Riverbed elevations and water quality of the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, 2002-03
Daniel E. Christiansen
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5079
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Sioux City, Iowa, conducted an investigation of the Missouri River, during 2002-2003, to assess changes in riverbed elevations from its confluence with the Big Sioux River, downstream to the area of the Sioux City municipal well field. Water-quality samples also...
Hydrologic and geochemical evaluation of aquifer storage recovery in the Santee Limestone/Black Mingo Aquifer, Charleston, South Carolina, 1998-2002
Matthew D. Petkewich, David L. Parkhurst, Kevin J. Conlon, Bruce G. Campbell, June E. Mirecki
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5046
The hydrologic and geochemical effects of aquifer storage recovery were evaluated to determine the potential for supplying the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with large quantities of potable water during emergencies, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or hard freezes. An aquifer storage recovery system, including a production well and three observation...
Reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes under oxidation-reduction conditions and potentiometric surfaces in two trichloroethene-contaminated zones at the Double Eagle and Fourth Street Superfund sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Christopher L. Braun
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5050
The Double Eagle Refining Superfund site and the Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery Superfund site are in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, adjacent to one another. The Double Eagle facility became a Superfund site on the basis of contamination from lead and volatile organic compounds; the Fourth Street facility on the basis...
Chemical Data for Detailed Studies of Irrigation Drainage in the Salton Sea Area, California, 1995?2001
Roy A. Schroeder
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5036
The primary purpose of this report is to present all chemical data from the Salton Sea area collected by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1995 and 2001. The data were collected primarily for the Department of the Interior's National Irrigation Water Quality Program (NIWQP). The report also contains a brief...
Sedimentation Survey of Lago Toa Vaca, Puerto Rico, June-July 2002
Luis R. Soler-Lopez
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5035
The Lago Toa Vaca dam is located in the municipality of Villalba in southern Puerto Rico, and is owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority. Construction was completed in 1972 as the first phase of a multi-purpose project that contemplated four possible diversions from other basins...
Water Quality and Streamflow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02
Edward J. Neal, Timothy P. Brabets, Steven A. Frenzel
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5023
The Indian River Basin, located near Sitka Alaska, drains an area of 12.3 square miles. This watershed is an important natural resource of Sitka National Historic Park. At the present time, the watershed faces possible development on large tracts of private land upstream of the park that could affect the...
Simulation of ground-water flow in the Cedar River alluvial aquifer flow system, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Michael J. Turco, Robert C. Buchmiller
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5130
The Cedar River alluvial aquifer is the primary source of municipal water in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area. Since 1992, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Cedar Rapids, has investigated the hydrogeology and water quality of the Cedar River alluvial aquifer. This report describes a detailed...
Investigation of hydroacoustic flow-monitoring alternatives at the Sacramento River at Freeport, California: results of the 2002-2004 pilot study
Catherine A. Ruhl, James B. DeRose
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5172
The Sacramento River at Freeport is a tidally affected channel approximately 620 feet wide located at the northern boundary of the Sacramento?San Joaquin River Delta, California. In 1978, an acoustic velocity meter was installed at Freeport to monitor the flow. The acoustic velocity meter was calibrated successfully and has been...
Ground-water and surface-water flow and estimated water budget for Lake Seminole, southwestern Georgia and northwestern Florida
Melinda S. Dalton, Brent T. Aulenbach, Lynn J. Torak
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5073
Lake Seminole is a 37,600-acre impoundment formed at the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers along the Georgia?Florida State line. Outflow from Lake Seminole through Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam provides headwater to the Apalachicola River, which is a major supply of freshwater, nutrients, and detritus to ecosystems downstream....
Simulated effects of impoundment of lake seminole on ground-water flow in the upper Floridan Aquifer in southwestern Georgia and adjacent parts of Alabama and Florida
L. Elliott Jones, Lynn J. Torak
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5077
Hydrologic implications of the impoundment of Lake Seminole in southwest Georgia and its effect on components of the surface- and ground-water flow systems of the lower Apalachicola?Chattahoochee?Flint (ACF) River Basin were investigated using a ground-water model. Comparison of simulation results of postimpoundment drought conditions (October 1986) with results of hypothetical...
Microbial and Dissolved Organic Carbon Characterization of Stormflow in the Santa Ana River at Imperial Highway, Southern California, 1999-2002
John A. Izbicki, M. Isabel Pimentel, Menu Leddy, Brian A. Bergamaschi
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5116
The Santa Ana River drains about 2,670 square miles of densely populated coastal southern California, near Los Angeles. Almost all the flow in the river, more than 200,000 acre-feet annually, is diverted to ponds where it infiltrates and recharges underlying aquifers pumped to supply water for more than 2 million...
Water, ice, and meteorological measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, balance year 2002
William R. Bidlake, Edward G. Josberger, Mark E. Savoca
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5089
Winter snow accumulation and summer snow and ice ablation were measured at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, to estimate glacier mass balance quantities for balance year 2002. The 2002 glacier-average maximum winter snow balance was 4.02 meters, the second largest since 1959. The 2002 glacier summer, net, and annual (water year)...
Ground-water flow direction, water quality, recharge sources, and age, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado
Michael G. Rupert, Niel Plummer
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5027
Great Sand Dunes National Monument is located in south-central Colorado along the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley. The Great Sand Dunes National Monument contains the tallest sand dunes in North America; some rise up to750 feet. Important ecological features of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument are palustrine...
