Simulated effects of water-level changes in the Mississippi River and Pokegama Reservoir on ground-water levels, Grand Rapids area, Minnesota
Perry M. Jones
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5139
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, used an existing, three-dimensional, numerical ground-water flow model (referred to as the calibrated model) to assess the effects of water-level changes in the Mississippi River and Pokegama Reservoir on ground-water levels in adjacent glaciofluvial aquifers in the...
Hydrogeology, water quality, and saltwater intrusion in the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the offshore area near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and Tybee Island, Georgia, 1999-2002
W. Fred Falls, Camille Ransom, James Landmeyer, Eric J. Reuber, Lucy E. Edwards
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5134
To assess the hydrogeology, water quality, and the potential for saltwater intrusion in the offshore Upper Floridan aquifer, a scientific investigation was conducted near Tybee Island, Georgia, and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Four temporary wells were drilled at 7, 8, 10, and 15 miles to the northeast of Tybee...
Interpretation of geophysical logs, aquifer tests, and water levels in wells in and near the North Penn Area 7 Superfund site, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 2000-02
Lisa A. Senior, Peter J. Cinotto, Randall W. Conger, Philip H. Bird, Karl A. Pracht
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5069
Ground water in the vicinity of various industrial facilities in Upper Gwynedd Township and Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pa., is contaminated with various volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The 2-square-mile area was placed on the National Priorities List as the North Penn Area 7 Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Streamflow statistics for the Paradise and Pocono Creek watersheds and selected streamflow-gaging stations in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Ronald E. Thompson, Gregory J. Cavallo
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5162
suite of 36 observed streamflow statistics, ranging from high to low flows, were computed for 7 continuous-record and predicted for 12 partial-record streamflow-gaging stations in Monroe County, Pa. The predicted statistics for the partial-record stations were determined from regression analyses of intermittent streamflow measurements made at the partial-record stations...
Seepage investigation on selected reaches of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2004
Jerrod D. Wheeler, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5133
A seepage investigation was conducted on Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River in Teton County in western Wyoming, near Wilson. Mainstem, return flow, tributary, spring, and diversion sites were selected and measured on six reaches along Fish Creek. Flow was measured under two flow regimes, high flow in...
Trends in timing, magnitude, and duration of summer and fall/winter streamflows for unregulated coastal river basins in Maine during the 20th century
Robert W. Dudley, Glenn A. Hodgkins
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5021
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission (ASC), began a study in 2003 to examine the timing, magnitude, and duration of summer (June through October) and fall/early winter (September through January) seasonal streamflows of unregulated coastal river basins in Maine and to correlate them...
Method of analysis at the U.S. Geological Survey California Water Science Center, Sacramento Laboratory - determination of haloacetic acid formation potential, method validation, and quality-control practices
Barbara C. Zazzi, Kathryn L. Crepeau, Miranda S. Fram, Brian A. Bergamaschi
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5115
An analytical method for the determination of haloacetic acid formation potential of water samples has been developed by the U.S. Geological Survey California Water Science Center Sacramento Laboratory. The haloacetic acid formation potential is measured by dosing water samples with chlorine under specified conditions of pH, temperature, incubation time, darkness,...
Seepage study of McLeod Creek and East Canyon Creek near Park City, Summit County, Utah, 2004
C.D. Wilkowske
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5164
Seepage investigations on McLeod Creek downstream of U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station McLeod Creek near Park City, Utah, and its confluence with Kimball Creek during the summer of 2004 indicate that this section of the creek is a gaining reach. The total seepage gains ranged from 1.8 to 2.7 cubic...
Hydrogeology, water quality, and water-supply potential of the Lower Floridan Aquifer, coastal Georgia, 1999-2002
W. Fred Falls, Larry G. Harrelson, Kevin J. Conlon, Matthew D. Petkewich
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5124
The hydrogeology and water quality of the upper permeable and Fernandina permeable zones of the Lower Floridan aquifer were studied at seven sites in the 24-county study area encompassed by the Georgia Coastal Sound Science Initiative. Although substantially less than the Upper Floridan aquifer in coastal Georgia, transmissivities for the...
Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Palisades, Lower Comanche, and Arroyo Grande areas of the Colorado River Corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Amy E. Draut, David M. Rubin, Jennifer L. Dierker, Helen C. Fairley, Ronald E. Griffiths, Joseph E. Hazel Jr., Ralph E. Hunter, Keith Kohl, Lisa M. Leap, Fred L. Nials, David J. Topping, Michael Yeatts
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5072
This report analyzes various depositional environments in three archaeologically significant areas of the Colorado River corridor in Grand Canyon. Archaeological features are built on and buried by fluvial, aeolian, and locally derived sediment, representing a complex interaction between geologic and cultural history. These analyses provide a basis for determining the...
Effects of urbanization on stream quality at selected sites in the seacoast region in New Hampshire, 2001-03
Jeffrey R. Deacon, Sally A. Soule, Thor E. Smith
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5103
A study of selected water-quality and macroinvertebrate community data was conducted at 10 stream sites in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire to determine if a relation is present between stream quality and the extent of urbanization in a watershed. Watersheds with similar characteristics, but varying in their degree of...
Hydrogeologic framework and water quality of the Vermont Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range, northern Vermont, October 2002 through December 2003
Stewart F. Clark, Ann Chalmers, Thomas J. Mack, Jon C. Denner
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5159
The Ethan Allen Firing Range of the Vermont Army National Guard is a weapons-testing and training facility in a mountainous region of Vermont that has been in operation for about 80 years. The hydrologic framework and water quality of the facility were assessed between October 2002 and December 2003. As...
