Water Resources Data for California, Water Year 1985. Volume 4. Northern California Valley Basins and the Great Basin from Honey Lake Basin to Oregon State Line
J.R. Mullen, W.F. Shelton, R.G. Simpson, D.A. Grillo
1987, Water Data Report CA-85-4
Water resources data for the 1985 water year for California consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; and stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 4 contains discharge records for 155 gaging stations; stage and contents for...
Pumpage data from public supply wells at Anchorage, Alaska, 1957- 1985
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Open-File Report 86-542
Tables of data for each well include monthly and yearly pumpage totals, average monthly pumpage for each year, and monthly (January-December) average pumpage for the period of record. Total monthly pumpage for each well is also portrayed graphically. The data are also accessible on computer files at the U.S. Geological...
Selected literature on water-resources investigations in New Jersey by the U.S. Geological Survey, through 1986
F. L. Schaefer (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-767
Because of the importance and complexity of the water resources of New Jersey today, there is a need for a current bibliography to serve as a basis for future water resources studies. This report lists about 400 book reports, map reports, and articles that deal with the water resources of...
U.S. Geological Survey program on toxic waste--ground-water contamination; proceedings of the Third technical meeting, Pensacola, Florida, March 23-27, 1987
Bernard J. Franks, editor(s)
1987, Open-File Report 87-109
Problems of ground-water contamination from leaking surface impoundments are common in surficial aquifers, and are a subject of increasing concern and attention. A potentially widespread contamination problem involves organic chemicals used in wood-preserving processes. Creosote is the most extensively used industrial preservative in the United States today, with more than...
Ground-water-quality assessment of the Delmarva Peninsula, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia; project description
L. J. Bachman, R. J. Shedlock, P. J. Phillips
1987, Open-File Report 87-112
In April 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began a pilot program to assess the quality of the Nation 's surface water and groundwater resources. This National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program is designed to acquire and interpret information about a wide range of water quality issues. Three groundwater pilot projects have...
Ground-water data for Indian Wells Valley, Kern, Inyo, and San Bernardino Counties, California, 1977-84
Charles Berenbrock
1987, Open-File Report 86-315
Ground water is the sole source of water in Indian Wells Valley. Since 1966, annual ground-water pumpage has exceeded estimates of mean annual recharge, and continued and increased stresses on the aquifer system of the valley are expected. In 1981 the U.S. Geological Survey began a 10-year program to develop...
Test plan for 32-bit microcomputers for the Water Resources Division; Chapter A, Test plan for acquisition of prototype 32-bit microcomputers
N.E. Hutchison, A.W. Harbaugh, R.A. Holloway, C.F. Merk
1987, Open-File Report 87-455
The Water Resources Division (WRD) of the U.S. Geological Survey is evaluating 32-bit microcomputers to determine how they can complement, and perhaps later replace, the existing network of minicomputers. The WRD is also designing a National Water Information System (NWIS) that will combine and integrate the existing National Water Data...
Water-quality assessment of the Carson River ground-water basin, Nevada and California; project description
A. H. Welch, R. W. Plume
1987, Open-File Report 87-104
In April 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began a pilot program to assess the quality of the nation 's surface water and groundwater resources. This program, called the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program, is designed to acquire and interpret information about a wide range of water quality issues. The program...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1985: Volume 2. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and American Samoa
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Water Data Report HI-85-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1985 water year for other Pacific areas consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; stage of 2 lakes and a reservoir; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 31...
Water Resources Data for Georgia, Water Year 1986
W.R. Stokes, T.W. Hale, G. R. Buell
1987, Water Data Report GA-86-1
This volume of the annual hydrologic data report of Georgia is one of a series of annual reports that document hydrologic data gathered from the U.S. Geological Survey's surface- and ground-water data-collection networks in each State, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territories. These records of streamflow, ground-water levels, and quality...
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...
Water Resources Data for Colorado, Water Year 1986. Volume 1. Missouri River Basin, Arkansas River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin
R.C. Ugland, J.T. Steinheimer, J.L. Ebling, R.D. Steger
1987, Water Data Report CO-86-1
Water-quality data-collection activities in Colorado and Ohio; Phase II, Evaluation of 1984 field and laboratory quality-assurance practices
Carolyn J. Oblinger Childress, Thomas H. Chaney, Donna Myers, J. Michael Norris, Janet Hren
1987, Open-File Report 87-33
Serious questions have been raised by Congress about the usefulness of water-quality data for addressing issues of regional and national scope and, especially, for characterizing the current quality of the Nation's streams and ground water. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey has undertaken a pilot study in Colorado and Ohio...
