Dissolved-solids data for the James River salinity model, North Dakota and South Dakota
L. I. Briel
1989, Open-File Report 89-43
Operation of the Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota will divert water from the Missouri River into the James River basin and thereby augment flows in the James River sufficiently to permit expanded irrigation and to provide new water supplies for municipal and industrial use. Salinity of water in the...
Hydraulic data for shallow open-channel flow in a high-gradient flume with large bed material
Fred J. Watts
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4001
Hydraulic data for shallow open-channel flow in a high-gradient flume with large bed material are reported. The bed surface consists of natural rock having particle-size range of 0.15 to 0.75 ft. Two different bed-surface configuration (roughness) were tested. The bed material was stable for all discharges. The flume wall was...
Geology and water resources of Owens Valley, California
Kenneth J. Hollett, W.R. Danskin, W. F. McCaffrey, C.L. Walti
1989, Open-File Report 88-715
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 for Arizona, water year 1987
R. P. Wilson, W. B. Garrett
1989, Water Data Report AZ-87-1
Water discharge data for the 1987 water year for Arizona consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water levels of observation wells; and quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 168 gaging stations, annual...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1988: Volume 1. Hawaii
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, R. H. Nakahara, J.J.S. Yee, I.Y. Yamashiro, G.A. Tateishi, J.W.S. Domingo
1989, Water Data Report HI-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 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 82 gaging stations; water quality for 14...
Calibration and use of an interactive-accounting model to simulate dissolved solids, streamflow, and water-supply operations in the Arkansas River basin, Colorado
A.W. Burns
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4214
An interactive-accounting model was used to simulate dissolved solids, streamflow, and water supply operations in the Arkansas River basin, Colorado. Model calibration of specific conductance to streamflow relations at three sites enabled computation of dissolved-solids loads throughout the basin. To simulate streamflow only, all water supply operations were incorporated in...
Geohydrology, simulation of ground-water flow, and ground-water quality at two landfills, Marion County, Indiana
R.F. Duwelius, T. K. Greeman
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4100
Geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data were collected at the Julietta and Tibbs-Banta landfills in Marion County. Both landfills were closed in the mid-1970's, and sewage sludge mixed with dirt was spread on the landfills in the mid-1980's as part of a revegetation project. The landfills were constructed in unconsolidated glacial sediments...
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....
Streamflow and water-quality data for Meadow Run basin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988
K. M. Kostelnik, E.C. Witt
1989, Open-File Report 89-404
Streamflow and water-quality data were collected throughout the Meadow Run basin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, from December 7, 1987 through November 15, 1988, to determine the prevailing quality of surface water over a range of hydrologic conditions. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of...
Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Scrubgrass Creek basin, Venango and Butler counties, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988
K. M. Kostelnik, R.R. Durlin
1989, Open-File Report 89-577
Streamflow and water-quality data were collected throughout the Little Scrubgrass Creek basin, Venango and Butler Counties, Pennsylvania, from December 1987 to November 1988, to determine the prevailing quality of surface water throughout the basin. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of coal mine...
Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988
K. M. Kostelnik, R.R. Durlin
1989, Open-File Report 89-247
Streamflow and water quality data were collected throughout the Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, from December 1987 through November 1988, to determine the existing quality of surface water over a range of hydrologic conditions. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of...
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...
A computer program for converting rectangular coordinates to latitude-longitude coordinates
A. T. Rutledge
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4070
A computer program was developed for converting the coordinates of any rectangular grid on a map to coordinates on a grid that is parallel to lines of equal latitude and longitude. Using this program in conjunction with groundwater flow models, the user can extract data and results from models with...
Chemical data for flows and feeder dikes of the Yakima Basalt Subgroup, Columbia River Basalt Group, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and their bearing on a petrogenetic model
Thomas L. Wright, Margaret T. Mangan, Donald A. Swanson
1989, Bulletin 1821
No abstract available....
Selected water-quality characteristics and flow of ground water in the San Luis basin, including the Conejos River subbasin, Colorado and New Mexico
R.S. Williams Jr., S.E. Hammond
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4040
Chemical analyses of water from 99 wells and 19 springs in the San Luis basin in Colorado and New Mexico were evaluated to determine selected water quality characteristics as an aid in understanding the flow of groundwater in the basin. The evaluation shows that the distribution of chemical water types...
