Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1987: Volume 2. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and American Samoa
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Salwyn S.W. Chinn, Grace A. Tateishi, Johnson J.S. Yee
1988, Water Data Report HI-87-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1987 water year for other Pacific areas consists of records of streamflow and stage of 2 lakes and a reservoir; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 26 gaging stations; stage only record for 3...
Hydrology of the chain of lakes tributary to Devils Lake and water-level simulations of Devils Lake, northeastern North Dakota
Gerald L. Ryan, Gregg J. Wiche
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4020
High water levels of the chain of lakes tributary to Devils Lake, North Dakota have, in recent years, caused flooding of cropland and county roads, thus disrupting agricultural interests. High water levels of Devils Lake pose a flood threat to the city of Devils Lake, Camp Grafton National Guard Camp,...
Water levels in periodically measured wells in the Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada, 1981-87
J. H. Robison, D.M. Stephens, R. R. Luckey, D.A. Baldwin
1988, Open-File Report 88-468
This report contains data on groundwater levels beneath Yucca Mountain and adjacent areas, Nye County, Nevada. In addition to new data collected since 1983, the report contains data that has been updated from previous reports, including added explanations of the data. The data was collected in cooperation with the U.S....
Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York — Part 2: Simulation of ground-water flow
E. J. Wexler, P. E. Maus
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4106
Data on the hydrogeology of a 26-sq-mi area surrounding the Brookhaven landfill site in central Suffolk County were collected as part of a hydrologic investigation of solute transport from the site. These data were used to develop a steady-state groundwater flow model of the upper glacial (water table) aquifer in...
Hydrology of the lower Little Red River, Arkansas, and a procedure for estimating available streamflow
G.D. Grosz, J. E. Terry, A.P. Hall
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4008
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, conducted a hydrologic investigation of the lower Little Red River from near Searcy, Arkansas (mi 31.7), to the river 's mouth at its confluence with the White River. During 1983 and 1984, data were collected on...
Reassessment of the Georgetown limestone as a hydrogeologic unit of the Edwards Aquifer, Georgetown area, Texas
L. F. Land, M.E. Dorsey
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4190
The Edwards aquifer consists of geologic units known as the Comanche Peak (oldest) and Edwards Limestones, Kiamichi Formation, and Georgetown Limestone. The Edwards Limestone is the main water-bearing zone. The shallow geologic units dip to the east-southeast at a slope of 50 to 100 feet per mile in the Georgetown...
Preliminary appraisal of the effects of land use on water quality in stratified-drift aquifers in Connecticut
S. J. Grady, M. F. Weaver
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4005
The stratified-drift aquifers that underlie 7.9 sq mi of the Potatuck and 12.7 sq mi of the Pomperaug River valley, CT, consist primarily of sand and gravel deposits up to 150 ft thick. Average horizontal hydraulic conductivity of the stratified drift ranges from 20 to 170 ft/day, and groundwater flows...
Hydrologic data collection activities in the Solomon Gulch basin near Valdez, Alaska
B. B. Bigelow
1988, Open-File Report 88-719
In 1981, the Alaska Power Authority completed construction of a dam spillway at the north end of Solomon Lake near Valdez. Regulation and diversion from the dam since 1982 have significantly altered the natural flow characteristics of Solomon Gulch. In September 1986, the Geological Survey began data collection to determine...
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...
Land use, water use, streamflow, and water-quality characteristics of the Charlotte Harbor inflow area, Florida
K.M. Hammett
1988, Open-File Report 87-472
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. Population in the inflow area may double by the year 2020, resulting in increased demands for freshwater and increased waste loads.The Myakka, Peace, and Caloosahatchee Rivers...
Regionalization of peak discharges for streams in Kentucky
Anne F. Choquette
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4209
Multiple regression analysis was used to delineate hydrologically distinct regions in Kentucky, and to develop regression models for estimating peak discharge for unregulated streams in these regions. The regression models provide estimates of flood quantiles with associated average recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 years. The...
Hydrology of the Melton Valley radioactive-waste burial grounds at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
D.A. Webster, Mike Bradley
1988, Open-File Report 87-686
Burial grounds 4, 5, and 6 of the Melton Valley Radioactive-waste Burial Grounds, Oak Ridge, TN, were used sequentially from 1951 to the present for the disposal of solid, low level radioactive waste by burial in shallow trenches and auger holes. Abundant rainfall, a generally thin unsaturated zone, geologic media...
A water-resources appraisal of the Mount Shasta area in northern California, 1985
J. C. Blodgett, K.R. Poeschel, J.L. Thornton
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4239
Present Mount Shasta, California, area hydrologic characteristics were documented to compare future changes due to land use or volcanic activity. Lower flanks of Mount Shasta consist of broad aprons of pyroclastic-flow, debris flow, and fluvial deposits, with incised channels on upper parts of the mountain. Data include glacial areas and...
