Hydrogeology of a hazardous-waste disposal site near Brentwood, Williamson County, Tennessee
Patrick Tucci, D. W. Hanchar, R. W. Lee
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4144
Approximately 44,000 gal of industrial solvent wastes were disposed in pits on a farm near Brentwood, Tennessee, in 1978, and contaminants were reported in the soil and shallow groundwater on the site in 1985. In order for the State to evaluate possible remedial-action alternatives, an 18-month study was conducted 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...
Hydrologic and water-quality data for streams and impoundments in the Coteau des Prairies-Upper Minnesota River basin, 1979-84
C.J. Smith, G. A. Payne, L. H. Tornes
1990, Open-File Report 88-84
Water-quality and streamflow data were collected in the Coteau des Prairies region of southwestern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota from 1979- 84. Data were collected to (1) document the water-quality characteristics of streams and impoundments in the Coteau area, (2) predict the impact of proposed impoundments, (3) define the amount...
Hydrologic data collected in the vicinity of the proposed gamma-ray and neutrino detector site, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, 1988-89
D. J. Fitzpatrick, P.W. Westerfield
1990, Open-File Report 89-623
An abandoned barite mine in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, has been selected as the location for a proposed gamma-ray and neutrino detector site. As part of the hydrologic evaluation of the site, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Arkansas Geological Commission collected hydrologic data at selected locations in...
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...
Geohydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the carbonate rocks of the Valley Creek basin, eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4169
Sixty-eight percent of the 22.6-square-mile Valley Creek basin is underlain by Cambrian and Ordovician limestone and dolomite. Ground water flows through a network of interconnected secondary openings; primary porosity is virtually nonexistent. Some of these openings have been enlarged by solution. Secondary porosity and permeability exhibit great spatial variability, and...
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...
Techniques for estimating flood-peak discharges of rural, unregulated streams in Ohio
G. F. Koltun, J.W. Roberts
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4126
Multiple-regression equations are presented for estimating flood-peak discharges having recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 years at ungaged sites on rural, unregulated streams in Ohio. The average standard errors of prediction for the equations range from 33.4% to 41.4%. Peak discharge estimates determined by log-Pearson...
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
Land use, water use, streamflow characteristics, and water-quality characteristics of the Charlotte Harbor inflow area, Florida
K.M. Hammett
1990, Water Supply Paper 2359-A
Charlotte Harbor is a 270-square-mile estuarine system in west-central Florida. It is being subjected to increasing environmental stress by rapid population growth and development. By 2020, population in the inflow area may double, which will result in increased demands for freshwater and increased waste loads. The Charlotte Harbor inflow area...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
Water resources data for Mississippi, water year 1988
E.J. Tharpe, M.L. Plunkett, F. Morris, W. T. Oakley
1989, Water Data Report MS-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 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 70 gaging stations; stage...
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...
Streamflow, specific-conductance, and temperature data for Bayou and Little Bayou Creeks near Paducah, Kentucky, August 15 and 16, 1989
R. D. Evaldi, D.L. McClain
1989, Open-File Report 89-582
Discharge, temperature, and specific conductance measurements were made August 15 and 16, 1989, at 74 main channel sites and seven flowing tributaries on Bayou and Little Bayou Creeks, Kentucky in the vicinity of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. These measurements were made during base flow conditions to provide data for...
Hydrogeology and results of aquifer tests in the vicinity of a hazardous-waste disposal site near Byron, Illinois
Robert T. Kay, David N. Olson, Barbara J. Ryan
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4081
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, conducted an investigation of a Superfund Site near Byron, Illinois. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the hydrogeologic properties of the Galena-Platteville and St. Peter aquifers, the primary water-supply aquifers for domestic supply in the area....
Simulation of rainfall-runoff response in mined and unmined watersheds in coal areas of West Virginia
Celso Puente, John T. Atkins
1989, Water Supply Paper 2298
Meteorologic and hydrologic data from five small watersheds in the coal areas of West Virginia were used to calibrate and test the U.S. Geological Survey Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System for simulating streamflow under various climatic and land-use conditions. Three of the basins--Horsecamp Run, Gilmer Run, and Collison Creek--are primarily forested and...
Streamflow at selected gaging stations on the James River in North Dakota and South Dakota, 1953-82, with a section on climatology
Gregg J. Wiche, Rick D. Benson, Douglas G. Emerson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4039
Historic stream flow data were compiled and record extension techniques were used, when necessary, to develop a monthly stream flow record for 1953-82 at streamflow-gaging stations on the James River in North Dakota and South Dakota. The record extension techniques included both Maintenance of Variance Extension Type 1 and Ordinary...
