Ground-water pumpage from the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Oregon, 1984
C. A. Collins
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4211
Groundwater pumpage was estimated for 1984 for an area of about 8,000 sq mi in north-central Oregon. Pumpage data were collected from irrigation, industrial and public supply users and analyzed as part of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System Analysis (RASA) study. Groundwater is pumped from Tertiary basalts and interflow...
Cenozoic stratigraphy and geologic history of the Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona
S. R. Anderson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4190
This report was prepared as part of a geohydrologic study of the Tucson basin conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of Tucson. Geologic data from more than 500 water supply and test wells were analyzed to define characteristics of the basin sediments that may affect...
Water resources data for Indiana, water year 1986
Dale R. Glatfelter, Ronald E. Thompson Jr., Graham E. Nell
1987, Water Data Report IN-86-1
Water resources data for the 1986 water year for Indiana consist of records of discharge, stage, and water quality of streams; reservoir stage and contents; and water levels in lakes and wells. This report contains records of discharge for 189 stream-gaging stations, stage for 1 stream station, stage and contents for 1 reservoir, water...
Comparison of irrigation pumpage with change in ground-water storage in the High Plains aquifer in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins counties, Nebraska, 1975-83
F.J. Heimes, C.F. Ferrigno, E. D. Gutentag, R.R. Lucky, D.M. Stephens, J.B. Weeks
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4044
The relation between pumpage and change in storage was evaluated for most of a three-county area in southwestern Nebraska from 1975 through 1983. Initial comparison of the 1975-83 pumpage with change in storage in the study area indicated that the 1 ,042,300 acre-ft of change in storage was only about...
Effect of grid size on digital simulation of ground-water flow in the southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico
R. R. Luckey, D.M. Stephens
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4085
Three models of the aquifer in the southern High Plains were compared to determine the effect of grid size on simulated water levels. The first model, calibrated prior to this study, had 10-mi grid spacing. The mean difference between the simulated and measured pre-development water levels in this model was...
Geophysical well log analysis of fractured granitic rocks at Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
Frederick L. Paillet, A.E. Hess
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4154
Two boreholes, drilled to approximate depths of 750 and 1,260 m in a granitic intrusion located near Atikokan, Ontario, were studied by obtaining a full suite of conventional borehole geophysical logs. In addition, selected intervals in these boreholes were logged with a borehole acoustic televiewer that produces a high-resolution image...
Ground-water flow and quality near Canon City, Colorado
G. A. Hearne, D. W. Litke
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4014
Water in aquifers that underlie the Lincoln Park area near Canon City, Colorado, contains measurable concentrations of chemical constituents that are similar to those in raffinate (liquid waste) produced by a nearby uranium ore processing mill. The objective of this study was to expand the existing geohydrologic data base by...
Documentation of a graphical display program for the saturated- unsaturated transport (SUTRA) finite-element simulation model
W. R. Souza
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4245
This report documents a graphical display program for the U. S. Geological Survey finite-element groundwater flow and solute transport model. Graphic features of the program, SUTRA-PLOT (SUTRA-PLOT = saturated/unsaturated transport), include: (1) plots of the finite-element mesh, (2) velocity vector plots, (3) contour plots of pressure, solute concentration, temperature, or...
Hydrologic and geochemical monitoring in Long Valley Caldera, Mono County, California, 1985
C. D. Farrar, M.L. Sorey, S.A. Rojstaczer, C. J. Janik, T. L. Winnett, M. D. Clark
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4090
Hydrologic and geochemical monitoring, to detect changes caused by magmatic and tectonic processes in the Long Valley caldera has continued through 1985. The monitoring included the collection of the following types of data: chemical and isotopic composition of water and gases from springs, wells, and steam vents; temperatures in wells,...
Determination of benthic-invertebrate indices and water-quality trends of selected streams in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1969-80
C.R. Moore
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4177
The trends of biological and chemical data collected for 12 years (1969-80) from 46 sites in Chester County were evaluated by using the sea- sonal Kendall test. Brillouin's diversity index was calculated and plotted against time for each site. The diversity index at 7 sites had upward trends significant at...
Streamflow gain and loss of selected streams in northern Arkansas
David A. Freiwald
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4185
This map shows streamflow gain and loss measurements (seepage runs) on the Crooked, Osage, and Spavinaw Creeks, and Illinois, Kings, Mulberry, Spring, and Strawberry Rivers during the low-flow conditions from September 1982 to October 1984. Data indicated that streamflow gains and losses resulted from differences in lithology of the predominately...
Data-collection methods and data summary for the assessment of water quality in Cedar Creek, west-central Illinois
R.D. McFarlane, W.O. Freeman, A.R. Schmidt
1987, Open-File Report 87-543
A water-quality, data-collection network on a 26.2-mile reach of Cedar Creek in west-central Illinois was operated from May through December 1985 and from March through October 1986. The study reach drains a 60.8-square-mile area of predominantly agricultural land. However, the city of Galesburg contributes combined- and storm-sewer discharge to the...