Water-quality assessment of Arvada Reservoir, Denver metropolitan area, Colorado
L. J. Britton, N. G. Gaggiani
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4107
Water quality data were collected from Arvada Reservoir, Colorado, and from its major inflows, Ralston Creek and Croke Canal, to assess the water quality of the reservoir, to evaluate the effect of water from various sources on the reservoir, and to estimate the trophic state of the reservoir. Data were...
Water resources data for Montana, water year 1986. Volume 1. Hudson Bay and Missouri River Basins
R.R. Shields, J. R. Knapton, M. K. White, T.M. Brosten, J. H. Lambing
1987, Water Data Report MT-86-1
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Assessment of water resources in lead-zinc mined areas in Cherokee County, Kansas, and adjacent areas
Timothy B. Spruill
1987, Water Supply Paper 2268
A study was conducted to evaluate water-resources problems related to abandoned lead and zinc mines in Cherokee County, Kansas, and adjacent areas in Missouri and Oklahoma. Past mining activities have caused changes in the hydrogeology of the area. Lead and zinc mining has caused discontinuities and perforations in the confining...
Relations between quality of urban runoff and quality of Lake Ellyn at Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Robert G. Striegl, Ellen A. Cowan
1987, Water Supply Paper 2301
Comparison of flow and chemical data collected at the principal inlet and at the outlets of Lake Ellynman urban lake in the Chicago metropolitan are--shows that detention storage alters the discharge and the quality of urban runoff. Peak water discharge and variation in the concentration of constituents transported by the...
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...
Relation of urban land-use and dry-weather, storm, and snowmelt flow characteristics to stream-water quality, Shunganunga Creek basin, Topeka, Kansas
Larry M. Pope, Hugh E. Bevans
1987, Water Supply Paper 2283
Definition of boundary and initial conditions in the analysis of saturated ground-water flow systems - An introduction
O. Lehn Franke, Thomas E. Reilly, Gordon D. Bennett
1987, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-B5
Accurate definition of boundary and initial conditions is an essential part of conceptualizing and modeling ground-water flow systems. This report describes the properties of the seven most common boundary conditions encountered in ground-water systems and discusses major aspects of their application. It also discusses the significance and specification of initial...
Development of ground-water resources in the Orange County area, Texas and Louisiana, 1980-Spring of 1985
C.W. Bonnet, James Frank Williams III
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4158
This report updates ground-water information pertaining to the lower unit of the Chicot aquifer in the Orange County area, Texas and Louisiana. The period of data collection was from 1980 to the spring of 1985. Some data collected prior to 1980 are presented to establish long-term trends and relations. The...
Analysis of surface-water data network in Kansas for effectiveness in providing regional streamflow information; with a section on theory and application of generalized least squares
K.D. Medina, Gary D. Tasker
1987, Water Supply Paper 2303
This report documents the results of an analysis of the surface-water data network in Kansas for its effectiveness in providing regional streamflow information. The network was analyzed using generalized least squares regression. The correlation and time-sampling error of the streamflow characteristic are considered in the generalized least squares method. Unregulated...
Water resources data for Arkansas, water year 1986
T.E. Lamb, J.E. Porter, B.F. Lambert, J. Edds
1987, Water Data Report AR-86-1
Water resources data for the 1986 water year for Arkansas consist of records of gage height, discharge, and water quality of streams; water quality of lakes; and water levels and water quality of wells. This report contains discharge records for 48 gaging stations; water quality for 154 stations, 73 partial-record stations, 5 observation...
Relations of specific conductance to streamflow and selected water-quality characteristics of the Arkansas River basin, Colorado
Doug Cain
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4041
Areal, seasonal, and long-term variations in the specific conductance of surface and groundwater in the Arkansas River basin of Colorado were evaluated and relations of specific conductance to stream-flow and to concentrations of dissolved solids and major ions were determined as part of an effort to develop a comprehensive hydrologic...
Estimation of streamflow characteristics and assessment of trends in the Niobrara River at Mariaville, Nebraska
E.E. Fischer
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4073
A computer model was used to synthesize a long-term streamflow record for the Niobrara River at Mariaville, Nebraska. The record was developed on the basis of 30-plus years of streamflow data from 3 upstream sites, and the U. S. Geological Survey 's CONROUT model was calibrated using 294 days of...
