Estimating pumping time and ground-water withdrawals using energy- consumption data
R. T. Hurr, D. W. Litke
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4107
Evaluation of the hydrology of an aquifer requires knowledge about the volume of groundwater in storage and also about the volume of groundwater withdrawals. Totalizer flow meters may be installed at pumping plants to measure withdrawals; however, it generally is impractical to equip all pumping plants in an area with...
Estimated use of water in Colorado, 1985
D. W. Litke, C. L. Appel
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4101
Water-use data was collected for the State of Colorado as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's National Water-Use Information Program. An estimated 20,800 million gal/day of water were used in Colorado during 1985. 89% came from surface water sources and 11% came from groundwater sources. Public supply systems provided...
Water-resources investigations in Tennessee; programs and activities of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1988-1989
Ferdinand Quinones, B.H. Balthrop, E.G. Baker
1989, Open-File Report 89-379
This report contains a summation of water resources projects which were active in the Tennessee District during 1988 or 1989. Given in each summary is the name of the project chief, the objective of the project, the progress of results of the study to date, and the name of the...
Water-related scientific activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada, fiscal years 1985-89
Kathryn C. Kilroy (compiler)
1989, Open-File Report 89-264
The U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting water resources data in Nevada since 1890. Most of the projects in the current Nevada District program can be classified as either basic-data acquisition (about 25%) or hydrologic interpretation (about 75 %). About 52% of the activities are supported by cooperative agreements with...
Cost-effectiveness of the streamflow-gaging program in Minnesota
T. A. Winterstein, A.D. Arntson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4129
A three-step analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the streamflow-gaging program in Minnesota is documented in this report. In the first step of the analysis, the data uses and funding sources were identified for the 96 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations operated in 1985. Nineteen sources of funding and 42 uses were identified for...
Flow pattern in regional aquifers and flow relations between the lower Colorado River valley and regional aquifers in six counties of southeastern Texas
Dennis G. Woodward
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4154
The lower Colorado River discussed in this report consists of the 318- river-mile reach from Mansfield Dam near Austin, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico. The river is underlain directly or indirectly by six regional aquifers the Trinity Group, Edwards, Carrizo-Wilcox, Queen City, Sparta, and Gulf Coast; the Trinity Group...
An inventory and evaluation of biological investigations that relate to stream-water quality in the upper Illinois River basin of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
D.W. Steffeck, Robert G. Striegl
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4041
Results of studies of the aquatic biology of the upper Illinois River basin provide a historical data source from which inferences can be made about changes in the quality of water in the main stem river and its tributaries. The results of biological investigations that have been conducted throughout the...
Geohydrology of the Escondido hydrologic subarea, San Diego County, California
L. R. Woolfenden
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4223
The San Diego region of California is undergoing rapid growth with a corresponding increase in the demand for water. To update the basin plan developed in 1975 by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, water-level and water quality data for the 44-sq mi Escondido hydrologic subarea...
Water-quality characteristics of the Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
W.C. Steinkampf
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4242
Water quality data for the period 1982 through 1983 from about 350 wells in three Miocene basalt units in the Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system, Washington, show that the quality of groundwater generally is suitable for most uses. The dominant water type is calcium magnesium bicarbonate at shallow depths, and...
Chemical, geologic, and hydrologic data from the study of acidic contamination in the Miami Wash-Pinal Creek area, Arizona, water years 1984-87
J.H. Eychaner, M.R. Rehmann, J. G. Brown
1989, Open-File Report 89-410
Occurrence and movement of acidic contamination in the aquifer and streams of the Pinal Creek basin near Globe, Arizona, is the focus of an ongoing study by the U.S. Geological Survey. Groundwater data from that study for water years 1984 to 1987 include location, construction information, and site plans for...
Ground-water data for Michigan 1988
G.C. Huffman, C.R. Whited
1989, Open-File Report 89-597
Water levels, locations, depths, and aquifers tapped are given for 112 observation wells. Tabulated data include a listing of ground water reports in Michigan, extremes of water levels for calendar year 1988 and for the period of record, pumpage of most major ground-water users in the State, and water-quality data...
