Use of surface and borehole geophysics to delineate the glacial-drift stratigraphy of northeastern St. Joseph County, Indiana
E. Randall Bayless, David B. Westjohn, Lee R. Watson
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4041
Inverse models of direct current electrical- resistivity sounding data and normal-resistivity and natural-gamma logs were used to assist delineation of the glacial-drift stratigraphy in a 580-square- kilometer area of northeastern St. Joseph County, Indiana. Unconsolidated deposits in the study area are composed of glacial-drift, including outwash, till, and lacustrine sediments;...
Hydrogeology and water quality of the Mississippi River alluvium near Muscatine, Iowa, June 1992 through June 1994
K.J. Lucey, R.L. Kuzniar, J.P. Caldwell
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4049
A study of the Mississippi River alluvium near Muscatine, Iowa, was conducted to evaluate ground-water flow and water quality using data collected from June 1992 through June 1994. The study area included approximately 80 square miles in parts of Muscatine and Louisa Counties in Iowa and Rock Island and Mercer...
Hydrology of Laguna Joyuda, Puerto Rico
Luis Santiago-Rivera, Vicente Quinones-Aponte
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4135
A study was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey to define the hydraulic and hydrologic characteristics of the Laguna Joyuda system (in southwestern Puerto Rico) and to determine the water budget of the lagoon. This shallow-water lagoon is connected to the sea by a single canal. Rainfall and evaporation, surface-water,...
Geohydrology, water quality, and conceptual model of the hydrologic system Saco Landfill area, Saco, Maine
M.G. Nielsen, J. R. Stone, B. P. Hansen, J.P. Nielsen
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4027
A geohydrologic study of the Saco Municipal Landfill in Saco, Maine, was done during 1993-94 to provide a preliminary interpretation of the geology and hydrology needed to guide additional studies at the landfill as part of the Superfund Program. The Saco Landfill, which was active from the early 1960's until...
Water-quality assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas— Analysis of available information on nutrients and suspended sediment, 1974-91
Peter C. Van Metre, David C. Reutter
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4086
The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting an assessment of water quality in the Trinity River Basin as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. During the planning phase of this study, existing information on nutrients and suspended sediment was compiled and analyzed. A total of about 5,700 water-quality samples were...
Ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of Long Beach Peninsula, Washington
Blakemore E. Thomas
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4026
This report describes an investigation of ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of the Long Beach Peninsula. The peninsula is located in the southwestern corner of the State of Washington, is about 27 miles long, and has an average width of about 1.5 miles. It is surrounded...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected gaging stations in Idaho and western Wyoming through September 1990 — Volume 2: Gaging stations with 5 to 9 years of record or that measure discharge from springs
L.C. Kjelstrom, M. A. J. Stone, W. A. Harenberg
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4070
This volume presents statistical summaries of streamflow data for 76 gaging stations with 5 to 9 years of continuous record, or with records of discharge measurements from springs, through September 1990. The gaging stations are located in Idaho and western Wyoming. Some of the gaging stations at which spring discharge...
Index of stations— Surface-water data-collection network of Texas, September 1993
1995, Open-File Report 95-161
The U.S. Geological Survey's investigations of the water resources of Texas are conducted in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board, river authorities, cities, counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, International Boundary and Water Commission, and others. Investigations are under the general direction of R.O. Hawkinson, District Chief,...
Water-quality characteristics of streams in the Treyburn Development area of Falls Lake watershed, North Carolina, 1988-93
R. G. Garrett, J. D. Bales
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4094
Treyburn is a 5,400 acre planned, mixed-use community located in the Falls Lake watershed in the upper Neuse River Basin of North Carolina. From February 1988 through 1993, hydrologic-data were collected at 17 study sites in or near the Treyburn development to compare the effects of varying types of land-use...
Simulation of the water-table altitude in the Biscayne Aquifer, southern Dade County, Florida, water years 1945-89
M. L. Merritt
1995, Open-File Report 95-337
A digital model of the flow system in the highly permeable surficial aquifer of southern Dade County, Florida, was constructed for the purposes of better understanding processes that influence the flow system and of supporting the construction of a subregional model of the transport of brackish water from a flowing...
Water-quality assessment in the Trinity River Basin, Texas; pesticide occurrence in streams, winter and spring 1994
Allison A. Shipp
1995, Fact Sheet 160-95
A consistent, basin-wide set of data for streams in the Trinity River Basin is necessary to provide a baseline for current conditions, to compare with historical data, and to provide a reference for future studies by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. In addition, the basin-wide surveys begin the process...
Deposition and simulation of sediment transport in the Lower Susquehanna River reservoir system
R.A. Hainly, L.A. Reed, H.N. Flippo Jr., G. J. Barton
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4122
The Susquehanna River drains 27,510 square miles in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland and is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Three large hydroelectric dams are located on the river, Safe Harbor (Lake Clarke) and Holtwood (Lake Aldred) in southern Pennsylvania, and Conowingo (Conowingo Reservoir) in northern Maryland. About...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Cottonwood River basin, southwestern Minnesota
Chris Sanocki
1995, Open-File Report 95-333
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected points on streams in the Cottonwood River Basin, located in southwestern Minnesota, are presented in this report. The physical characteristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area of the subbasin covered only by lakes, the...
