Hydrogeology and ground-water quality at a land reclamation site, Neshaminy State Park, Pennsylvania
Ray S. Blickwedel, Jeff H. Linn
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4164
At Neshaminy State park, the most important aquifer is the informally named 'Trenton gravel' of Pleistocene age, which consists of poorly sorted sand and gravel. This is underlain by less permeable crystalline rock that limits the downward movement of water. Up to 5 feet of Holocene (or perhaps Pleistocene) alluvium...
Sediment discharge in Rock Creek and the effect of sedimentation rate on the proposed Rock Creek Reservoir, northwestern Colorado
D. L. Butler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4026
Sediment data collected from 1976 to 1985 and stream discharge data collected from 1952 to 1980 at gaging station 09060500, Rock Creek near Toponas, Colorado, were used to determine total sediment discharge into the proposed Rock Creek Reservoir. Suspended sediment discharge and bedload discharge were related to stream discharge by...
Reconnaissance investigation of sediment distribution, erosion, and transport in the upper Deschutes River, Deschutes County, Oregon, November 1986
K. A. Cameron, J. J. Major
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4114
A preliminary investigation of sediment distribution, erosion, and transport in the upper Deschutes River was conducted in response to the perceived problem that brown trout spawning gravels were being rendered unusable due to an accumulation of fine-grained sediment. Contrary to the contention that channel gravels are being covered by fine-grained...
Quantity and quality of urban runoff from the Chester Creek basin Anchorage, Alaska
T. P. Brabets
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4312
Urbanization has affected both the flow characteristics and water quality of streams in the Chester Creek basin, of Anchorage, Alaska. Peak flows are higher in the urban rather than rural parts of the basin, and the percent of effective impervious area has a significant effect on storm runoff volumes and...
Surface-water hydrology of the Little Black River basin, Missouri and Arkansas, before water-land improvement practices
W.R. Berkas, Suzanne R. Femmer, T. O. Mesko, B. W. Thompson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4076
The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, in accordance with Public Law 566, is implementing various types of water-land improvement practices in the Little Black River basin in southeastern Missouri. These practices are designed, in part, to decrease the suspended sediment (SS) transport in the basin, decrease flood...
A Reconnaissance study to relate land use and ground-water quality in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Mississippi
D.J. Strickland, R.B. Fendick Jr., G.A. Bednar, D.E. Everett
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4325
Interlaboratory comparability, bias, and precision for four laboratories measuring analytes in wet deposition, October 1983-December 1984
Myron H. Brooks, LeRoy J. Schroder, Timothy C. Willoughby
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4067
Four laboratories involved in the routine analysis of wet-deposition samples participated in an interlaboratory comparison program managed by the U.S. Geological Survey. The four participants were: Illinois State Water Survey central analytical laboratory in Champaign, Illinois; U.S. Geological Survey national water-quality laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado; and Inland...
Relation of water chemistry of the Edwards aquifer to hydrogeology and land use, San Antonio Region, Texas
Paul M. Buszka
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4116
Water-chemistry data from the Edwards aquifer for 1976-85, consisting of nearly 1,500 chemical analyses from 280 wells and 3 springs, were used to statistically evaluate relations among ground-water chemistry, hydrogeology, and land use. Five land uses associated with sampled wells were classified on the basis of published information and field...
Water quality in the lower Puyallup River valley and adjacent uplands, Pierce County, Washington
J.C. Ebbert, Gilbert C. Bortleson, L. A. Fuste, E. A. Prych
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4154
The quality of most ground and surface water within and adjacent to the lower Puyallup River valley is suitable for most typical uses; however, some degradation of shallow groundwater quality has occurred. High concentrations of iron and manganese were found in groundwater, sampled at depths of < 40 ft, from...
Difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Aquia aquifer in spring of 1979 and fall of 1986 in southern Maryland
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4215
No abstract available....
Quality of water from freshwater aquifers and principal well fields in the Memphis Area, Tennessee
J. V. Brahana, W. S. Parks, M.W. Gaydos
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4052
Water from the freshwater aquifers in the Memphis area is suitable for most uses. Freshwater aquifers are the alluvium and fluvial (terrace) deposits of Quaternary age, the Memphis Sand and Fort Pillow Sand of Tertiary age, and the Ripley Formation and McNairy Sand of Cretaceous age. About 180 million gallons/day...
Hydrogeology of the Socorro and La Jencia basins, Socorro County, New Mexico
Scott K. Anderholm
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4342
The Socorro and La Jencia Basins are located in central Socorro County, New Mexico. The principal aquifer system in the Socorro and La Jencia Basins consists of, in descending order, the shallow aquifer, the Popotosa confining bed, and the Popotosa aquifer. The minor aquifer systems, which are dominant along the...
Difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Magothy Aquifer in Fall of 1975 and Fall of 1986 in southern Maryland
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4217
The potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Magothy aquifer; (2) the approximate location of the line of equal difference between the potentiometric surface in fall 1975 and fall 1986; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells...