Simulation of ground-water flow, surface-water flow, and a deep sewer tunnel system in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C. P. Dunning, D. T. Feinstein, R. J. Hunt, J. T. Krohelski
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5031
Numerical models were constructed for simulation of ground-water flow in the Menomonee Valley Brownfield, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An understanding of ground-water flow is necessary to develop an efficient program to sample ground water for contaminants. Models were constructed in a stepwise fashion, beginning with a regional, single-layer, analytic-element model (GFLOW...
Mercury and Methylmercury concentrations and loads in Cache Creek Basin, California, January 2000 through May 2001
Joseph L. Domagalski, Charles N. Alpers, Darrell G. Slotton, Thomas H. Suchanek, Shaun M. Ayers
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5037
Concentrations and mass loads of total mercury and methylmercury in streams draining abandoned mercury mines and near geothermal discharge in Cache Creek Basin, California, were measured during a 17-month period from January 2000 through May 2001. Rainfall and runoff averages during the study period were lower than long-term averages. Mass...
Evaluation of conceptual models of natural organic matter (humus) from a consideration of the chemical and biochemical processes of humification
Robert L. Wershaw
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5121
Natural organic matter (NOM) has been studied for more than 200 years because of its importance in enhancing soil fertility, soil structure, and water-holding capacity and as a carbon sink in the global carbon cycle. Two different types of models have been proposed for NOM: (1) the humic polymer models...
Sources of mercury in sediments, water, and fish of the lakes of Whatcom County, Washington
Anthony J. Paulson
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5084
Concerns about mercury (Hg) contamination in Lake Whatcom, Washington, were raised in the late 1990s after a watershed protection survey reported elevated concentrations of Hg in smallmouth bass. The U.S. Geological Survey, the Whatcom County Health Department, and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) cooperated to develop a study...
Evaluation of Streamflow Losses Along the Gunnison River from Whitewater Downstream to the Redlands Canal Diversion Dam, near Grand Junction, Colorado, Water Years 1995-2003
Gerhard Kuhn, Cory A. Williams
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5095
In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Colorado Division of Water Resources, and Bureau of Reclamation, initiated a study to characterize streamflow losses along a reach of the Gunnison River from...
Water budget for Lake Auburn, Maine, May 1, 2000 through April 30, 2003
Robert W. Dudley
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5106
Annual water budgets were developed for Lake Auburn in southwestern Maine for three water-budget years, May 1, 2000 through April 30, 2003. The measured inflow components of the water budget are direct precipitation to the surface of the lake and surface-water inflow. Mean annual inflow (precipitation and surface water) to Lake...
Vertical gradients in water chemistry and age in the southern High Plains Aquifer, Texas, 2002
P.B. McMahon, J.K. Böhlke, T.M. Lehman
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5053
The southern High Plains aquifer is the primary source of water used for domestic, industrial, and irrigation purposes in parts of New Mexico and Texas. Despite the aquifer's importance to the overall economy of the southern High Plains, fundamental ground-water characteristics, such as vertical gradients in water chemistry and age,...
Generalized estimates from streamflow data of annual and seasonal ground-water-recharge rates for drainage basins in New Hampshire
Robert H. Flynn, Gary D. Tasker
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5019
This report presents regression equations to estimate generalized annual and seasonal ground-water-recharge rates in drainage basins in New Hampshire. The ultimate source of water for a ground-water withdrawal is aquifer recharge from a combination of precipitation on the aquifer, ground-water flow from upland basin areas, and infiltration from streambeds to...
Use of short-term (5-Minute) and long-term (18-Hour) leaching tests to characterize, fingerprint, and rank mine-waste material from historical mines in the Deer Creek, Snake River, and Clear Creek Watersheds in and around the Montezuma Mining District, Colorado
Philip L. Hageman
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5104
Precipitation-induced runoff from historical mine-waste located adjacent to the headwaters of the Snake River, Deer Creek, Saints John Creek, Grizzly Gulch, Stevens Gulch, and Leavenworth Creek contributes to the degradation of water quality in these streams. Because historical mine-waste piles have had long-term exposure to the atmosphere, it is surmised...
Periphyton and Macroinvertebrate Communities at Five Sites in the San Joaquin River Basin, California, during June and September, 2001
Larry R. Brown, Jason T. May
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5098
The effects of agriculture, particularly from the use of pesticides, on aquatic ecosystems in the San Joaquin River Basin concern many aquatic resource managers, water quality managers, and water users. A total of five sites were sampled once in June 2001 and once in September 2001 to document the periphyton...
Hydrology and ground-water quality in the mine workings within the Picher Mining District, Northeastern Oklahoma, 2002-03
Kelli L. DeHay, William J. Andrews, Michael P. Sughru
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5043
The Picher mining district of northeastern Ottawa County, Oklahoma, was a major site of mining for lead and zinc ores in the first half of the 20th century. The primary source of lead and zinc were sulfide minerals disseminated in the cherty limestones and dolomites of the Boone Formation of...
Hydraulic-Geometry Relations for Rivers in Coastal and Central Maine
Robert W. Dudley
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5042
Hydraulic-geometry relations (curves) were derived for 15 sites on 12 rivers in coastal and central Maine on the basis of site-specific (at-a-station) hydraulic-geometry relations and hydraulic models. At-a-station hydraulic-geometry curves, expressed as well-established power functions, describe the relations between channel geometry, velocity, and flow at a given point on a...
