Summary of the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Land Management national coal-hydrology program, 1974-84
L. J. Britton, C. L. Anderson, D. A. Goolsby, B. P. VanHaveren, editor(s)
1989, Professional Paper 1464
During the decade 1974-84, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management cooperated on investigations to collect information and to study hydrologic processes related to development and mining of federally owned coal. In addition, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted similar investigations related to nonfederally owned coal. As...
Flood boundaries and water-surface profile for the computed 100-year flood, Swift Creek at Afton, Wyoming, 1986
James G. Rankl, Joe C. Wallace
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4064
Flood flows on Swift Creek near Afton, Wyoming, were analyzed. Peak discharge with an average recurrence interval of 100 years was computed and used to determine the flood boundaries and water surface profile in the study reach. The study was done in cooperation with Lincoln County and the Town of...
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...
Geologic map of the Latir Volcanic Field and adjacent areas, northern New Mexico
P. W. Lipman, J. C. Reed Jr.
1989, IMAP 1907
This map was first published as a printed edition in 1989. The geologic data have now been captured digitally and are presented here along with images of the printed map sheet and component parts as PDF files. This map encompasses all or parts of ten 7.5 minute quadrangles in the Taos...
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
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Physical habitat simulation system reference manual: version II
Robert T. Milhous, Marlys A. Updike, Diane M. Schneider
1989, Report, Biological Report
There are four major components of a stream system that determine the productivity of the fishery (Karr and Dudley 1978). These are: (1) flow regime, (2) physical habitat structure (channel form, substrate distribution, and riparian vegetation), (3) water quality (including temperature), and (4) energy inputs from the watershed (sediments,...
Stream temperature investigations: field and analytic methods
J.M. Bartholow
1989, Report
This document provides guidance to the user of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Stream Network Temperature Model (SNTEMP). Planning a temperature study is discussed in terms of understanding the management objectives and ensuring that the questions will be accurately answered with the modeling approach being used. A sensitivity analysis of...
Water temperature data analysis and simulation for the Salmon River, Oswego County, New York, Summer, 1986
Terry J. Waddle
1989, Report
Research into the temperature effects of operation of the Salmon River Reservoir system of the Niagara Mohawk Power Company was conducted as part of a multi-agency effort to characterize the influences on riverine habitat of power plant operation. Several reports are being prepared to address various parts of the work...
A high-density remote reference magnetic variation profile in the Pacific northwest of North America
J.F. Hermance, S. Lusi, W. Slocum, G.A. Neumann, A.W. Green Jr.
1989, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors (53) 305-319
During the summer of 1985, as part of the EMSLAB Project, Brown University conducted a detailed magnetic variation study of the Oregon Coast Range and Cascades volcanic system along an E-W profile in central Oregon. Comprised of a sequence of 75 remote reference magnetic variation (MV) stations spaced 3-4 km...
Radiocarbon dates for lava flows from northeast rift zone of Mauna Loa Volcano, Hilo 7 1/2 minute quadrangle, Island of Hawaii
J.M. Buchanan-Banks, J. P. Lockwood, M. Rubin
1989, Radiocarbon (31) 179-186
Twenty-eight 14C analyses are reported for carbonized roots and other plant material collected from beneath 15 prehistoric lava flows erupted from the northeast rift zone (NERZ) of Mauna Loa Volcano (ML) utilizing the recovery techniques of Lockwood and Lipman (1980). Most samples were collected from the Hilo 7 1/2’ quadrangle...
Statistical and simulation analysis of hydraulic-conductivity data for Bear Creek and Melton Valleys, Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee
J. F. Connell, Z. C. Bailey
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4062
A total of 338 single-well aquifer tests from Bear Creek and Melton Valley, Tennessee were statistically grouped to estimate hydraulic conductivities for the geologic formations in the valleys. A cross-sectional simulation model linked to a regression model was used to further refine the statistical estimates for each of the formations...
Flow and hydraulic characteristics of the Knik-Matanuska River estuary, Cook Inlet, southcentral Alaska
S. W. Lipscomb
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4064
A study of the riverine-estuarine reach of the Knik and Matanuska Rivers provided flow and hydraulic data for use in the design of additional bridges over the rivers. Hydraulic analysis is complicated because: (1) the lower reaches of the rivers merge in a complex system of interconnected channels; and (2)...
Nitrogen dynamics in the tidal freshwater Potomac River, Maryland and Virginia, water years 1979-81
David J. Shultz
1989, Water Supply Paper 2234-J
On an annual basis, river-supplied nitrate is the predominant form of nitrogen supplied to the tidal Potomac River from external sources. Much of the nitrate is associated with high flows that have rapid transit times through the tidal river. The Blue Plains Sewage-Treatment Plant (STP) at Washington, D.C., is the...