Hydrologic data from the integrated lake-watershed acidification study in the west-central Adirondack Mountains, New York : October 1977 through January 1982
N.E. Peters, Peter S. Murdoch, F.N. Dalton
1987, Open-File Report 85-80
Hydrologic data were collected from three forested headwater lake watersheds in Herkimer and Hamilton Counties from October 1977 through early January 1982 as part of the Integrated Lake-Watersheds Acidification Study (ILWAS). ILWAS was established in 1977 to determine why these lakes differ in pH when all receive equal amounts of...
Maps of runoff in the northeastern region and the southern Blue Ridge Province of the United States during selected periods in 1983-85
D.J. Graczyk, W.A. Gebert, W.R. Krug, G.J. Allord
1987, Open-File Report 87-106
Maps of annual runoff for two regions in the eastern United States were prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Direct/Delayed Response Project being conducted by the U.S. EPA. These maps show annual runoff during water year 1984 in the northeastern region and in the Southern Blue Ridge Province. Runoff...
Largest rivers in the United States (water fact sheet)
J.C. Kammerer
1987, Open-File Report 87-242
Index to selected machine-readable geohydrologic data for Precambrian through Cretaceous rocks in Kansas
J. M. Spinazola, C. V. Hansen, E. J. Underwood, J. F. Kenny, R. J. Wolf
1987, Open-File Report 87-396
Machine-readable geohydrologic data for Precambrian through Cretaceous rocks in Kansas were compiled as part of the USGS Central Midwest Regional Aquifer System Analysis. The geohydrologic data include log, water quality, water level, hydraulics, and water use information. The log data consist of depths to the top of selected geologic formations...
Data for selected pesticides and volatile organic compounds for wells in the western San Joaquin Valley, California, February to July 1985
J. M. Neil
1987, Open-File Report 87-48
During February to July 1985, water samples were collected from 55 wells in the western San Joaquin Valley, California, for chemical analysis to determine if 20 selected pesticides and 26 volatile organic compounds were present. Twenty-six of the sampled wells are completed in the shallow unconfined regional aquifer and 29...
Hydrology of area 8, eastern Coal Province, West Virginia and Ohio
E.A. Friel, T. A. Ehlke, W.A. Hobba Jr., S.M. Ward, R. A. Schultz
1987, Open-File Report 84-463
The hydrology of Area 8 in the Ohio River basin in northwestern West Virginia and southeastern Ohio, is influenced by geology and geologic structure. Rocks underlying the area consist of alternating beds of sandstone, siltstone, shale, limestone, and mudstone. Minable coal is contained within the Pennsylvania and Permian rocks. Coal...
Hydrology of area 59, northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain coal provinces, Colorado and Wyoming
Neville G. Gaggiani, Linda J. Britton, Donald R. Minges, F. A. Kilpatrick, Randolph S. Parker, James E. Kircher
1987, Open-File Report 85-153
Hydrologic information and analysis aid in decisions to lease federally owned coal and to prepare necessary Environmental Assessments and Impact Study reports. This need has become even more critical with the enactment of Public Law 95-87, the "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977." This act requires an appropriate...
Hydrology of area 51, northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain coal provinces, Wyoming and Montana
David A. Peterson, K. L. Mora, Marlin E. Lowry, James G. Rankl, James F. Wilson Jr., H. W. Lowham, Bruce H. Ringen
1987, Open-File Report 84-734
This report is one of a series designed to characterize the hydrology of drainage basins within coal provinces, nationwide. Area 51 (in the Rocky Mountain Coal Province) includes all or part of the Shoshone, Bighorn, Greybull, Wind, and Popo Agie River drainage basins - a total of 11,800 sq mi....
Hydrologic hazards along Squaw Creek from a hypothetical failure of the glacial moraine impounding Carver Lake near Sisters, Oregon
Antonius Laenen, K. M. Scott, J. E. Costa, L.L. Orzol
1987, Open-File Report 87-41
A hydrologic hazard exists that could create a large-magnitude, but short-duration, flood in the Squaw Creek drainage and inundate areas in and around the community of Sisters, Oregon. There is a 1 to 5% probability that Carver Lake, located at elevation 7,800 ft above sea level on the east slope...
Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the period December 1, 1985, to November 30, 1986
S.P. Sauer, W. E. Harkness, B. E. Krejmas, K.L. Vogel
1987, Open-File Report 87-250
A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954 established the position of Delaware River Master. The Decree authorizes diversions of water from the Delaware River Basin (Figure 1) and requires compensating releases from certain reservoirs of the City of New York to be made under the...
Description of the physical environment and coal-mining history of west-central Indiana, with emphasis on six small watersheds
Jeffrey D. Martin, Charles G. Crawford, R.F. Duwelius, D.E. Renn
1987, Open-File Report 87-212
Information on the geology, geomorphology, soils, climate, hydrology, water use, land use, population, and coal mining history of Clay, Owen, Sullivan, and Vigo Counties in Indiana is summarized. Site-specific information is given on the morphology , geology, soils, land use, coal mining history, and hydrologic instrumentation of the six watersheds...
Colorado ground-water quality
G. A. Hearne, Jaye Lindner-Lunsford, Doug Cain, Kenneth R. Watts, S. G. Robson, R.L. Tobin, R.W. Teller, P. A. Schneider Jr., M.J. Gearhart
1987, Open-File Report 87-716
