Analysis of the ground-water flow system, geochemistry, and underseepage in the vicinity of the Red Rock Dam near Pella, Iowa
K.J. Lucey
1991, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4092
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates the Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River in Marion County, Iowa. The dam consists of a gravity concrete control structure between two earthen embankments and has an impoundment storage capacity of 1,700,000 acre-feet. Since the impoundment of Lake Red Rock commenced...
Hydrology and potential effects of mining in the Quitchupah and Pines coal-lease tracts, central Utah
Susan A. Thiros, G. E. Cordy
1991, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4084
Bydrologic data were collected for the proposed Quitchupah and Pines coal-lease tracts in Sevier and Bnery Counties, Utah, in order to describe the hydrology and potential effects of mining on the hydrologic system. The Quitchupah and Pines coal-lease tracts are near the Southern Utah Fuel Company coal mine in an...
Low-flow characteristics of Kentucky streams
K.J. Ruhl, G. R. Martin
1991, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4097
Low-flow characteristics were determined for 136 continuous-record and 212 low-flow partial-record streamflow gaging stations in Kentucky. Low-flow frequency curves were developed for the continuous-record gaging stations from daily mean streamflows for unregulated periods of 10 years or more. Through graphical correlation with data from one or more of the continuous-record...
Geology and water resources of Owens Valley, California
Kenneth J. Hollett, Wesley R. Danskin, William F. McCaffrey, Caryl L. Walti
1991, Water Supply Paper 2370-B
Owens Valley, a long, narrow valley located along the east flank of the Sierra Nevada in east-central California, is the main source of water for the city of Los Angeles. The city diverts most of the surface water in the valley into the Owens River-Los Angeles Aqueduct system, which transports...
Water resources data, Nevada, water year 1990
Robert E. Bostic, Daniel Hitch, Lloyd Van Gordon, Robert Swanson
1991, Water Data Report NV-90-1
Water-resources data published herein for the 1990 water year comprise the following records:o Water discharge for 140 gaging stations on streams, canals, and drains.o Discharge data for 93 peak-flow stations and miscellaneous sites, and 53 springs.o Stage and contents for 23 lakes and reservoirs.o Water-quality data for 45 stream, canal,...
Water-resources data for North Fork Bens Creek, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, August 1983 through September 1988
Emitt C. Witt III
1991, Open-File Report 89-584
Basin and climatological characteristics, quality-assurance data and results, and water-resources data for North Fork Bens Creek, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania are available from August 1983 through September 1988. The lowest temperature (-30. 0 C) was recorded during January 1985, and the highest temperature (36.7 C) was recorded during July 1988....
A pilot study for delineation of areas contributing water to wellfields at Jackson, Tennessee
R. E. Broshears, J. F. Connell, N. C. Short
1991, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4201
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Health and Environment, Division of Groundwater Protection, and the Jackson Utility Division, conducted a pilot study to determine data needs and the applicability of four methods for the delineation of wellhead protection areas. Jackson Utility Division in Jackson, Madison...
Importance of hydrologic data for interpreting wetland maps and assessing wetland loss and mitigation
V. Carter
1991, Biological Report - US Fish & Wildlife Service (90) 79-85
The US Geological Survey collects and disseminates, in written and digital formats, groundwater and surface-water information related to the tidal and nontidal wetlands of the United States. This information includes quantity, quality, and availability of groundwater and surface water; groundwater and surface-water interactions (recharge-discharge); groundwater flow; and the basic surface-water...
Heart Mountain, Wyoming, detachment lineations: Are they in microbreccia or in volcanic tuff?
W. G. Pierce, W. H. Nelson, A.K. Tokarski, E. Piekarska
1991, Geological Society of America Bulletin (103) 1133-1145
The concept of tectonic denudation followed by deposition of lower middle Eocene Wapiti Formation volcanic rocks on the exposed Heart Mountain detachment has been challenged by Hauge. His "extending allochthon" interpretation requires that the Wapiti Formation be fault emplaced and that lineations in...
Resetting of RbSr ages of volcanic rocks by low-grade burial metamorphism
Y. Asmeroma, P. Damon, M. Shafiqullah, W.R. Dickinson, R. E. Zartman
1991, Chemical Geology: Isotope Geoscience Section (87) 167-173
We report a nine-point RbSr whole-rock isochron age of 70±3 Ma (MSWD 3.97) for Mid-Jurassic volcanic rocks. The same rocks have also been dated by the UThPb method on zircon, giving a crystallization age of 166 ± 11 Ma, over twice as old as the RbSr age. The data demonstrate...
Geohydrology and water quality in northern Portage County, Ohio, in relation to deep-well brine injection
S. M. Eberts
1991, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4158
Geohydrology and water quality of the principal freshwater aquifers near oilfield and gasfield brine-injection wells in northern Portage County, Ohio, were evaluated. Since 1975, 13 wells in this part of the Country have been used to dispose of more than 4.5 million barrels of brine by injection into Silurian carbonate...