The Togiak-Tikchik complex of southwestern Alaska, a replacement for the Gemuk Group: Stratigraphic nomenclature that has outlived its time
Frederic H. Wilson, W. L. Coonrad
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5019
During early exploratory reconnaissance of southwestern Alaska in the 1940s and 1950s, the term "Gemuk Group" was used to name a varied assemblage of sedimentary and volcanic rocks in southwestern Alaska. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the name was broadly applied in the region; yet by the end of...
Pushpoint sampling for defining spatial and temporal variations in contaminant concentrations in sediment pore water near the ground-water/surface-water interface
Marc J. Zimmerman, Andrew J. Massey, Kimberly W. Campo
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5036
During four periods from April 2002 to June 2003, pore-water samples were taken from river sediment within a gaining reach (Mill Pond) of the Sudbury River in Ashland, Massachusetts, with a temporary pushpoint sampler to determine whether this device is an effective tool for measuring small-scale spatial variations in concentrations...
Mercury in the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal and Lake Michigan, Lake County, Indiana, August 2001 and May 2002
Martin R. Risch
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5034
Water samples from the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal and Lake Michigan in Lake County, Indiana, were collected and analyzed for mercury. Sampling was done with ultra-clean protocols, and mercury was analyzed by low-level methods during seasons of contrasting weather and streamflow conditions in August 2001 and May 2002. Total mercury...
Preliminary survey of antibiotic-resistant fecal indicator bacteria and pathogenic Escherichia coli from river-water samples collected in Oakland County, Michigan, 2003
Lisa R. Fogarty, Joseph W. Duris, Stephen S. Aichele
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5058
A preliminary study was done in Oakland County, Michigan, to determine the concentration of fecal indicator bacteria (fecal coliform bacteria and enterococci), antibiotic resistance patterns of these two groups, and the presence of potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli). For selected sites, specific members of these groups [E. coli, Enterococcus...
Simulation of hydraulic characteristics in the white sturgeon spawning habitat of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Charles Berenbrock
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5110
Hydraulic characterization of the Kootenai River, especially in the white sturgeon spawning habitat reach, is needed by the Kootenai River White Sturgeon Recovery Team to promote hydraulic conditions that improve spawning conditions for the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Kootenai River. The decreasing population and spawning failure of white...
Characterization and modes of occurrence of elements in feed coal and coal combustion products from a power plant utilizing low-sulfur coal from the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Michael E. Brownfield, James D. Cathcart, Ronald H. Affolter, Isabelle K. Brownfield, Cynthia A. Rice, Joseph T. O’Connor, Robert A. Zielinski, John H. Bullock Jr., James C. Hower, Gregory P. Meeker
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5271
The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research are collaborating with an Indiana utility company to determine the physical and chemical properties of feed coal and coal combustion products from a coal-fired power plant. The Indiana power plant utilizes a low-sulfur (0.23 to 0.47...
Proposed moduli of dry rock and their application to predicting elastic velocities of sandstones
Myung W. Lee
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5119
Velocities of water-saturated isotropic sandstones under low frequency can be modeled using the Biot-Gassmann theory if the moduli of dry rocks are known. On the basis of effective medium theory by Kuster and Toksoz, bulk and shear moduli of dry sandstone are proposed. These moduli are related to each other...
Stratigraphic framework, structure, and thermal maturity of Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary rocks in relation to hydrocarbon potential, Crazy Mountains Basin, Montana
Ronald C. Johnson, Thomas M. Finn, David J. Taylor, Vito F. Nuccio
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5091
Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop: Denver, Colorado, April 23-27, 2001
Jennifer B. Sieverling, Stephen J. Char, Carma A. San Juan
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5117
Introduction: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science (GIS) Workshop (USGS-GIS 2001) was held April 23-27, 2001, at the Denver Federal Center in Denver, Colorado. The workshop provided an environment for participants to improve their knowledge about GIS and GIS-related applications that are used within the...
Introduction to suspended-sediment sampling
K. Michael Nolan, John R. Gray, G. Douglas Glysson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5077
Knowledge of the amount and timing of sediment transport in streams is important to those directly or indirectly responsible for developing and managing water and land resources. Such data are often used to judge the health of watershed and the success or failure of activities designed to mitigate adverse impacts...
Significance of the precambrian basement and late Cretaceous thrust nappes on the location of tertiary ore deposits in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah
Edwin W. Tooker
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5218
The Oquirrh Mountains are located in north central Utah, in the easternmost part of the Basin and Range physiographic province, immediately south of the Great Salt Lake. The range consists of a northerly trending alignment of peaks 56 km long. Tooele and Rush Valleys flank the Oquirrh Mountains on the western...
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 10. Geologic influences on ground and surface waters in the lower Red River watershed, New Mexico
Steve Ludington, Geoff Plumlee, Jonathan S. Caine, Dana Bove, JoAnn Holloway, Eric Livo
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5245
This report is one in a series that presents results of an interdisciplinary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study of ground-water quality in the lower Red River watershed prior to open-pit and underground molybdenite mining at Molycorp’s Questa mine. The stretch of the Red River watershed that extends from just...
Augmenting two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations with measured velocity data to identify flow paths as a function of depth on Upper St. Clair River in the Great Lakes basin
D. J. Holtschlag, J.A. Koschik
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5081
Upper St. Clair River, which receives outflow from Lake Huron, is characterized by flow velocities that exceed 7 feet per second and significant channel curvature that creates complex flow patterns downstream from the Blue Water Bridge in the Port Huron, Michigan, and Sarnia, Ontario, area. Discrepancies were detected between depth-averaged...
