Geohydrology of parts of Muhlenberg, Ohio, Butler, McLean, Todd, and Logan counties, Kentucky
J.J. Starn, R.W. Forbes, C.J. Taylor, M.F. Rose
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4077
Water-level, water-use, water-quality, and aquifer-yield data were collected during a well inventory in 1991 in part of western Kentucky. The data were overlaid on digital maps, using a Geographic Information System, to interpret the geohydrologic conditions within the study area. The discontinuous lithology of rocks in the area results in...
Laboratory procedures and data reduction techniques to determine rheologic properties of mass flows
Robert R. Holmes Jr., R.J. Huizinga, S.M. Brown, H.E. Jobson
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4123
Determining the rheologic properties of coarse- grained mass flows is an important step to mathematically simulate potential inundation zones. Using the vertically rotating flume designed and built by the U.S. Geological Survey, laboratory procedures and subsequent data reduction have been developed to estimate shear stresses and strain rates of various...
Geohydrology and quality of shallow ground water at and near the Old Laurel County and G.C. Singleton landfills, Laurel County, Kentucky
J. M. Parnell
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4005
Between 1969 and 1983, solid and hazardous waste was deposited at the Old Laurel County and G.C. Singleton Landfills that were developed on a bench created by strip mining for coal. Water-level data from eight monitoring wells indicate that the general direction of groundwater flow in the shallow aquifer is...
Reconnaissance investigation of the geology and hydrogeology of Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
G. B. Ozuna, T. A. Small
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4037
An investigation at Lackland Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base Training Annex (Medina Base) was conducted from May to September 1988 to delineate the subsurface geology, to describe the hydrogeology within the study area, and to determine possible migration pathways for contaminants. Data from this investigation supplement data...
Hydrogeology, geochemistry, and quality of water of The Basin and Oak Spring areas of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas
E. T. Baker Jr., P.M. Buszka
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4112
Test drilling near two sewage lagoons in The Basin area of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, has shown that the alluvium and colluvium on which the lagoons are located is not saturated in the immediate vicinity of the lagoons. A shallow aquifer, therefore, does not exist in...
Hydrogeologic setting and hydrologic data of the Smoke Creek Desert basin, Washoe County, Nevada, and Lassen County, California, water years 1988-90
D. K. Maurer
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4043
Smoke Creek Desert is a potential source of water for urban development in Washoe County, Nevada. Hydrogeologic data were collected from 1988 to 1990 to learn more about surface- and ground-water flow in the basin. Impermeable rocks form a boundary to ground-water flow on the east side of the basin...
Hydrologic data and hydrologic budget for Summit Lake Reservoir, Henry County, East-Central Indiana, water years 1989 and 1990
R.F. Duwelius
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4025
Hydrologic data were collected near Summit Lake Reservoir for 2 years beginning October 1, 1988, and ending September 30, 1990. The data-collection network consisted of 1 reservoir-stage gage, 2 precipitation gages, 1 evaporation pan, 2 streamflow gages, and 13 observation wells. Stage-area and stage-storage relations for the reservoir were used...
Water and tritium movement through the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois, 1981-85
P.C. Mills, Richard W. Healy
1993, Water Supply Paper 2386
The movement of water and tritium through the unsaturated zone was studied at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, from 1981 to 1985. Water and tritium movement occurred in an annual, seasonally timed cycle; recharge to the saturated zone generally occurred in the spring and early...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected gaging stations on and near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, through September 1990
M. A. J. Stone, Larry J. Mann, L.C. Kjelstrom
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4196
Statistical summaries and graphs of streamflow data were prepared for 13 gaging stations with 5 or more years of continuous record on and near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. Statistical summaries of streamflow data for the Big and Little Lost Rivers and Birch Creek were analyzed as a requisite for...
Water resources of Washakie County, Wyoming
D. D. Susong, M.L. Smalley, E. R. Banta
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4044
Data on the surface- and ground-water resources are complied to summarize the water resources of Washakie County. This study, prepared in cooperation with the Wyoming State Engineer, is one in a series investigating the water resources of Wyoming counties . The three principal types of streams in the county are...
Preliminary evaluation of hydrogeology and ground-water quality in valley sediments in the vicinity of Killarney Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho
T.B. Spruill
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4091
Ground water near Killarney Lake in the Coeur d'Alene River Valley, Idaho, contains arsenic, cadmium, lead, and zinc in concentrations that would make it unsuitable for a potable (drinking water) supply. Dissolved arsenic in one well was more than six times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency' s maximum...
Traveltime and dispersion data, including associated discharge and water-surface elevation data, Kanawha River West Virginia, 1991
J.B. Wiley
1993, Open-File Report 93-121
This report presents results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Virginia Environmental Endowment, Marshall University Research Corporation, and the West Virginia Depart- ment of Environmental Protection, to evaluate traveltime of a soluble dye on the Kanawha River. The Kanawha River originates in south-central West...
Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN) Streamflow Data Set, 1874-1988
James Richard Slack, Alan M. Lumb, Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076
The potential consequences of climate change to continental water resources are of great concern in the management of those resources. Critically important to society is what effect fluctuations in the prevailing climate may have on hydrologic conditions, such as the occurrence and magnitude of floods or droughts and the seasonal...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon: Volume 2 – Annual low and high flow and instantaneous peak flow
R. E. Wellman, J. M. Gordon, R. L. Moffatt
1993, Open-File Report 93-63
No abstract available....
Water-level changes and directions of ground-water flow in the shallow aquifer, Fallon area, Churchill County, Nevada
Ralph L. Seiler, Kip K. Allander
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4118
The Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 directed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire water for wetland areas in the Carson Desert. The public is concerned that this acquisition of water rights and delivery of the water directly to the wetland areas would reduce recharge to...
Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in the central part of the western San Joaquin Valley, California
Kenneth Belitz, Steven P. Phillips, Jo Ann M. Gronberg
1993, Water Supply Paper 2396
The occurrence of selenium in agricultural drain water in the central part of the western San Joaquin Valley, California, has focused concern on strategies for managing shallow, saline ground water. To assess alternatives to agricultural drains, a three-dimensional, finite-difference numerical model of the regional groundwater flow system was developed. This...
Inflation and cooling data from pahoehoe sheet flows on Kilauea volcano
Ken Hon, J. P. Kauahikaua, Kevin Mackay
1993, Open-File Report 93-342-B
Inflation and cooling data from pahoehoe sheet flows on Kilauea volcano
Ken Hon, J. P. Kauahikaua, Kevin Mackay
1993, Open-File Report 93-342-A
Development, calibration, and testing of ground-water flow models for the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas using one-square-mile cells
G.L. Mahon, D.T. Poynter
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4106
Significant water-level declines in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer prompted the need to better understand the flow system in the aquifer which, in turn, led to the development of digital groundwater flow models of the alluvial aquifer. Two models were developed in the eastern Arkansas study area with the...
Modifications to the modular three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water flow model used for the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer-System Analysis, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
A. J. Hansen Jr.
1993, Open-File Report 91-532
The report documents modifications to the U.S. Geological Survey's modular three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water flow model used for a regional aquifer-system analysis of the Columbia Plateau. The report, which describes the concepts and mathematical basis for the modifications, is intended for potential users who are familiar with the original modular model....
Streamflow and sediment-transport data, Colorado River and three tributaries in Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1983 and 1985-86
W. B. Garrett, E.K. van de Vanter, J.B. Graf
1993, Open-File Report 93-174
The U.S. Geological Survey collected streamflow and sediment-transport data at 5 streamflow-gaging stations on the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead as a part of an interagency environmental study. The data were collected for about 6 mo in 1983 and about 4 mo in 1985-86; data also...
Hydrology and water quality of the Forest County Potawatomi Indian Reservation, Wisconsin
R.A. Lidwin, J. T. Krohelski
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4136
This report presents data from a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin, to document the hydrology and water quality of the Potawatomi Indian Reservation in southern Forest County. Data were collected from October 1981 through September 1987. Glacial sand and...
Thickness of the Mississippi River Valley confining unit, eastern Arkansas
Gerard Gonthier, Gary L. Mahon
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4121
Concern arose in the late 1980s over the vulnerability of the Mississippi Valley alluvial aquifer to contamination from potential surface sources related to pesticide or fertilizer use, industrial activity, landfills, or livestock operations. In 1990 a study was begun to locate areas in Arkansas where the groundwater flow system is...
Guidelines for the processing and quality assurance of benthic invertebrate samples collected as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
T. F. Cuffney, M. E. Gurtz, M. R. Meador
1993, Open-File Report 93-407
Benthic invertebrate samples are collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. This is a perennial, multidisciplinary program that integrates biological, physical, and chemical indicators of water quality to evaluate status and trends and to develop an understanding of the factors controlling observed water quality. The...
Reconnaissance data for selected herbicides, two atrazine metabolities, and nitrate in surface water of the Midwestern United States, 1989-90
E.A. Scribner, E.M. Thurman, D. A. Goolsby, M. T. Meyer, M. S. Mills, M.L. Pomes
1993, Open-File Report 93-457
Water-quality data were collected from 147 rivers and streams during 1989-90 to assess selected preemergent herbicides, two atrazine metabolites, and nitrate in 10 Midwestern States. This report includes a description of the sampling design, data collection techniques, laboratory and analytical methods, and a compilation of constituent concentrations and quality-assurance data....