Quantitative assessment of the shallow ground-water flow system associated with Connetquot Brook, Long Island, New York
Keith R. Prince, O. Lehn Franke, Thomas E. Reilly
1988, Water Supply Paper 2309
Streamflow on Long Island is derived principally from shallow ground water that flows above the deeper regional flow system. The movement of shallow ground water was studied during 1975-82 at Connetquot Brook, an undisturbed stream in Connetquot River State Park, in south-central Long Island, New York. The investigation encompassed (1)...
Flood of May 26-27, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
DeRoy L. Bergman, Robert L. Tortorelli
1988, Hydrologic Atlas 707
The greatest flood disaster in the history of Tulsa, Oklahoma occurred during 8 hours from 2030 hours May 26 to 0430 hours May 27, 1984, as a result of intense rainfall centered over the metropolitan area. Storms of the magnitude that caused this flood are not uncommon to the southern...
U.S. Geological survey program on toxic waste--ground-water contamination; proceedings of the Second technical meeting, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, October 21-25, 1985
S.E. Ragone
1988, Open-File Report 86-481
This study characterizes the clay minerals in sediments associated with a plume of creosote-contaminated groundwater. The plume of contaminated groundwater near Pensacola, FL, is in shallow, permeable, Miocene to Holocene quartz sand and flows southward toward Pensacola Bay. Clay-size fractions were separated from 41 cores, chiefly split-spoon samples at 13...
Water resources data, Kansas, water year 1987
C.O. Geiger, D.L. Lacock, J.E. Putnam, C.E. Merry, D.R. Schneider
1988, Water Data Report KS-87-1
Water-resources data for the 1987 water year for Kansas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; elevation, contents, and water quality of lakes or reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains records for water discharge at 140 gaging stations; elevation...
Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1987
S. P. Blumer, J.C. Failing, W.W. Larson, C.R. Whited, R.L. LeuVoy
1988, Water Data Report MI-87-1
Water resources data for the 1987 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, stage and contents of lakes and discharge, and water quality of streams; reservoirs; and water levels and water temperature of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 135 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for...
Map showing radon potential of rocks and soils in Fairfax County, Virginia
James K. Otton, R. Randall Schumann, Douglass E. Owen, Nelson Thurman, Joseph S. Duval
1988, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2047
Since 1984, indoor radon has gained national attention as a significant health hazard in the United States. Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas derived from uranium by radioactive decay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now projects that 5,000 to 20,000 lung-cancer deaths per year may be attributed to...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1987: Volume 1. Hawaii
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, R. H. Nakahara, Johnson J.S. Yee, J.A. Domingo
1988, Water Data Report HI-87-1
Water resources data for the 1987 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 84 gaging stations; water quality for 14...
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...
Economic comparison of two types of automatic water-quality monitors
Max Katzenbach
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4232
A comparison of the U.S. Geological Survey's minimonitor system with a self-contained, 'package-sensor' system indicates that the package-sensor system requires less servicing time. The U.S. Geological Survey minimonitor is powered by an external battery and is housed in a weatherproof shelter. This instrument measures temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and...
The formation and failure of natural dams
John E. Costa, Robert L. Schuster
1988, Geological Society of America Bulletin (100) 1054-1068
Of the numerous kinds of dams that form by natural processes, dams formed from landslides, glacial ice, and late-neoglacial moraines present the greatest threat to people and property. Landslide dams form in a wide range of physiographic settings. The most common types of mass movements that form landslide dams are...
Effects of highway runoff on streamflow and water quality in the Sevenmile Creek basin, a rural area in the Piedmont Province of North Carolina, July 1981 to July 1982
Douglas Harned
1988, Water Supply Paper 2329
An evaluation of water-quality data from streams that receive stormwater runoff from a segment of Interstate Highway 85 in North Carolina indicated increased levels of many constituents compared to levels in nearby undeveloped basins. Additional data collected from a network of dry and wet atmospheric deposition collectors, lysimeter samples, soil...
Evidence for a new geomagnetic reversal from lava flows in Idaho: Discussion of short polarity reversals in the Brunhes and late Matuyama polarity chrons
D.E. Champion, M. A. Lanphere, M. A. Kuntz
1988, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (93) 11667-11680
K-Ar ages and paleomagnetic data for basalt samples from a new core hole (site E) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) indicate that the age of the reversed polarity event recorded in Snake River Plain lavas is older than 465±50 ka (1000 years before present) reported previously by Champion...