Hydrologic and water-quality data for the lower Bradley River, Alaska, March 1993 to April 1994
Ronald L. Rickman
1995, Open-File Report 95-338
A dam constructed at the outlet of Bradley Lake near Homer, Alaska has blocked natural flows to the lower Bradley River. To protect salmon egg incubation habitat during the period November 2 to April 30, a fish-water bypass was incorporated into the design of the dam to ensure a minimum...
Relation of fracture orientation to linear terrain features, anisotropic transmissivity, and seepage to streams in the karst Prairie du Chien Group, southeastern Minnesota
J. F. Ruhl
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4146
Ground-water flow in the karst-terrane aquifers of southeastern Minnesota is not well defined. Variable fracture patterns in the bedrock affect permeability. Techniques to predict the effects of fracture patterns on ground-water flow in the karst-terrane aquifers of southeastern Minnesota are unavailable. The use of such techniques may be useful to...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the upper Minnesota River basin, west-central Minnesota, northeastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota
Chris Sanocki
1995, Open-File Report 95-162
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected points on streams in the Upper Minnesota River Basin, located in west-central Minnesota, north-eastern South Dakota, and southeastern North Dakota, are presented in this report. The physical characteristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area...
Assimilative capacity of the Waccamaw River and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1989-92
P.A. Drewes, P.A. Conrads
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4111
The assimilative capacities of selected reaches of the Waccamaw River and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were determined using results from water-quality simulations by the Branched Lagrangian Transport Model. The study area included tidally influenced sections of the Waccamaw River, the Pee Dee River, Bull Creek,...
Hydrologic data through 1993 for the Huron Project of the High Plains Ground-Water Demonstration Program
Janet M. Carter
1995, Open-File Report 95-313
This report presents data on precipitation, geologic logs, water levels, and water quality that have been collected or compiled, through water year 1993, for the Huron Project of the High Plains Ground-Water Demonstration Program, under the guidance of the Bureau of Reclamation. The purpose of the Huron Project is to...
Analytical data from phases I and II of the Willamette River basin water quality study, Oregon
Howard E. Harrison, Chauncey W. Anderson, Frank A. Rinella, Timothy M. Gasser, Ted R. Pogue Jr.
1995, Open-File Report 95-373
This report presents trace-element, organic-compound (pesticides, volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, and dioxin and furan compounds), and nutrient concentration data from the analyses of water column, suspended-sediment, and bed-sediment samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of Phases I and II of the comprehensive Willamette River Basin Water...
Propagation and composition of the flood wave on the upper Mississippi River, 1993
John A. Moody
1995, Circular 1120-F
During spring and summer 1993, record flooding inundated much of the upper Mississippi River Basin. The magnitude of the damages-in terms of property, disrupted business, and personal trauma was unmatched by any other flood disaster in United States history. Property damage alone is expected to exceed $10 billion. Damaged highways...
Regional rainfall-runoff relations for simulation of streamflow for watersheds in Lake County, Illinois
James J. Duncker, Tracy J. Vail, Charles S. Melching
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4023
Rainfall and streamflow data collected in Lake County, Ill., from March 1990 through September 1993 were used to (1) calibrate a rainfall-runoff model for an area encompassing three watersheds (individual areas of 17.2, 35.7, and 37.0 mi2 (square miles) and (2) verify the regional model parameter set obtained from the calibration...
Digital aeromagnetic anomaly data from eastern-most Guyana
Herbert A. Pierce, Natalka Backjinski, John-James Manes
1995, Open-File Report 95-590
The Center for Inter-American Mineral Resource Investigations (CIMRI) supported distribution and analysis of geoscientific and mineral resource related information concerning Latin America. CIMRI staff digitized aeromagnetic data for eastern-most Guyana as part of a preliminary regional assessment of minerals in the Guyana Shield, South America. The data were digitized from...
Hydrologic data for the Usquepaug-Queen River basin, Rhode Island
John D. Kliever
1995, Open-File Report 95-305
The Usquepaug-Queen River ground-water reservoir in Rhode Island is part of the stratified-drift aquifer along the Usquepaug-Queen River and its tributaries. The thickest, most permeable parts of the aquifer form the Usquepaug-Queen River ground-water reservoir. The 36.1-square mile study area comprises parts of Washington and Kent counties, and includes parts...
Geology and hydrogeology of Naval Air Station Chase Field and Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Goliad, Bee and Goliad counties, Texas
G. L. Snyder
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4038
The geologic formations that crop out near Naval Air Station Chase Field and Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Goliad military bases consist of fluvial to fluvial-deltaic sediments of Tertiary and Quaternary age. These formations include the Fleming and Goliad Formations of Miocene age, Lissie Formation of Pleistocene age, fluvial terrace deposits...
Biological and associated water-quality data for lower Olmos Creek and upper San Antonio River, San Antonio, Texas, March-October 1990
R. Lynn Taylor
1995, Open-File Report 95-103
Biological and associated water-quality data were collected from lower Olmos Creek and upper San Antonio River in San Antonio, Texas, during March-October 1990, the second year of a multiyear data-collection program. The data will be used to document water-quality conditions prior to implementation of a proposal to reuse treated wastewater...