Comparison of tracer-dilution and current-meter discharge measurements in a small gravel-bed stream, Little Lost Man Creek, California
G. W. Zellweger, R.J. Avanzino, K.E. Bencala
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4150
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1988
S. P. Blumer, J.C. Failing, W.W. Larson, C.R. Whited, R.L. LeuVoy
1989, Water Data Report MI-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water temperature of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 138 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for...
Water resources data, North Dakota, water year 1988
R.E. Harkness, N.D. Haffield, G.L. Ryan, E. A. Wesolowski
1989, Water Data Report ND-88-1
No abstract available. ...
Water resources data, New Hampshire and Vermont, Water Year 1988
F.E. Blackey, J. E. Cotton, J.C. Denner
1989, Water Data Report NH-VT-88-1
No abstract available. ...
Water resources data for New Jersey, water year 1988, volume 1, Atlantic slope basins, Hudson River to Cape May
W.R. Bauersfeld, E.W. Moshinsky, E.A. Pustay, W.D. Jones
1989, Water Data Report NJ-88-1
No abstract available. ...
Water resources data for New Jersey, water year 1988, volume 2, Delaware River basin and tributaries to Delaware Bay
W.R. Bauersfeld, E.W. Moshinsky, E.A. Pustay, W.D. Jones
1989, Water Data Report NJ-88-2
No abstract available. ...
Water resources data, Louisiana, water year 1988
G.J. Arcement, L.J. Dantin, C.R. Garrison, C.G. Stuart
1989, Water Data Report LA-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 water year for Louisiana 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 ground water. This report contains records for water discharge at 61 gaging stations;...
Procedure for evaluating observation-well networks in Wyoming, and application to northeastern Wyoming, 1986
J.C. Wallace, M. A. Crist
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4215
A sequence of steps was developed for evaluating and modifying the existing, long-term, observation-well network in any part of Wyoming. The State was subdivided geographically into nine groundwater areas, including the northeastern Wyoming groundwater area, based on major structural features. Northeastern Wyoming was the first of the nine areas to...
Documentation of computer programs to compute and display pathlines using results from the U.S. Geological Survey modular three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water flow model
David W. Pollock
1989, Open-File Report 89-381
A particle tracking post-processing package was developed to compute three-dimensional path lines based on output from steady-state simulations obtained with the U.S. Geological Survey modular 3-dimensional finite difference groundwater flow model. The package consists of two FORTRAN 77 computer programs: (1) MODPATH, which calculates pathlines, and (2) MODPATH-PLOT, which presents...
Evaluation of methodology for delineation of protection zones around public-supply wells in west-central Florida
John Vecchioli, J. D. Hunn, W. R. Aucott
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4051
Public-supply wells in the west-central Florida area of Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas Counties derive their supply solely from the Floridan aquifer system. In much of this area, the Floridan is at or near land surface and vulnerable to contamination. Recognizing this potential threat to the aquifer, the Florida...
Final revised analyses of major and trace elements from acid mine waters in the Leviathan Mine drainage basin, California and Nevada — October 1981 to October 1982
J.W. Ball, D. Kirk Nordstrom
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4138
No abstract available....
Variable-density ground-water flow and paleohydrology in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) region, southeastern New Mexico
P. B. Davies
1989, Open-File Report 88-490
Variable-density groundwater flow was studied near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico. An analysis of the relative magnitude of pressure-related and density-related flow-driving forces indicates that density-related gravity effects are not significant at the plant and to the west but are significant in areas to the north,...
Ground-water-flow modeling and optimization techniques applied to high-ground-water problems in San Bernardino, California
W.R. Danskin, J. R. Freckleton
1989, Open-File Report 89-75
No abstract available....
Hydrologic and chemical-quality data from four rural basins in Guilford County, North Carolina, 1985-88
C.L. Hill
1989, Open-File Report 89-578
An investigation was begun in 1984 in Guilford County, North Carolina, to monitor water quality and soil erosion in basins with various land-management practices. Hydrologic and chemical-quality data were collected from four rural drainage basins, including two agricultural basins (7.4 and 4.8 acres) cultivated in tobacco and small grains, a...
