Aquatic communities and contaminants in fish from streams of the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota and North Dakota
R. M. Goldstein
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4047
Available data on the ecology of aquatic organisms in the Red River of the North Basin, a study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment program, were collated from numerous sources. Lack of information for invertebrates and algae precluded a general summary of distribution and ecology throughout the...
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...
Reassessment of hydrogeologic data and refinement of a regional ground-water-flow model for the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire
Joseph R. Olimpio, Philip T. Harte
1995, Open-File Report 95-281
Simulation of hydrodynamics and solute transport in the Neuse River estuary
Jeanne C. Robbins, Jerad Bales
1995, Open-File Report 94-511
An investigation was conducted to characterize flow, circulation, and transport in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina. The study included a detailed field-measurement program and the calibration, validation, and application of a physically realistic numerical model of hydro- dynamics and transport through a 40-kilometer reach of the estuary. Water level,...
Hydrologic data from the lower Cedar River Basin, Iowa, 1989-91
P.M. Schulmeyer, K.K. Barnes, P. J. Squillace
1995, Open-File Report 94-711-W
Hydrologic data were collected from May 1989 through July 1991 from the Cedar River and the adjacent alluvial aquifer. The data were collected during various flow regimes of the river to evaluate the movement of agricultural chemicals between surface water and ground water. Water-quality samples from 34 surface-water sites and...
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...
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...
Simulation of hydrodynamics and solute transport in the Pamlico River estuary, North Carolina
Jerad Bales, Jeanne C. Robbins
1995, Open-File Report 94-454
An investigation was conducted to characterize flow, circulation, and solute transport in the Pamlico River estuary, North Carolina. The study included a detailed field-measurement program and the calibration, validation, and application of a physically realistic numerical model of hydro- dynamics and transport. Water level, salinity, water temperature, wind speed and...
Water-quality assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and fecal-indicator bacteria in surface water, April 1987 through August 1990
P. J. Terrio
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4005
Data describing the presence, spatial distribution, and temporal variability of nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and fecal-indicator bacteria in surface water were collected from streams in the upper Illinois River Basin from 1987-90 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The largest concen- trations and loads of...
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...
Selected chemical characteristics and acute toxicity of urban stormwater, streamflow, and bed material, Maricopa County, Arizona
Thomas J. Lopes, Kenneth D. Fossum
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4074
The chemistry and toxicity of urban stormwater, streamflow, and bed material in the Phoenix, Arizona, area were characterized to determine if urban stormwater could degrade the quality of streams. Toxic phases of stormwater (oil and grease, suspended solids, dissolved metals, and dissolved organics) were identified to aid water-quality managers minimize...
Transport and sources of sediment in the Missouri River between Garrison Dam and the headwaters of Lake Oahe, North Dakota, May 1988 through April 1991
Wayne R. Berkas
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4087
Sediment data were collected on and along the Missouri River downstream from Garrison Dam during May 1988, May 1989, and April 1991 to characterize sediment transport in the river. Specific study objectives were to (1) identify erosional and depositional reaches during two steady-state low-flow periods and one steady-state high-flow period;...
Cerro Prieto geothermal field, Mexico; chemical analyses and other data for 58 samples collected in 1977-1979
James D. Bliss, editor(s)
1995, Open-File Report 95-514
This report releases the results of selected chemical analyses by the USGS of fluids collected from geothennal power production wells at the Cerro Prieto Geothennal Field, Mexico. Cerro Prieto, the world's largest producing hot-water geothennal field, is located 32 km southeast of Mexicali, Baja California. Comision Federal de Electricidad de...
Effects of combined-sewer overflows and urban runoff on the water quality of Fall Creek, Indianapolis, Indiana
Jeffrey D. Martin
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4066
In 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Indianapolis Department of Public Works began a study to evaluate the effects of combined-sewer overflows and urban runoff discharging to Fall Geek on the White River. This report describes the effects of combined-sewer overflows and urban runoff on the water quality of...
Simulated ground-water flow and sources of water in the Killbuck Creek Valley near Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
K. J. Breen, A.L. Kontis, G.L. Rowe, R.J. Haefner
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4131
The stratified-drift aquifer in the 3,000-ft (feet)-wide and 100-ft-deep buried valley of Killbuck Creek near Wooster in northeastern Ohio was studied. The stratified drift with adjacent sandstone and shale bedrock produce a system of ground-water flow representative of the western part of the glaciated north-eastern United States. The stratified-drift aquifer...