Hydrogeology and water quality of glacial-drift aquifers in the Bemidji-Bagley area, Beltrami, Clearwater, Cass, and Hubbard Counties, Minnesota
J. R. Stark, J. P. Busch, M. H. Deters
1991, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4136
Unconfined and the upper confined aquifers in glacial drift are the primary sources of water in a 1,600 square-mile area including parts of Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, and Hubbard Counties, Minnesota. The unconfineddrift aquifer consists of coarse sand and gravel in the center of the study area. The total area underlain...
A method to estimate canal leakage to the Biscayne Aquifer, Dade County, Florida
D.A. Chin
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4135
The leakage characteristics of channels that partially penetrate the Biscayne aquifer and have reduced bed permeability were studied. Leakage characteristics were described in terms of a reach transmissivity-defined as the volume flow rate out of the channel per unit length of the channel per unit drawdown, where drawdown is defined...
Ground-water resources and simulated effects of withdrawals in the East Shore area of Great Salt Lake, Utah
David W. Clark, Cynthia L. Appel, Patrick M. Lambert, Robert L. Puryear
1990, Technical Publication 93
The ground-water resources in the East Shore area of Great Salt Lake, Utah, were studied to better define the ground-water system; to document changes in ground-water levels, quality, and storage; and to simulate effects of an increase in ground-water withdrawals. The East Shore aquifer system is in basin-fill deposits, and...
Water resources data for Mississippi, water year 1989
E.J. Tharpe, M.L. Plunkett, F. Morris, W. T. Oakley
1990, Water Data Report MS-89-1
Water resources data for the 1989 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 81 gaging stations; stage...
Effect of faults on fluid flow and chloride contamination in a carbonate aquifer system
M.L. Maslia, D.C. Prowell
1990, Journal of Hydrology (115) 1-49
A unified, multidiscipline hypothesis is proposed to explain the anomalous pattern by which chloride has been found in water of the Upper Floridan aquifer in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia. Analyses of geophysical, hydraulic, water chemistry, and aquifer test data using the equivalent porous medium (EPM) approach are used to support...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon: Volume 1 — Monthly and annual streamflow, and flow-duration values
R. L. Moffatt, R. E. Wellman, J. M. Gordon
1990, Open-File Report 90-118
No abstract available....
Flow characteristics of streams that drain the Fort Apache and San Carlos Indian reservations, east-central Arizona, 1930-86
Stanley Baldys, J.A. Bayles
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4053
Streamflow characteristics of the Salt River and Gila River basins in the Fort Apache and San Carlos Indian Reservations, were studied in response to pending adjudication of water resources in those basins. Statistical summaries were compiled for 28 streamflow-gaging stations in and near the reservation. Mean annual streamflow for 1930-86...
Availability and suitability of municipal wastewater information for use in a National Water-Quality Assessment; a case study of the upper Illinois River basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
John S. Zogorski, S.F. Blanchard, R.D. Romack, F. A. Fitzpatrick
1990, Open-File Report 90-375
The availability and suitability of existing information on municipal wastewater-treatment practices and effluent characteristics for use in a national water-quality assessment were evaluated. The information will be used to determine the effects of changes in wastewater-treatment practices on stream quality and ecosystem health. A large amount of information on treatment...
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1989
S. P. Blumer, J.C. Failing, W.W. Larson, C.R. Whited, R.L. LeuVoy
1990, Water Data Report MI-89-1
Water resources data for the 1989 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 145 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for...
Water resources data, Indiana, water year 1989
Ronald E. Thompson Jr., Graham E. Nell
1990, Water Data Report IN-89-1
Water resources data for the 1989 water year for Indiana consist of records of discharge, stage, and water quality of streams and wells; reservoir stage and contents and water levels in lakes and wells. This report contains records of discharge for 17 stream-gaging stations, stage for 6 stream stations, stage and contents for...
Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Nevada
F.E. Arteaga
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4213
The stream-gaging network in Nevada was evaluated as part of a nationwide effort by the U.S. Geological Survey to define and document the most cost-effective means of furnishing streamflow information. Specifically, the study dealt with 79 streamflow gages and 2 canal-flow gages that were under the direct operation of Nevada...
Water Resources Data, California, Water Year 1989. Volume 2. Pacific Slope Basins from Arroyo Grande to Oregon State Line except Central Valley
J. R. Palmer, W.F. Shelton, L.F. Trujillo, K.L. Markham
1990, Water Data Report CA-89-2
Water resources data for the 1989 water year for California consist of records of stage, discharge, and water. quality of streams; stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 2 contains discharge records for 127 gaging stations, stage and contents for 7...
A statistical processor for analyzing simulations made using the Modular Finite-Difference Ground-water Flow Model
J. C. Scott
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4159
Many hydrologic studies of ground-water systems are conducted using a digital computer model as an aid to understanding the flow system. One of the most commonly used ground-water modeling programs is the Modular Three-Dimensional Ground-water Flow Model (Modular Model) by McDonald and Harbaugh. This report presents a computer program to...
Evaluation of selected methods for determining streamflow during periods of ice effect
N.B. Melcher, J.F. Walker
1990, Open-File Report 90-554
Seventeen methods for estimating ice-affected streamflow are evaluated for potential use for the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station network. The methods evaluated were identified by written responses from U.S. Geological Survey field offices and by a comprehensive literature search. The methods selected and techniques used for applying the methods are described...
