Geohydrology and water quality of the Roubidoux Aquifer, northeastern Oklahoma
Scott C. Christenson, David L. Parkhurst, Roy W. Fairchild
1990, Open-File Report 90-570
The Roubidoux aquifer is an important source of freshwater for public supplies, commerce, industry, and rural water districts in northeastern Oklahoma. Ground-water withdrawals from the aquifer in 1981 were estimated to be 4.8 million gallons per day, of which about 90 percent was withdrawn in Ottawa County. Wells drilled at...
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...
Low flows during the 1988 drought in Tennessee
Jerry F. Lowery, Joseph F. Connell
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4149
A severe drought occurred across large areas of Tennessee during the summer of 1988. Rainfall totaled 39.4 inches in 1988 and was 8.8 inches below the 1951-80 normal of 48.2 inches. An intensive streamflow measurement program was begun in July 1988. Minimum flows measured in summer 1988 were shown along...
Aeromagnetic gridded data from two surveys flown over a buried porphyry copper deposit west of Casa Grande, Arizona
Viki Bankey, Robert E. Bracken
1990, Open-File Report 90-685-A
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, 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...
Water Resources Data, California, Water Year 1989. Volume 4. Northern Central Valley Basins and the Great Basin from Honey Lake Basin to Oregon State Line
S.W. Anderson, J.R. Mullen, W.F. Shelton
1990, Water Data Report CA-89-4
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 4 contains discharge records for 177 gaging stations; stage and contents for 34...
Aeromagnetic gridded data from two surveys flown over a buried porphyry copper deposit west of Casa Grande, Arizona
Viki Bankey, Robert E. Bracken
1990, Open-File Report 90-685-B
Time-of-travel of solutes in the Trinity River from Dallas to Trinidad, Texas, May and August 1987
W. Scott Gain
1990, Open-File Report 89-614
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the city of Dallas, conducted a study of the time of travel of solutes during moderate flow conditions in a reach of the Trinity River from the outfall of the Dallas Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (DCWTP) to the USGS streamflow-gaging station 08062700,...
Geohydrologic systems in Kansas with emphasis on systems in Upper Cambrian through Lower Cretaceous rocks
R. J. Wolf, C. V. Hansen, H.E. McGovern, J. M. Spinazola
1990, Hydrologic Atlas 722-A
This Hydrologic Investigations Atlas, which consists of a series of chapters, presents a description of (1) the physical frameworks and (2) the geohydrology of the principal aquifers and confining systems in Kansas. The report is the result of an investigation that has been made as part of the Central Midwest...
Aggradation and degradation of alluvial sand deposits, 1965 to 1986, Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
John C. Schmidt, Julia B. Graf
1990, Professional Paper 1493
Alluvial sand deposits along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park are used as campsites and are substrate for vegetation. The largest and most numerous of these deposits are formed in zones of recirculating current that are created downstream from where the channel is constricted by debris fans at...
Reference manual for generation and analysis of Habitat Time Series: version II
Robert T. Milhous, John M. Bartholow, Marlys A. Updike, Alan R. Moos
1990, Report, Instream Flow Information Paper 27
The selection of an instream flow requirement for water resource management often requires the review of how the physical habitat changes through time. This review is referred to as 'Time Series Analysis." The Tune Series Library (fSLIB) is a group of programs to enter, transform, analyze, and display time series data...
Historical Landsat data comparisons: illustrations of land surface change
Matthew D. Cross
1990, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) EROS Data Center (EDC) has archived two decades of Landsat data, providing a rich collection of information about the dynamics of the Earth's land surface. Major changes to the surface features of the planet can be detected, measured, and studied using Landsat data. The effects...
The quantification of instream flow rights to water
Robert T. Milhous
1990, Book, Proceedings of the American Geophysical Union, Tenth Annual Hydrology Days
Energy development of all types continues to grow in the Rocky Mountain Region of the western United States. Federal resource managers increasingly need to balance energy demands, their effects on the natural and human landscape, and public perceptions towards these issues. The Western Energy Citation Clearinghouse (WECC v.1.0), part of...