Water-quality assessment of the upper Snake River Basin, Idaho and western Wyoming — Environmental setting, 1980-92
Molly A. Maupin
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4221
The 35,800-square-mile upper Snake River Basin is one of 20 areas studied as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. Objectives of NAWQA are to study ground- and surface-water quality, biology, and their relations to land-use activities. Major land and water uses that affect...
Surface-water-quality assessment of the lower Kansas River Basin, Kansas and Nebraska: Suspended-sediment conditions, May 1987 through April 1990, and trends, 1963 through April 1990
Paul Robert Jordan
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4187
Median suspended-sediment concentrations ranged from 100 to 110 milligrams per liter for 3 stations on the Kansas River and from 4 to 110 milligrams per liter for 10 stations on tributary streams during May 1987 through April 1990. For tributary stream stations upstream from large reservoirs, concen- trations in the...
Effect of the Cedar River on the quality of the ground-water supply for Cedar Rapids, Iowa
P.M. Schulmeyer
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4211
The Surface Water Treatment Rule under the 1986 Amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that public-water supplies be evaluated for susceptibility to surface-water effects. The alluvial aquifer adjacent to the Cedar River is evaluated for biogenic material and monitored for selected water-quality properties and constituents to determine the...
Water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky: Distribution of metals and other trace elements in sediment and water, 1987-90
Stephen D. Porter, Kevin D. White, J. R. Clark
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4134
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is designed to provide a nationally consistent description of the current status of water quality, to define water-quality trends, and to relate past and present water-quality conditions to natural features, uses of land and water, and other water-quality effects from...
Geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the Contoocook River basin, south-central New Hampshire
P. T. Harte, William Johnson
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4154
Stratified-drift aquifers discontinuously underlie 121 mi2 (square miles) of the Contoocook River Basin, which has a total drainage area of 776 mi2. Maps of these aquifers, showing water-table configurations, saturated thicknesses, and transmissivities were prepared from well and test-hole data and seismic-refraction profiles. The distribution of stratified-drift aquifers is largely...
Estimated use of water in the New England States, 1990
B.A. Korzendorfer, M.A. Horn
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4252
Data on freshwater withdrawals in 1990 were compiled for the New England States. An estimated 4,160 Mgal/d (million gallons per day) of freshwater was withdrawn in 1990 in the six States. Of this total, 1,430 Mgal/d was withdrawn by public suppliers and delivered to users, and 2,720 Mgal/d was withdrawn...
Hydrologic conditions, habitat characteristics, and occurrence of fishes in the Apalachicola River floodplain, Florida; second annual report of progress, October 1993-September 1994
Helen M. Light, Melanie R. Darst, J. W. Grubbs
1995, Open-File Report 95-167
This report describes progress and interim results of the second year of a 4-year study. The purpose of the 4-year study is to describe aquatic habitat types in the Apalachicola River floodplain and quantify the amount of habitat inundated by the river at various stages. Final results will be used...
Scour at selected bridge sites in Mississippi
K.V. Wilson Jr.
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4241
Scour data were collected during 1936-94 at 22 bridge sites in Mississippi. The drainage area of the bridge-scour sites ranged from 60.8 to 5,720 square miles, and the slope in the vicinity of each site ranged from 0.00011 to 0.00163 foot per foot. Measured pier-scour depths ranged from 0.6 to...
A hydrogeologic approach to identify land uses that overlie ground-water flow paths, Broward County, Florida
R.S. Sonenshein
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4167
A hydrogeologic approach that integrates the use of hydrogeologic and spatial tools aids in the identification of land uses that overlie ground- water flow paths and permits a better understanding of ground-water flow systems. A mathematical model was used to simulate the ground-water flow system in Broward County, particle-tracking software...
Geochemical data of fumarolically altered rocks, Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska
Terry E. Keith
1995, Open-File Report 95-47
Samples from a fossil fumarole originating in the 1912 ash-flow tuffin the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes have been analyzed to ascertain chemical changes resulting from high-temperature fumarolic alteration and subsequent cooling and weathering of the protolith. Samples of the underlying, dominantly leached, dacite-rich portion of the ash-flow tuff adjacent...
