Water Resources Data, Colorado, Water Year 1995--Volume 2. Colorado River Basin
R.M. Crowfoot, R.C. Ugland, W.S. Maura, R.A. Jenkins, G. B. O’Neill
1995, Water Data Report CO-95-2
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1995 water year consist 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 wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1 and 2) contains discharge records for 335...
Water Resources Data, Colorado, Water Year 1995--Volume 1. Missouri River Basin, Arkansas River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin
R.M. Crowfoot, R.C. Ugland, W.S. Maura, R.D. Steger, G. B. O’Neill
1995, Water Data Report CO-95-1
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1995 water year consist 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 wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1 and 2) contains discharge records for 335...
Geophysical log data from Basalt Aquifers near Waipahu on the Island of Oahu and Pahoa on the Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
Frederick L. Paillet, Alfred E. Hess
1995, Open-File Report 95-383
Two relatively new geophysical logging techniques, the digitally enhanced borehole acoustic televiewer and the heat-pulse flowmeter, were tested from 1987 to 1991 at two sites in Hawaii: Waipahu on the island of Oahu, and Pahoa on the island of Hawaii. Although these data were obtained in an effort to test...
Using geochemical data to identify sources of salinity to the freshwater Navajo aquifer in southeastern Utah
David L. Naftz, Lawrence E. Spangler, Zell E. Peterman
1995, Fact Sheet 095-95
Ground water is an important freshwater source for domestic and livestock uses in southeastern Utah because of the arid climate and unavailability of surface water from the San Juan River. The study area includes about 1,200 square miles in the southeastern corner of Utah (fig. 1). Precipitation on mountainous areas...
Water resources data, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, water year 1994
R. A. Gadoury, R.S. Socolow, G.G. Girouard, L.R. Ramsbey
1995, Water Data Report MA-RI-94-1
Water resources data for the 1994 water year for Massachusetts and Rhode Island consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 83 gaging stations, month end contents of 4 lakes and reservoirs, water...
Hydrology of Cache Valley, Cache County, Utah, and adjacent part of Idaho, with emphasis on simulation of ground-water flow
Kim A. Kariya, D. Michael Roark, Karen M. Hanson
1994, Technical Publication 108
A hydrologic investigation of Cache Valley was done to better understand the ground-water system in unconsolidated basin-fill deposits and the interaction between ground water and surface water. Ground-water recharge occurs by infiltration of precipitation and unconsumed irrigation water, seepage from canals and streams, and subsurface inflow from adjacent consolidated rock...
San Francisco Bay/delta regional monitoring program plankton and water quality pilot study, 1993, in 1993 Annual Report, San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances: San Francisco Estuary Institute
Alan D. Jassby, James E. Cloern, J. Caffrey, B. Cole, J. Rudek
1994, Report, San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for trace substances: 1993 annual report
The pilot program described here is motivated by a fundamental principle of the Regional Monitoring Strategy, namely “...the development of data that will provide information on status and trends in the Estuary.” As pointed out in the Strategy, knowledge of status and trends serves two primary purposes: (1) to become...
An updated numerical simulation of the ground-water flow system for the Castle Lake debris dam, Mount St. Helens, Washington, and implications for dam stability against heave
Evelyn A. Roeloffs
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4075
A numerical simulation of the ground-water flow system in the Castle Lake debris dam, calibrated to data from the 1991 and 1992 water years, was used to estimate factors of safety against heave and internal erosion. The Castle Lake debris dam, 5 miles northwest of the summit of Mount St....
Quality of surface and ground water in the White Creek and Mossy Creek watersheds, White County, Georgia, 1992-93
Michael F. Peck, Jerry W. Garrett
1994, Open-File Report 94-540
Surface- and ground-water quality data were collected and evaluated from streams and wells in the White Creek and Mossy Creek watersheds in White County, Georgia, during three sampling periods in 1992 and 1993, to identify stream reaches and wells affected by nonpoint-source contaminants. Livestock operations in these watersheds account for...
Selected nutrients in stormwater runoff from Davenport, Iowa, 1992
B.D. Schaap, K.J. Lucey
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4130
Flow-weighted composite samples of stormwater runoff from areas of different land use in Davenport, Iowa, were collected in the summer and fall of 1992 and analyzed for selected nutrients. Annual constituent loads were estimated for the area drained by the Davenport storm-sewer network. In all cases, the regression-equation estimate of...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Lac qui Parle River basin, southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota
D. L. Lorenz, C. A. Sanocki, Thomas A. Winterstein
1994, Open-File Report 93-46
Data describing the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected points on streams in the Lac qui Parle River basin, located in southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota, are presented in this report. The physical charac- teristics are the drainage area of the subbasin, the percentage area of the...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Pomme de Terre River Basin, west-central Minnesota
D. L. Lorenz, G. A. Payne
1994, Open-File Report 93-47
Data describing the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected points on streams in the Pomme de Terre River Basin, located in west-central 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,...
Tritium, stable isotopes, and nitrogen in flow from selected springs that discharge to the Snake River, Twin Falls-Hagerman area, Idaho, 1990-93
L. J. Mann, W. H. Low
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4247
In 1990-93, water from 19 springs along the north side of the Snake River near Twin Falls and Hagerman contained from 9.2+0.6 to 78.4+5.1 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of tritium. The springs were placed into three categories based on their locations and tritium concentrations: Category I was the upstream most...
