota are presented in this report. The physical characteristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area of the...
Verification of a one-dimensional, unsteady-flow model for the Fox River in Illinois
Audrey L. Ishii, Mary J. Turner
1996, Water Supply Paper 2477
The previously-calibrated application of the Full EQuations (FEQ) model of one-dimensional, unsteady flow to a 30.7-mile reach of the Fox River in northeastern Illinois was verified with discharge, stage, and dye-transport data collected during a 12-day period in October-November 1990. The period included unsteady flow induced by the operation of...
Hydrogeologic conditions and simulation of ground-water flow in the Greater Orlando Metropolitan Area, East-Central Florida
L. C. Murray, K. J. Halford
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4181
A finite-difference ground-water flow model was used to simulate the effects of both modern-day (1988) and projected 2010 ground-water withdrawals on the Floridan aquifer system in the greater Orlando metropolitan area. This area covers about 2,500 square miles and includes all of Orange and Seminole Counties and...
Effects of receiving-water quality and wastewater treatment on injury, survival, and regrowth of fecal-indicator bacteria and implications for assessment of recreational water quality
D.S. Francy, T.L. Hart, C.M. Virosteck
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4199
Bacterial injury, survival, and regrowth were investigated by use of replicate flow-through incubation chambers placed in the Cuyahoga River or Lake Erie in the greater Cleveland metropolitan area during seven 4-day field studies. The chambers contained wastewater or combined-sewer-overflow (CSO) effluents treated three ways-unchlorinated, chlorinated, and dechlorinated. At timestep intervals,...
Well-construction, water-quality, and water-level data, and pond-infiltration estimates, for three ground-water subbasins, Riverside County, California
Carmen A. Burton, Charles A. Kaehler, Allen H. Christensen
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4294
Reclaimed water in the Eastern Municipal Water District of Riverside County,California, is used within the service area for agricultural irrigation.Owing to the seasonal demand for reclaimed water, storage/infiltration ponds were constructed in the Winchester, Menifee, and south Perris subbasins.Reclaimed water infiltrates from these ponds and enters...
