Level II scour analysis for Bridge 37 (BARTTH00080037) on Town Highway 8, crossing Willoughby River, Barton, Vermont
Joseph D. Ayotte, Erick M. Boehmler
1996, Open-File Report 96-405
This report provides the results of a detailed Level II analysis of scour potential at structure BARTTH00080037 on town highway 8 crossing the Willoughby River, Barton, 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, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, water year 1995
R.S. Socolow, L.Y. Comeau, R.G. Casey, L.R. Ramsbey
1996, Water Data Report MA-RI-95-1
Water resources data for the 1995 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 87 gaging stations, monthend contents of 3 lakes and reservoirs, water quality...
Initiation and frequency of debris flows in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Peter G. Griffiths, Robert H. Webb, Theodore S. Melis
1996, Open-File Report 96-491
Debris flows occur in 600 tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona when intense precipitation causes slope failures in bedrock or colluvium. These slurries transport poorly sorted sediment, including very large boulders that form rapids at the mouths of tributaries and control the longitudinal profile of the Colorado...
Bathymetry, freshwater flow, and specific conductance of Matlacha Pass, southwestern Florida
Gary M. Russell, Richard L. Kane
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4057
The Matlacha Pass estuary, a State of Florida aquatic preserve, is bounded by Pine Island to the west, Cape Coral to the east, Charlotte Harbor to the north, and the Caloosahatchee River to the south (fig. 1). The estuary is important for its aesthetic value; used for recreational boating, sport...
Preliminary assessment of injection, storage, and recovery of freshwater in the lower Hawthorn aquifer, Cape Coral, Florida
Vicente Quinones-Aponte, Eliezer J. Wexler
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4121
A preliminary assessment of subsurface injection, storage and recovery of fresh canal water was made in the naturally brackish lower Hawthorn aquifer in Cape Coral, southwestern Florida. A digital modeling approach was used for this preliminary assessment, incorporating available data on hydrologic conditions, aquifer properties, and water quality to simulate...
Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in basin-fill material in Salt Lake Valley, Utah
P. M. Lambert
1995, Technical Publication 110-B
A three-dimensional, finite-difference, numerical model was developed to simulate ground-water flow in the basin-fill material in Salt Lake Valley, Utah. The model was calibrated to steady-state and transient-state conditions. The steady-state simulation was developed and calibrated using hydrologic data defining average conditions for 1968. The transient-state simulation was developed and...
Hydrology of the Sevier-Sigurd ground-water basin and other ground-water basins, central Sevier Valley, Utah.
P. M. Lambert, J. L. Mason, R. W Puchta
1995, Technical Publication 103
The hydrologic system in the central Sevier Valley, and more specifically the Sevier-Sigurd basin, is a complex system in which surface- and ground-water systems are interrelated. Seepage from an extensive irrigation system is the primary source of recharge to the basin-fill aquifer in the Sevier-Sigurd basin.Water-quality data indicate that inflow...
Wisconsin: A summary of cooperative water-resources investigations 1995
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1995, 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...
Water resources of the Bad River Indian Reservation, northern Wisconsin
W. G. Batten, R.A. Lidwin
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4207
Water-resources data were collected in the Bad River Indian Reservation of northern Wisconsin from 1983 through 1987. Some data are interpreted to describe ground-water flow, groundwater quality, streamflow, and surface-water quality. Data also are presented in tables and appendixes for baseline reference. Precambrian sandstone and basalt underlie varying thicknesses of sandy...
Geohydrology of the Gallup's Quarry area, Plainfield, Connecticut
Robert L. Melvin, Janet Radway Stone, Patrick A. Craft, John W. Lane Jr.
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4138
The geohydrology of the Gallup's Quarry area in Plainfield, Connecticut was characterized by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to provide a preliminary framework for future remedial efforts. Gallup's Quarry, an inactive sand and gravel pit, was the site of unregulated disposal of an...
Water resources of Teton County, Wyoming, exclusive of Yellowstone National Park
B. T. Nolan, K. A. Miller
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4204
Surface- and ground-water data were collected and analyzed to describe the water resources of that part of Teton County, Wyoming located south of Yellowstone National Park. Wells and springs inventoried in the Teton County study area most commonly were completed in or issued from Quaternary unconsolidated deposits and Tertiary, Mesozoic,...
Physical and hydrologic properties of outcrop samples from a nonwelded to welded tuff transition, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
C.A. Rautman, L. E. Flint, A. L. Flint, J.D. Istok
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4061
Quantitative material-property data are needed to describe lateral and vertical spatial variability of physical and hydrologic properties and to model ground-water flow and radionuclide transport at the potential Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository site in Nevada. As part of ongoing site characterization studies of Yucca Mountain directed toward this understanding of...
Pneumatic testing in 45-degree-inclined boreholes in ash-flow tuff near Superior, Arizona
G.D. LeCain
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4073
Matrix permeability values determined by single-hole pneumatic testing in nonfractured ash-flow tuff ranged from 5.1 to 20.3 * 1046 m2 (meters squared), depending on the gas-injection rate and analysis method used. Results from the single-hole tests showed several significant correlations between permeability and injection rate and between permeability and test...
