National water summary 1986: Hydrologic events and ground-water quality
United States Geological Survey
1988, Water Supply Paper 2325
Ground water is one of the most important natural resources of the United States and degradation of its quality could have a major effect on the welfare of the Nation. Currently (1985), ground water is the source of drinking water for 53 percent of the Nation's population and for more...
Water resources data for Mississippi, water year 1987
E.J. Tharpe, M.L. Plunkett, F. Morris, W. T. Oakley
1988, Water Data Report MS-87-1
Water resources data for the 1987 water year for Mississippi consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains records of water discharge at 78 gaging stations; stage...
U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Nevada
M. D. Dettinger, A. S. Van Denburgh
1988, Open-File Report 88-119
Groundwater is an important natural resource in Nevada. In 1985, groundwater provided 24% of the total water withdrawn, and supplied about 40% of the State 's population. Public supply and self-supplied domestic use accounted for about 12% of the groundwater withdrawn, and self-supplied industrial and mining use was about 3%....
Water resources data, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, water year 1986
R. A. Gadoury, D. J. Kent, Kernell G. Ries III, H. L. White
1988, Water Data Report MA-RI-86-1
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Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1986: Volume 1. Hawaii
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Salwyn S.W. Chinn, Grace A. Tateishi, Johnson J.S. Yee
1988, Water Data Report HI-86-1
Water resources data for the 1986 water year for Hawaii and other Pacific Areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report, volume 1, contains discharge records for 83 gaging stations; water quality for 13...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1986: Volume 2. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and American Samoa
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Salwyn S.W. Chinn, Grace A. Tateishi, Johnson J.S. Yee
1988, Water Data Report HI-86-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1986 water year for other Pacific areas consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; stage of 2 lakes and a reservoir; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 29...
Waterfowl Management Handbook
1988, Fish and Wildlife Leaflet 13
The North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the Service's most recent mandate for management of migratory waterfowl, and recent legislation such as the Farm Bill all underscore the need for a single source of information about the management of waterfowl and their habitat. Much of this information exists in scientific papers,...
Channel morphology of Cottonwood Creek near Cottonwood, California, from 1940 to 1985
W. F. McCaffrey, J. C. Blodgett, J.L. Thornton
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4251
Proposed construction of two dams on Cottonwood Creek California , has caused concern that resulting streamflow modification may alter downstream channel morphology. Baseline information on Cottonwood Creek channel characteristics from 1982-83 field surveys and 1940-84 aerial photographs indicates an alluvial channel that consists of a braided inner main channel within...
Simulated effects of ground-water management alternatives for the Salinas Valley, California
E.B. Yates
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4066
A two-dimensional digital groundwater flow model was developed to analyze the geohydrology of the groundwater basin in the Salinas Valley. The model was calibrated for steady-state and transient simulations by comparing simulated with measured or estimated inflows, outflows, and water levels for 1970-81. Preliminary estimates of hydraulic properties and some...
Effects of flood controls proposed for West Branch Brandywine Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4054
Twenty-four-hour rainfall, distributed over time according to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service type II rainfall distribution, was used as input to calibrated rainfall-runoff models of three subbasins in the West Branch Brandywine Creek watershed. The effects of four proposed flood controls were evaluated by using these rainfalls to simulate discharge...
Effects of urbanization on storm-runoff volume and peak discharge of Valley Creek, eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4196
Peak discharge and runoff volume were simulated for 21 storms in the Valley Creek basin using the U.S. Geological Survey Distributed Routing Rainfall-Runoff Model (DR3M). Storm peak discharges ranged from 301 to 900 cubic feet per second. Rainfall was measured at three recording rain gages in the basin. Observed and...
Nomenclature of regional hydrogeologic units of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system
J. A. Miller, R.A. Renken
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4202
Clastic sediments of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system can be divided into four regional aquifers separated by three regional confining units. The four regional aquifers have been named for major rivers that cut across their outcrop areas and expose the aquifer materials. From youngest to oldest, the aquifers are...
