Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1991
L. R. Herbert, Joseph S. Gates, J.D. Sory, Kim A. Kariya, James P. Eads, G. J. Smith, B.K. Thomas, Lynette E. Brooks, R. B. Garrett, W.R. Overman, R.L. Swenson, D. C. Emett, M.M. Drumiler
1991, Cooperative Investigations Report 31
This is the twenty-eighth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report, like the...
Water use data for public water suppliers and self supplied industry in Utah: 1988, 1989
1991, Utah Division of Water Rights Water-Use Report 8
This report is a summary of data collected under the Utah Water Use Program, a cooperative program between the Utah Division of Water Rights and the United States Geological Survey (USGS)....
Geology-based method of assessing sensitivity of streams to acidic deposition in Charles and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland
Karen C. Rice, Owen P. Bricker
1991, Report
The report describes the results of a study to assess the sensitivity of streams to acidic deposition in Charles and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland using a geology-based method. Water samples were collected from streams in July and August 1988 when streams were at base-flow conditions. Eighteen water samples collected from...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Sevier Lake area, west-central Utah
Dale E. Wilberg
1991, Technical Publication 96
The hydrologic system of the Sevier Lake area, at the terminus of the Sevier Lake drainage basin in west-central Utah, was studied during 1987-88 to determine baseline hydrologic conditions prior to anticipated development. Sevier Lake was reestablished during 1983-87 on the normally dry playa as a result of record volumes...
Hydrology of Heber and Round Valleys, Wasatch County, Utah, with emphasis on simulation of ground-water flow in Heber Valley
D. Michael Roark, Walter F. Holmes, Heidi K. Shlosar
1991, Technical Publication 101
An investigation of the hydrologic system in Heber and Round Valleys was conducted to improve understanding of the surface-water and ground-water hydrology and the effects caused by changes in recharge. Ground water is present in consolidated rocks and in unconsolidated valley-fill deposits, but the principal ground-water reservoir is in the...
Ground-water resources and simulated effects of withdrawals in the Bountiful area, Utah
David W. Clark
1991, Technical Publication 95
Ground-water resources in the Bountiful area, Utah, were studied to document changes in ground-water conditions and to simulate the effects of increased ground-water withdrawals and changes in recharge. The aquifer system is in basin-fill deposits and is primarily a confined system with unconfined parts along the mountain front.Recharge to the...
Hydrologic monitoring for effects of geothermal and ground-water development, Long Valley caldera, California
C. D. Farrar, D. L. Lyster
1991, Conference Paper, Symposium on Subsurface Injection of Geothermal Fluids, Santa Rosa, California
Freshwater molluscs as indicators of bioavailability and toxicity of metals in surface-water systems
John F. Elder, Jerilyn J. Collins
George W. Ware, editor(s)
1991, Book chapter, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
During the past several decades, studies from a variety of locations have demonstrated widespread occurrence of metals in surface waters at concentrations significantly higher than background levels. Elevated concentrations are not limited to certain water types or polluted areas; they appear in all types of systems and in all geographic...
Low-flow sediment transport in the Colorado River
John R. Gray, Robert H. Webb, David W. Hyndman
1991, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Fifth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference
In support of beach-stability research, bedload and suspended sediment were measured during a steady flow of 5,880 ft3/s and receding flows from 12,100 to 5,660 ft3/s in the Colorado River above National Canyon, near Supai, Arizona, October 7-12, 1989. During steady flows, 75 percent of the mean total-sediment discharge of...
Ground-water resources of the south metropolitan Atlanta region, Georgia
John S. Clarke, Michael F. Peck
1991, Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 88
Ground-water resources of the nine county south metropolitan Atlanta region were evaluated in response to an increased demand for water supplies and concern that existing surface water supplies may not be able to meet future supply demands. Previous investigations have suggested that crystalline rock in the study area has low...
Selenium mobility and distribution in irrigated and nonirrigated alluvial soils
John L. Fio, Roger Fujii, S. J. Deverel
1991, Soil Science Society of America Journal (55) 1313-1320
Dissolution and leaching of soil salts by irrigation water is a primary source of Se to shallow groundwater in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. In this study, the mobility and distribution of selenite and selenate in soils with different irrigation and drainage histories was evaluated using sorption experiments and...
