Hydrogeology and ground-water availability in the carbonate aquifer system of Frederick County, Virginia
George E. Harlow Jr., Randall C. Orndorff, David L. Nelms, David J. Weary, Roger M. Moberg
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5161
The carbonate aquifer system of the northern Shenandoah Valley provides an important water supply to local communities, including Frederick County, Va., which depends on ground water as a source of water supply. The county and surrounding area are undergoing increased urbanization, and increased demands on the carbonate aquifer system are...
Ground-water modeling of pumping effects near regional ground-water divides and river/aquifer systems - Results and implications of numerical experiments
Rodney A. Sheets, Denise H. Dumouchelle, Daniel T. Feinstein
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5141
Agreements between United States governors and Canadian territorial premiers establish water-management principles and a framework for protecting Great Lakes waters, including ground water, from diversion and consumptive uses. The issue of ground-water diversions out of the Great Lakes Basin by large-scale pumping near the divides has been raised. Two scenario...
Changes in streamflow patterns related to hydrologic restoration of a sedge fen wetland in Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan, 1998-2004
B.P. Neff, T. L. Weaver, D.G. Wydra
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5137
Vast expanses of sedge fen in Schoolcraft County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula were ditched and diked in the early to mid-1900s to promote agricultural development and create waterfowl habitat. Unintended consequences of these actions were far reaching and included the deposition of large amounts of sand in the Manistique River....
Drought-sensitive aquifer settings in southeastern Pennsylvania
Tammy M. Zimmerman, Dennis W. Risser
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5169
This report describes the results of a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, to determine drought-sensitive aquifer settings in southeastern Pennsylvania. Because all or parts of southeastern Pennsylvania have been in drought-warning...
Effects of nonpoint and selected point contaminant sources on stream-water quality and relation to land use in Johnson County, northeastern Kansas, October 2002 through June 2004
Casey J. Lee, D.P. Mau, T. J. Rasmussen
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5144
Water and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in 12 watersheds in Johnson County, northeastern Kansas, to determine the effects of nonpoint and selected point contaminant sources on stream-water quality and their relation to varying land use. The streams studied were located in urban areas of the...
Water-quality assessment of part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin — Ground-water quality along a flow system in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota, 1997-98
William J. Andrews, James R. Stark, Alison L. Fong, James D. Fallon
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5120
As part of a national analysis of the effects of land use on ground-water quality for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, the U.S. Geological Survey sampled wells along a flow system in surficial glacial aquifers in the northwestern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area during 1997 and 1998. In...
Calibration parameters used to simulate streamflow from application of the Hydrologic Simulation Program-FORTRAN Model (HSPF) to mountainous basins containing coal mines in West Virginia
John T. Atkins, Jeffrey B. Wiley, Katherine S. Paybins
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5099
This report presents the Hydrologic Simulation Program-FORTRAN Model (HSPF) parameters for eight basins in the coal-mining region of West Virginia. The magnitude and characteristics of model parameters from this study will assist users of HSPF in simulating streamflow at other basins in the coal-mining region of West Virginia. The parameter...
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods for streams in west-central Florida, 2001
Kathleen M. Hammett, Michael J. DelCharco
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5080
Flood discharges were estimated for recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years for 94 streamflow stations in west-central Florida. Most of the stations are located within the 10,000 square-mile, 16-county area that forms the Southwest Florida Water Management District. All stations had at least...
An assessment of optical properties of dissolved organic material as quantitative source indicators in the Santa Ana River basin, Southern California
Brian A. Bergamaschi, Erica Kalve, Larry Guenther, Gregory O. Mendez, Kenneth Belitz
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5152
The ability to rapidly, reliably, and inexpensively characterize sources of dissolved organic material (DOM) in watersheds would allow water management agencies to more quickly identify problems in water sources, and to more efficiently allocate water resources by, for example, permitting real-time identification of high-quality water suitable for ground-water recharge, or...
Nutrients, organic compounds, and mercury in the Meduxnekeag River watershed, Maine, 2003
Charles W. Schalk, Lan Tornes
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5111
In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, sampled streambed sediments and surface water of the Meduxnekeag River watershed in northeastern Maine under various hydrologic conditions for nutrients, hydrophobic organic compounds, and mercury. Nutrients were sampled to address concerns related to summer algal...
Controls on the physical properties of gas-hydrate-bearing sediments because of the interaction between gas hydrate and porous media
Myung W. Lee, Timothy S. Collett
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5143
Physical properties of gas-hydrate-bearing sediments depend on the pore-scale interaction between gas hydrate and porous media as well as the amount of gas hydrate present. Well log measurements such as proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation and electromagnetic propagation tool (EPT) techniques depend primarily on the bulk volume of gas...
Historical and simulated changes in channel characteristics of the Kalamazoo River, Plainwell to Otsego, Michigan
Cynthia M. Rachol, Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Tiffiny Rossi
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5044
In a study to understand the historical effects of the construction and decommissioning of dams on the Kalamazoo River, Plainwell to Otsego, Michigan, and to simulate channel changes that may result if the dams were removed, early to mid-1800s General Land Office surveys and aerial photographs from 1938, 1981, and...