Investigation of techniques to estimate rainfall-loss parameters for Illinois
L.S. Weiss, A. L. Ishii
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4151
An attempt was made by the U.S. Geological Survey to develop parameter-estimation techniques for two rainfall-loss computation methods used in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ' flood-hydrograph model (HEC-1). Six rainfall-loss parameters were investigated - four for the Exponential Loss-Rate method and two for the Initial and Uniform Loss-Rate...
Effects of runoff controls on the quantity and quality of urban runoff at two locations in Austin, Texas
Clarence T. Welborn, Jack E. Veenhuis
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4004
Rapid urban development in the Austin metropolitan area, Texas, is causing concern about increasing peak discharges from storm runoff and the degradation of the quality of water in receiving streams, lakes, and aquifers. In an attempt to decrease peak discharges and improve water quality, runoff controls are being required in...
Arsenic data for streams in the uppper Missouri River Basin, Montana and Wyoming
J. R. Knapton, A.A. Horpestad
1987, Open-File Report 87-124
Although large concentrations of arsenic originating from geothermal sources within Yellowstone National Park have been known to be present in the Madison River for many years, systematic monitoring throughout the upper Missouri River basin had not been done. Therefore, a monitoring network consisting of 24 stations was established for the...
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...
Reconnaissance of geohydrologic areas and 1981 low-flow conditions, Withlacoochee River basin, southwest Florida Water Management District
J. O. Kimrey, Warren Anderson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4203
The Withlacoochee River Basin of the Southwest Florida Water Management District is a management area of about 2030 sq mi in west-central Florida containing large reserves of potable water in the Upper Floridan aquifer. Results of reconnaissance test drilling indicate that the Upper Floridan aquifer may be treated as an...
Cost effectiveness of the U.S. Geological Survey's stream-gaging program in Wisconsin
J.F. Walker, L.L. Osen, P.E. Hughes
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4125
This report presents the results of a three-step evaluation of the stream-gaging program in Wisconsin. First, data uses and funding sources were identified for the 89 continuous-record gaging stations operated during the 1984 water year. Next, alternative methods of streamflow estimation were examined for three stations. A flow-routing model was...
HST3D; a computer code for simulation of heat and solute transport in three-dimensional ground-water flow systems
K.L. Kipp
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4095
The Heat- and Soil-Transport Program (HST3D) simulates groundwater flow and associated heat and solute transport in three dimensions. The three governing equations are coupled through the interstitial pore velocity, the dependence of the fluid density on pressure, temperature, the solute-mass fraction , and the dependence of the fluid viscosity on...
Water-quality assessment of Peruque Creek, St Charles County, Missouri, July 1983 and July 1984
W.R. Berkas
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4079
Physical, chemical, and biological data collected along the downstream 24.1-river-mi reach of Peruque Creek, Missouri, on July 18-19, 1983 and July 9-10, 1984, were used to characterize the water quality conditions in the creek. Wastewater discharges into the creek at the Lake St. Louis sewage-disposal ponds and at the O'Fallon...
Traveltime, reaeration, and water-quality characteristics during low-flow conditions in Wilsons Creek and the James River near Springfield, Missouri
W.R. Berkas
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4074
Before upgrading the Southwest Wastewater-Treatment Plant near Springfield, Missouri, to tertiary treatment, adverse water quality conditions resulting from discharge of wastewater effluent to Wilson Creek were documented in the creek and in the James River. About 7 years after the upgrading of the treatment plant, traveltime, reaeration, and water quality...
Ground-water-withdrawal and water-level data used to simulate regional flow in the major coastal plain aquifers of New Jersey
O. S. Zapecza, L. M. Voronin, Mary Martin
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4038
The report documents groundwater withdrawal and level data for the major aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain. These data have been used in the Regional Aquifer System Analysis flow model of 10 major aquifers in the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Groundwater withdrawal data from more than 1,400 wells are...
Water movement in the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina
K.F. Dennehy, P.B. McMahon
1987, Open-File Report 87-46
Four unsaturated zone monitoring sites and a meteorologic station were installed at the low level radioactive waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina, 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...
Review of literature on the finite-element solution of the equations of two-dimensional surface-water flow in the horizontal plane
Jonathan K. Lee, David C. Froehlich
1987, Circular 1009
Published literature on the application of the finite-element method to solving the equations of two-dimensional surface-water flow in the horizontal plane is reviewed in this report. The finite-element method is ideally suited to modeling two-dimensional flow over complex topography with spatially variable resistance. A two-dimensional finite-element surface-water flow model with...
Preliminary hydrologic data for wells tested in Nash Draw, near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
S. F. Richey
1987, Open-File Report 87-37
Hydrologic testing was conducted at wells WIPP-25, WIPP-26, WIPP-27, WIPP-28, WIPP-29, and WIPP-30 in Nash Draw near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico. The three water-bearing zones tested were the Magenta Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation, Culebra Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation, and the...