Flood-carrying capacities and changes in channels of the Lower Puyallup, White, and Carbon Rivers in western Washington
E. A. Prych
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4129
The flood-carrying capacity of the Puyallup River 's leveed channel from its mouth to the city of Puyallup exceeds the 100-yr-flood discharge at most locations. Upstream from the city of Puyallup the flood-carrying capacity also is less than the 100-yr flood at many locations. In King County the flood-carrying capacity...
Suspended-sediment yields in the Coal River and Trace Fork basins, West Virginia, 1975-84
S.M. Ward, David H. Appel
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4171
Geohydrology of Indian River County, Florida
G. R. Schiner, C. P. Laughlin, D. J. Toth
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4073
The surficial aquifer system and the Floridan aquifer system are the sources of groundwater used in Indian River County, Florida. About 65% of the groundwater is used for irrigation and is from the Floridan aquifer system. Saline water ranging from slightly saline to brine underlies the fresh groundwater throughout the...
Effects of agricultural irrigation on water resources in the St. Joseph River basin, Indiana, and implications for aquifer yield
J. G. Peters, D.E. Renn
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4273
During the past decade, the acreage of irrigated agricultural land in Indiana has tripled, causing public concern about competition for water and resulting in several State laws for regulating water withdrawals. The St. Joseph River basin represents less than one-tenth of the area of the State, but it contains one-third...
Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York. Part 3, simulation of solute transport
E. J. Wexler
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4207
A solute transport model representing a 2.3-sq mi area surrounding and downgradient from a municipal landfill site in the Town of Brookhaven, N.Y. was used to simulate migration of a conservative solute (chloride) in the upper glacial aquifer. Aquifer values used in the model were: hydraulic conductivity, 200 ft/day; effective...
Reconnaissance investigation of water-quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, 1986-87
Frank C. Wells, Gerry A. Jackson, William J. Rogers
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4277
In 1986, the Department of the Interior conducted reconnaissance investigations in nine areas of the western conterminous United States to determine whether irrigation drainage has caused or has the potential to cause harmful effects to human health, fish, and wildlife, or may adversely affect the suitability of water for beneficial...
Effects of treated municipal effluent irrigation on ground water beneath sprayfields, Tallahassee, Florida
J. B. Pruitt, J. F. Elder, I. K. Johnson
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4092
Groundwater quality data collection began in November 1979 at a spray-irrigation site near Tallahassee, Florida, before the initial application of secondary-treated municipal wastewater in November 1980. Effects of effluent irrigation on groundwater quality were evident about 1 year after spraying began and have continued to increase during the study period...
Geohydrology and numerical model analysis of ground-water flow in the Goose Lake Basin, Oregon and California
D. S. Morgan
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4058
Red River Waterway Project; summary of ground-water studies by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1962-85
J.E. Rogers
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4261
Simulation of ground-water flow in the lower sand unit of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4055
Ground-water flow in the lower sand unit of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in Philadelphia was simulated with a two-dimensional finite- difference ground-water model. The modeled 133-square-mile area also included parts of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey. The lower sand unit is Cretaceous in age and...
Surface-water quality of the Cedar River basin, Iowa-Minnesota, with emphasis on the occurrence and transport of herbicides, May 1984 through November 1985
P. J. Squillace, R. A. Engberg
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4060
The surface-water quality in the Cedar River basin was evaluated by analyzing the occurrence, distribution, and transport of common inorganic constituents and selected trace inorganic and organic constituents, with emphasis on herbicides. The surface-water quality of the Cedar River basin was monitored from May 1984 through November 1985. Depth integrated...
Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York – Part 1: Hydrogeology and water quality
E. J. Wexler
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4070
Hydrogeology and water quality in a 4 sq mi area surrounding the Brookhaven landfill site in the Town of Brookhaven, New York, were studied in 1981-83. The 60-acre sanitary landfill at the site was excavated in highly permeable glacial outwash that forms the upper glacial aquifer and is lined with...
Water resources of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, northern Wisconsin
W. J. Rose
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4220
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore consists of 21 islands, part of the Bayfield Peninsula, and the adjacent waters of Lake Superior. Selected water resources of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore were assessed to aid the National Park Service in developing and managing the Lakeshore and to provide a data base...