Conceptualization and simulation of runoff generation from rainfall for three basins in Thurston County, Washington
S.N. Berris
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4038
A method to conceptualize and simulate the generation of runoff from rainfall was applied to three small drainage basins in north-central Thurston County, Washington. Because the study basins face continued urban development, this method was developed to provide a technique for assessing the effects of alternative urban-development plans on runoff...
Geohydrology and vertical distribution of volatile organic compounds in ground water, Fischer and Porter Company Superfund Site, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Ronald A. Sloto, Paola Macchiaroli, Randall W. Conger
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4220
The Fischer and Porter Company Superfund Site is underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Upper Triassic Stockton Formation, which consists of interbedded siltstone, very-fine grained to coarse-grained sandstone, and conglomerate in crudely defined, upward fining cycles. These rocks form a complex, heterogeneous, leaky, multiaquifer system comprised of a series of...
Water budgets, water quality, and analysis of nutrient loading of the Winter Park Chain of Lakes, central Florida, 1989-92, with a section on littoral vegetation
G. G. Phelps, E. R. German, Brian Beckage, W. Scott Gain
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4108
The Winter Park chain of lakes (Lakes Maitland, Virginia, Osceola, and Mizell) has a combined area of about 900 acres, an immediate drainage area of about 3,100 acres, and mean depths ranging from 11 to 15 feet. The lakes are an important recreational resource for the surrounding communities, but there...
Ground-water-level monitoring, basin boundaries, and potentiometric surfaces of the aquifer system at Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1992
D. L. Rewis
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4131
A ground-water-level monitoring program was implemented at Edwards Air Force Base, California, from January through December 1992 to monitor spatial and temporal changes in poten-tiometric surfaces that largely are affected by ground-water pumping. Potentiometric-surface maps are needed to determine the correlation between declining ground- water levels and the distribution of...
Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the Aguadilla to Rio Camuy area, Puerto Rico
Patrick Tucci, M.I. Martinez
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4028
The aquifers of the Aguadilla to Rio Camuy area, in the northwestern part of Puerto Rico, are the least developed of those on the north coast, and relatively little information is available concerning the ground-water system. The present study, which was part of a comprehensive appraisal of the ground-water resources...
Magnitude and frequency data for historic debris flows in Grand Canyon National Park and vicinity, Arizona
T.S. Melis, R. H. Webb, Peter G. Griffiths, T.J. Wise
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4214
Debris flows occur in 529 tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon between Lees Ferry and Diamond Creek, Arizona (river miles 0 to 225). An episodic type of flash flood, debris flows transport poorly-sorted sediment ranging in size from clay to boulders into the Colorado River. Debris flows create...
Simulation of stage and the the hydrologic budget of Devils Lake, Sauk County, Wisconsin
J. T. Krohelski, W. G. Batten
1995, Open-File Report 94-348
Water clarity of Devils Lake, in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, has been decreasing because of blue-green algal blooms. An understanding of the hydrology of Devils Lake is needed to develop a mitigation plan to reduce phosphorus input. A model was developed to test the current understanding of the...
Synthesis of nutrient and sediment data for watersheds within the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin
M. J. Langland, P. L. Lietman, S. A. Hoffman
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4233
Nutrient and sediment data collected by Federal and state agencies from 1972 through 1992 at 1,058 surface-water sites in nontidal parts of the Chesapeake Bay Basin were compiled into a large database. Adequate nutrient, sediment, and streamflow data were not available to compute annual loads for all sites because water-quality...
Hydraulic characteristics near streamside structures along the Kenai River, Alaska
Joseph M. Dorava
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4226
Hydraulic characteristics, water velocity, depth, and flow direction were measured near eight sites along the Kenai River in southcentral Alaska. Each of the eight sites contained a different type of structure: a road-type boat launch, a canal-type boat launch, a floating dock, a rock retaining wall, a pile-supported dock, a...
Watershed boundaries and digital elevation model of Oklahoma derived from 1:100,000-scale digital topographic maps
J. R. Cederstrand, A. H. Rea
1995, Open-File Report 95-727
This document provides a general description of the procedures used to develop the data sets included on this compact disc. This compact disc contains watershed boundaries for Oklahoma, a digital elevation model, and other data sets derived from the digital elevation model. The digital elevation model was produced using the...
An observed-streambed-scour index for selected bridges in southwestern Indiana, 1991
B.A. Robinson, R.E. Thompson Jr.
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4264
Streambed-scour was assessed at 1,338 federal-aid bridges in southwestern Indiana during 1991. The assessments were conducted as part of a 7-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) that will evaluate 5,600 bridge sites throughout the State. Measurements and observations of remnant...
Analysis of streamflow characteristics for streams on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa
Michael F. Wong
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4185
Several methods for estimating streamflow characteristics for low and peak flows for streams on Tutuila, American Samoa are presented. These methods, derived from frequency, flow-duration, and regression analyses, allow the user to compute estimates for the 7-day low flow with 2-year and 10-year recurrence intervals; the median flow; the mean...