Acoustic measures of the abundance and size of pelagic planktivores in Lake Michigan
Stephen B. Brandt, Doran M. Mason, E. Vincent Patrick, Ray L. Argyle, L. Wells, Philip A. Unger, Donald J. Stewart
1991, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (48) 894-908
Based on acoustic data taken at night and vertically stratified by bottom depth (3–110 m only), the total number (± 95% Cl) of pelagic fishes in Lake Michigan was 43.4 ± 10.1 x 109 or 226.0 ± 55.2 kt in spring (mean density 0.7–3.8 fish·m-2 or 1.6–12.8 ga·m-2) and 115.8...
Water Resources Data, New Jersey, Water Year 1990. Volume 2. Ground-Water Data
W.R. Bauersfeld, W.D. Jones, E.A. Pustay
1991, Water Data Report NJ-90-2
Water Resources data for the 1990 water year for New Jersey consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This volume of the report contains ground water levels for...
Elevations and distances in the United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1991, Report
The information in this booklet was compiled to answer inquiries received by the U.S. Geological Survey from students; teachers; writers; editors; publishers of encyclopedias, almanacs, and other reference books; and people in many other fields of work. The elevations of features and distances between points in the United States were...
Distribution and abundance of caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the St. Clair-Detroit River system
Bruce M. Davis, Patrick L. Hudson, Brian J. Armitage
1991, Journal of Great Lakes Research (17) 522-535
Abundance and distribution patterns of the caddisflies of the St. Clair-Detroit River system were investigated in 1983–84. Collections of both adults and larvae yielded 70 species representing 34 genera and 12 families. Leptoceridae and Hydroptilidae were the most common families and Ceraclea the most common genus in number of species. This study...
Catalog of maps
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1991, Report
This publication contains brief descriptions about the various types of maps made by the U.S. Geological Survey....
Visual geography
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Society, U.S. Department of the Interior
1991, Report
Maps are, among other things, a way of making geography visual. They are world views, ways of thinking, and ways of communicating. They depict our world and guide us through it. Visual Geography probes the essence of maps and mapmaking. It follows the story of cartography through the millennia, across...
Catalog of cartographic data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1991, Report
This publication contains brief descriptions of various cartographic products and formats used by the U.S. Geological Survey....
Post-column reaction for simultaneous analysis of chromatic and leuco forms of malachite green and crystal violet by high-performance liquid chromatography with photometric detection
J. L. Allen, J.R. Meinertz
1991, Journal of Chromatography (536) 217-222
The chromatic and leuco forms of malachite green and crystal violet were readily separated and detected by a sensitive and selective high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure. The chromatic and leuco forms of the dyes were separated within 11 min on a C18 column with a mobile phase of 0.05 M sodium...
Growth and overwinter survival of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, in the St. Clair River, Michigan
John R. P. French III, Donald W. Schloesser
1991, Hydrobiologia (219) 165-170
We report the discovery in April 1986 of the first population of Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, known to occupy a lotic environment in the Laurentian Great Lakes system. This population occupied a 3.8 km long sandy shoal in the discharge plume of a steam-electric power plant on the St. Clair...
Wisconsin: A summary of cooperative water-resources investigations 1991
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1991, 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...
National Atlas maps
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1991, Report
The National Atlas of the United States of America was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1970. Its 765 maps and charts are on 335 14- by 19-inch pages. Many of the maps span facing pages. It's worth a quick trip to the library just to leaf through all...
Groundwater flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California: 1. Geochemical assessment
S. J. Deverel, John L. Fio
1991, Water Resources Research (27) 2233-2246
A study was undertaken to quantitatively evaluate the hydrologic processes affecting the chemical and isotopic composition of drain lateral water in a drained agricultural field in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. The results elucidate the process of mixing of deep and shallow groundwater (below and within 6...
Groundwater flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California: 2. Quantitative hydrologic assessment
John L. Fio, S. J. Deverel
1991, Water Resources Research (27) 2247-2257
Groundwater flow modeling was used to quantitatively assess the hydrologic processes affecting ground water and solute movement to drain laterals. Modeling results were used to calculate the depth distribution of groundwater flowing into drain laterals at 1.8 m (drain lateral 1) and 2.7 m (drain lateral 2) below land surface....
Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 1990
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1991, Water Data Report NM-90
This annual hydrologic data report of New Mexico is one of a series of annual reports that document hydrologic data gathered from the U.S. Geological Survey's surface- and ground-water data-collection networks in each State, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territories. These records of streamflow, ground-water levels, and water quality provide the...