Data on natural organic substances in dissolved, colloidal, suspended-silt and -clay, and bed-sediment phases in the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries, 1987-90
J.A. Leenheer, T.I. Noyes, P.A. Brown
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4204
The Mississippi River and some of its tributaries were sampled for natural organic substances dissolved in water and in suspended and bed sediments during seven sampling cruises from 1987-90. The sampling cruises were made during different seasons, in the free-flowing reaches of the river from St. Louis, Missouri, to New...
Physical characteristics of stream subbasins in the Chippewa River basin, west-central Minnesota
Chris Sanocki, James R. Krumrie
1994, Open-File Report 94-488
Data that describe the physical characteristics of stream subbasins upstream from selected points on streams in the Chippewa River Basin, located in west-central 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 data for the alluvium and terrace deposits of the Cimarron River from Freedom to Guthrie, Oklahoma
Gregory P. Adams, D. L. Bergman, D.J. Pruitt, J.E. May, J. K. Kurklin
1994, Open-File Report 94-504
Ground water in the Quaternary alluvium and terrace deposits associated with the Cimarron River in northwestern Oklahoma is used extensively for irrigation, municipal, stock, and domestic supplies. The data in this report were collected as part of an investigation to provide State water managers with the quantitative knowledge necessary to...
Ground-water flow and quality, and geochemical processes, in Indian Wells Valley, Kern, Inyo, and San Bernardino counties, California, 1987-88
Charles Berenbrock, R. A. Schroeder
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4003
An existing water-quality data base for the 300- square-mile Indian Wells Valley was updated by means of chemical and isotopic analysis of ground water. The wide range in measured concentrations of major ions and of minor constituents such as fluoride, borate, nitrate, manganese, and iron is attributed to geochemical reactions...
Hydrologic data collection at Crowders Creek and Steele Creek, York County, South Carolina, 1991-92
John W. Gissendanner
1994, Open-File Report 94-385
Rapid industrial and urban growth is anticipated in the vicinity of Crowders Creek near Clover, S.C., and Steele Creek near Fort Mill, S.C. These subbasins are in the Catawba River Basin in York County, S.C. To obtain baseline information on these basins prior to urbanization, gaging stations 02145642 (Crowders Creek...
Cyclic injection, storage, and withdrawal of heated water in a sandstone aquifer at St. Paul, Minnesota: Analysis of thermal data and nonisothermal modeling of short-term test cycles
Robert T. Miller, G. N. Delin
1994, Open-File Report 93-435
In May 1980, the University of Minnesota began a project to evaluate the feasibility of storing heated water (150 degrees Celsius) in the Franconia-Ironton-Galesville aquifer (180 to 240 meters below land surface) and later recovering it for space heating. The University's steam-generation facilities supplied high-temperature water for injection. The Aquifer...
Summary and interpretation of dye-tracer tests to investigate the hydraulic connection of fractures at a ridge-and-valley-wall site, near Fishtrap Lake, Pike County, Kentucky
Charles J. Taylor
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4189
Dye-tracer tests were done during 1985-92 to investigate the hydraulic connection between fractures in Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata at a ridge-and-valley-wall site near Fishtrap Lake, Pike County, Ky. Fluorescent dye was injected into a core hole penetrating near-surface and mining-induced fractures near the crest of the ridge. The rate and direction...
Investigation of bridge scour at selected sites on Missouri streams
Lawrence D. Becker
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4200
Scour around bridge piers is a major concern in the design of a new bridge or the evaluation of the structural stability of an existing bridge. An adequate estimation of potential scour at bridge piers is essential to effective design, construction, and maintenance of hydraulic structures. Reasonably accurate estimates of...
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado, 1985-89
Michael E. Lewis, Patrick Edelmann
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4097
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Pueblo Reservoir are described on the basis of data collected from spring 1985 through fall 1989. Also included are discussions of water quality of the upper Arkansas River Basin and the reservoir as they relate to reservoir operations. Pueblo Reservoir is a multipurpose, main-stem...
Analysis of data from test-well sites along the downdip limit of freshwater in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio, Texas, 1985-87
G.E. Groschen
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4100
Many researchers have studied the downdip limit of freshwater in the Edwards aquifer or various aspects of the saline-water zone and its relation to the freshwater zone. These studies were summarized and used to synthesize a consistent hydrologic and geochemical framework from which to interpret data from field studies. The...
Land use in, and water quality of, the Pea Hill Arm of Lake Gaston, Virginia and North Carolina, 1988-90
Michael D. Woodside
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4140
The City of Virginia Beach currently (1994) supplies water to about 400,000 people in southeastern Virginia. The city plans to withdraw water from the Pea Hill Arm of Lake Gaston to meet projected water needs of the population to the year 2030. The purpose of this report is to (1)...
Identification, characterization, and analysis of hydraulically conductive fractures in granitic basement rocks, Millville, Massachusetts
Frederick L. Paillet, P.W. Ollila
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4185
A suite of geophysical logs designed to identify and characterize fractures and water production in fractures was run in six bedrock boreholes at a ground-water contamination site near the towns of Millville and Uxbridge in south-central Massachusetts. The geophysical logs used in this study included conventional gamma, single-point resistance, borehole...