Environmental setting, water budget, and stream assessment for the Broad Run watershed, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Peter J. Cinotto, Andrew G. Reif, Leif E. Olson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5156
The Broad Run watershed lies almost entirely in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pa., and drains 7.08 square miles to the West Branch Brandywine Creek. Because of the potential effect of encroaching development and other stresses on the Broad Run watershed, West Bradford Township, the Chester County Water Resources Authority,...
Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater constituents in selected streams in northern Arkansas, 2004
Joel M. Galloway, Brian E. Haggard, Michael T. Meyers, W. Reed Green
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5140
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the University of Arkansas and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, collected data in 2004 to determine the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater constituents, including many constituents of emerging environmental concern, in selected streams in northern Arkansas. Samples were...
Bathymetry and vegetation in isolated marsh and cypress wetlands in the northern Tampa Bay Area, 2000-2004
Kim H. Haag, Terrie M. Lee, Donald C. Herndon
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5109
Wetland bathymetry and vegetation mapping are two commonly used lines of evidence for assessing the hydrologic and ecologic status of expansive coastal and riverine wetlands. For small isolated freshwater wetlands, however, bathymetric data coupled with vegetation assessments are generally scarce, despite the prevalence of isolated wetlands in many regions of...
Occurrence of radium-224, radium-226, and radium-228 in water of the unconfined Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, southern New Jersey
Zoltan Szabo, Vincent T. dePaul, Thomas F. Kraemer, Bahman Parsa
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5224
Water in the unconfined Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the New Jersey Coastal Plain contains elevated concentrations (above 3 pCi/L (picocuries per liter)) of the alpha-particle-emitting radionuclide radium-224. Previously, water from the aquifer system had been found to contain radium-226 and radium-228. This observation is of concern because the previously undetected...
Water budgets for selected watersheds in the Delaware River basin, eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey
Ronald A. Sloto, Debra E. Buxton
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5113
This pilot study, done by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Delaware River Basin Commission, developed annual water budgets using available data for five watersheds in the Delaware River Basin with different degrees of urbanization and different geological settings. A basin water budget and a water-use budget were...
Hydrologic conditions and lake-level fluctuations at Long Lost Lake, 1939-2004, White Earth Indian Reservation, Clearwater County, Minnesota
Victoria G. Christensen, Andrea L. Bergman
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5181
Long Lost Lake, a closed-basin lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, has had a substantial rise in lake level since 1990. The increased level and surface area of the lake has led to the inundation of nearby homes and roads. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the White Earth Band...
Hydrology, geomorphology, and flood profiles of Lemon Creek, Juneau, Alaska
Randy H. Host, Edward G. Neal
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5186
Lemon Creek near Juneau, Alaska has a history of extensive gravel mining, which straightened and deepened the stream channel in the lower reaches of the study area. Gravel mining and channel excavation began in the 1940s and continued through the mid-1980s. Time sequential aerial photos and field investigations indicate that...
Development of property-transfer models for estimating the hydraulic properties of deep sediments at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho
Kari A. Winfield
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5114
Because characterizing the unsaturated hydraulic properties of sediments over large areas or depths is costly and time consuming, development of models that predict these properties from more easily measured bulk-physical properties is desirable. At the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, the unsaturated zone is composed of thick basalt flow...
Well log analysis to assist the interpretation of 3-D seismic data at Milne Point, north slope of Alaska
Myung W. Lee
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5048
In order to assess the resource potential of gas hydrate deposits in the North Slope of Alaska, 3-D seismic and well data at Milne Point were obtained from BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. The well-log analysis has three primary purposes: (1) Estimate gas hydrate or gas saturations from the well logs;...
Water use and availability in the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck River basins, north-central Rhode Island
Mark T. Nimiroski, Emily C. Wild
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5031
The Woonasquatucket River Basin includes 51.0 square miles, and the Moshassuck River Basin includes 23.8 square miles in north-central Rhode Island. The study area comprises these two basins. The two basins border each other with the Moshassuck River Basin to the northeast of the Woonasquatucket River Basin. Seven towns are...
Streamflow and water-quality trends of the Rio Chama and Rio Grande, northern and central New Mexico, water years 1985 to 2002
Jeff B. Langman, Emma O. Nolan
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5118
The City of Albuquerque plans to divert San Juan-Chama Project water from the Rio Grande for potable water use. This report examines streamflow and water-quality trends in the Rio Chama and the Rio Grande for water years 1985 to 2002 following the implementation of reservoir storage agreements in northern and...
Nutrient and sediment concentrations, loads, and trends for four nontidal tributaries in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 1997-2001
Michael P. Senus, Michael J. Langland, Douglas Moyer
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5125
Rainfall-Runoff and Water-Balance Models for Management of the Fena Valley Reservoir, Guam
Chiu W. Yeung
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5287
The U.S. Geological Survey's Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) and a generalized water-balance model were calibrated and verified for use in estimating future availability of water in the Fena Valley Reservoir in response to various combinations of water withdrawal rates and rainfall conditions. Application of PRMS provides a physically based method...