Analytical solutions for one-, two-, and three-dimensional solute transport in ground-water systems with uniform flow
Eliezer J. Wexler
1989, Open-File Report 89-56
Analytical solutions to the advective-dispersive solute-transport equation are useful in predicting the fate of solutes in ground water. Analytical solutions compiled from available literature or derived by the author are presented in this report for a variety of boundary condition types and solute-source configurations in one-, two-, and three-dimensional systems...
Documentation of computer programs to compute and display pathlines using results from the U.S. Geological Survey modular three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water flow model
David W. Pollock
1989, Open-File Report 89-381
A particle tracking post-processing package was developed to compute three-dimensional path lines based on output from steady-state simulations obtained with the U.S. Geological Survey modular 3-dimensional finite difference groundwater flow model. The package consists of two FORTRAN 77 computer programs: (1) MODPATH, which calculates pathlines, and (2) MODPATH-PLOT, which presents...
Hydrologic effects of pumpage from the Denver basin bedrock aquifers of northern El Paso County, Colorado
E. R. Banta
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4033
The Denver groundwater basin underlies a 6,700 sq-mi area in eastern Colorado. To assess current conditions of the four bedrock aquifers in the basin, water levels, streamflow gain and loss, and other data were collected. Current aquifer conditions in the southern part of the basin and likely response to various...
Compilation of geohydrologic data collected as part of the areal appraisal of ground-water resources near Branson, Missouri
J. L. Imes
1989, Open-File Report 89-401
A rapidly developing retirement community and tourist industry in the Branson, Missouri area has created an increased demand for potable water, especially in the summer months. The rapid pace of residential and business expansion has created concerns regarding the future groundwater availability and quality. Water levels measured in the Ozark...
Streamflow statistics for streams on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, Washington
D. L. Kresch, E. A. Prych
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4228
Streamflow statistics consisting of low flows, high flows, mean monthly flows, mean annual flows, flow durations, and peak flows were estimated for 16 sites on small streams on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, Washington. Drainage areas ranged from 0.62 to 16.7 sq mi. Streamflow statistics were also computed for the Puyallup...
Water resources data, Tennessee, water year 1988
J.F. Lowery, P.H. Counts, F.D. Edwards, J.W. Garrett
1989, Water Data Report TN-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 water year for Tennessee consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water levels and water quality of wells; and quantity and quality of precipitation. This report contains discharge records...
Monthly and annual suspended-sediment loads in the Brazos River at Richmond, Texas, 1966-86 water years
Freeman L. Andrews
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4216
Sampling to determine suspended-sediment concentrations at the Brazos River at Richmond, Texas, began in January 1966 and ended in September 1986. Depth-integrated samples were collected during all flow conditions. The records for this station are considered good. The mean monthly suspended-sediment loads in the Brazos River at Richmond ranged from 2,500...
Chemical characteristics, including stable-isotope ratios, of surface water and ground water from selected sources in and near East Fork Armells Creek basin, southeastern Montana, 1985
R. F. Ferreira, J. H. Lambing, R. E. Davis
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4024
Water samples were collected from 29 sites to provide synoptic chemical data, including stable-isotope ratios, for an area of active surface coal mining and to explore the effectiveness of using the data to chemically distinguish water from different aquifers. Surface-water samples were collected from one spring, four sites on East...
Precipitation, streamflow, and base flow in west-central Texas, December 1974 through March 1977
Eve L. Kuniansky
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4218
Precipitation, streamflow, and base-flow data were analyzed for December 1974 through March 1977 as a part of the Edwards-Trinity Regional Aquifer-System Analysis in west-central Texas. The period of record analyzed corresponds to the calibrating period of a digital groundwater-flow model of the aquifer system currently (1988) being developed. Precipitation at...
Water movement in the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina
Kevin F. Dennehy, Peter B. McMahon
1989, Water Supply Paper 2345
Four unsaturated-zone monitoring sites and a meteorologic station were installed at the low-level radioactive-waste burial site near Barnwell, S.C., to investigate the geohydrologic and climatologic factors affecting water movement in the unsaturated zone. The study site is located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The unsaturated zone consists of a few...