Post-eruption changes in channel geometry of streams in the Toutle River drainage basin, 1983-85, Mount St. Helens, Washington
D. F. Meyer, J.E. Dodge
1988, Open-File Report 87-549
The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens generated a debris avalanche, lateral blast, lahars and tephra deposits that altered mainstream and tributary channels within the Toutle River drainage basin. Channel cross sections were monumented and surveyed on the North Fork Toutle River and its tributaries, South Fork Toutle...
Glaciers of Antarctica
Charles Swithinbank, Trevor J. Chinn, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno, editor(s)
1988, Professional Paper 1386-B
Of all the world's continents Antarctica is the coldest, the highest, and the least known. It is one and a half times the size of the United States, and on it lies 91 percent (30,109,800 km3) of the estimated volume of all the ice on Earth. Because so little is...
Water resources data for Tennessee, water year 1987
J.F. Lowery, P.H. Counts, H.L. Edmiston, F.D. Edwards
1988, Water Data Report TN-87-1
Water resources data for the 1987 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...
Water-quality and sediment-chemistry data of drain water and evaporation ponds from Tulare Lake Drainage District, Kings County, California March 1985 to March 1986
Roger Fujii
1988, Open-File Report 87-700
Trace element and major ion concentrations were measured in water samples collected monthly between March 1985 and March 1986 at the MD-1 pumping station at the Tulare Lake Drainage District evaporation ponds, Kings County, California. Samples were analyzed for selected pesticides several times during the year. Salinity, as measured by...
Hydrogeology and water-supply potential of the water-table aquifer on Dauphin Island, Alabama
R. E. Kidd
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4283
The water table aquifer on Dauphin Island, Alabama, consists of a thin veneer of Holocene sand and an underlying Pleistocene unit locally known as the Gulfport Formation. The aquifer is from 28 to 35 ft thick with a thick marine clay at its base. Water in the aquifer generally is...
Leachate migration from an in-situ oil-shale retort near Rock Springs, Wyoming
Kent C. Glover
1988, Water Supply Paper 2322
Hydrogeologic factors influencing leachate movement from an in-situ oil-shale retort near Rock Springs, Wyoming, were investigated through models of ground-water flow and solute transport. Leachate, indicated by the conservative ion thiocyanate, has been observed ? mile downgradient from the retort. The contaminated aquifer is part of the Green River Formation...
Methods for delineating flood-prone areas in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjacent states
D. E. Burkham
1988, Water Supply Paper 2316
The Great Basin is a region of about 210,000 square miles having no surface drainage to the ocean; it includes most of Nevada and parts of Utah, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming. The area is characterized by many parallel mountain ranges and valleys trending north-south. Stream channels usually are well...
Character and evolution of the ground-water flow system in the central part of the western San Joaquin Valley, California
Kenneth Belitz
1988, Open-File Report 87-573
The occurrence of selenium in agricultural drain water derived from the western San Joaquin Valley, California, has focused concern on the ground-water flow system of the western valley. In this investigation, previous work and recently collected texture and water-level data are used to evaluate the character and evolution of the...
Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York – Part 1: Hydrogeology and water quality
E. J. Wexler
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4070
Hydrogeology and water quality in a 4 sq mi area surrounding the Brookhaven landfill site in the Town of Brookhaven, New York, were studied in 1981-83. The 60-acre sanitary landfill at the site was excavated in highly permeable glacial outwash that forms the upper glacial aquifer and is lined with...
Streamflow characteristics of the Missouri River basin, Wyoming, through 1984
D. A. Peterson
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4018
Streamflow characteristics as of 1984 for the Missouri River Basin, Wyoming, based on data from 204 streamflow-gaging stations are summarized. The streamflow characteristics reported include mean monthly and mean annual streamflow; duration of daily mean flow; and magnitude and probability of instantaneous peak flow, annual low flow, and annual high...
Streamflow characteristics of the Green, Bear, and Snake River basins, Wyoming, through 1984
D. A. Peterson
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4022
A summary of streamflow characteristics as of 1984 is presented for the Green, Bear, and Snake River Basins in Wyoming and adjacent areas, based on data from 101 streamflow-gaging stations. Streamflow characteristics include mean monthly and mean annual streamflow, duration of daily mean flow, and magnitude and probability of instantaneous...
Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York. Part 3, simulation of solute transport
E. J. Wexler
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4207
A solute transport model representing a 2.3-sq mi area surrounding and downgradient from a municipal landfill site in the Town of Brookhaven, N.Y. was used to simulate migration of a conservative solute (chloride) in the upper glacial aquifer. Aquifer values used in the model were: hydraulic conductivity, 200 ft/day; effective...