Landscape ecology: a concept for protecting park resources
Craig D. Allen, John Lissoway, Keith Yarborough
1990, Park Science (10) 7-8
The Southwest Region has been supporting Resource Basic Inventory (RBI) efforts to establish baseline data for comparisons with long-term monitoring results to be conducted in the future. This “pulse taking” is a part of the Servicewide initiative being fostered so that resource managers, scientists, and park managers will be able...
Summit Lake landslide and geomorphic history of Summit Lake basin, northwestern Nevada
B. Brandon Curry, W.N. Melhorn
1990, Geomorphology (4) 1-17
The Summit Lake landslide, northwestern Nevada, composed of Early Miocene pyroclastic debris, Ashdown Tuff, and basalt and rhyolite of the Black Rock Range, blocked the upper Soldier Creek-Snow Creek drainage and impounded Summit Lake sometimes prior to 7840 yr B.P. The slide...
Modern aerial gamma-ray spectrometry and regional potassium map of the conterminous United States
Joseph S. Duval
1990, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (39) 249-253
Aerial gamma-ray surveys of the natural environment measure the flux of gamma rays produced by the radioactive decay of 40K, 214Bi, and 208Tl in the upper 10–20 cm of surface materials. 40K is a radioactive potassium isotope which can be used to estimate the total amount of potassium in the soils and rocks. 214Bi is...
Potentiometric surface of the Edwards-Trinity aquifer system and contiguous hydraulically connected units, west-central Texas, winter, 1974-75
Eve L. Kuniansky
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4208
The potentiometric surface of the Edwards-Trinity aquifer system and contiguous hydraulically connected units (from December 1974 through February 1975) was mapped as part of the Edwards-Trinity Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA) project. A major goal of the Edwards-Trinity RASA project is to understand and describe the regional flow system (Bush, 1986)....
Ground-water levels, flow, and specific conductance in unconsolidated aquifers near Lake Erie, Cleveland to Conneaut, Ohio, September 1984
A. W. Coen III
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4202
This report described ground-water levels, flow, and specific conductance in aquifer along the southern shore of Lake Erie from Cleveland to Conneaut, Ohio. The data were collected in September 1984 as part of the U.S Geological Survey's Northeast Glacial Buried Valley Regional Aquifer-System Analysis. The study area is about 60...
Genetic variation in steelhead (Salmo gairdneri) from the north coast of Washington
R.R. Reisenbichler, S.R. Phelps
1989, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (46) 66-73
Steelhead (Salmo gairdneri) collected from various sites in nine drainages in northwestern Washington were genetically characterized at 65 protein-coding loci by starch-gel electrophoresis. Genetic differentiation within and among drainages was not significant, and genetic variation among drainages was much less than that reported in British Columbia; these results may be...
Estimation of flood-frequency characteristics and the effects of urbanization for streams in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area
J.F. Bailey, W.O. Thomas Jr., K. L. Wetzel, T.J. Ross
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4194
This report provides a method for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods for small streams in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. Data collected at 21 streamflow gaging stations were used in a multiple-regression analysis to develop equations for computation of peak-flow characteristics. The flood equations were determined by relating flood-frequency...
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...
Peak-flow characteristics of small urban drainages along the Wasatch Front, Utah
K.L. Lindskov, K. R. Thompson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4095
Designers and planners for local, State, and Federal agencies need up-to- date methods for determining peak-flow characteristics for urban drainages along the Wasatch Front, Utah. This report summarizes methods used to develop equations that estimate peak-flows for small urban drainages along the Wasatch Front. Mathematical equations were developed that estimate...
Water quality and supply on Cortina Rancheria, Colusa County, California
E.B. Yates
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4004
Cortina Rancheria covers an area of 1 sq mi in Colusa County, California, near the western edge of the Sacramento Valley. Local sources of water for residents of the rancheria are of poor quality or limited availability. Domestic needs are presently met by water from a hand-dug well and from...
Progress report on the ground-water, surface-water, and quality-of-water monitoring program, Black Mesa area, northeastern Arizona— 1988-89
R. J. Hart, J. P. Sottilare
1989, Open-File Report 89-383
The Black Mesa monitoring program in Arizona is designed to determine long-term effects on the water resources of the area resulting from withdrawals of groundwater from the N aquifer by the strip-mining operation of Peabody Coal Company. Withdrawals by Peabody Coal Company increased from 95 acre-ft in 1968 to 4...
