An assessment of nonpoint-source discharges, streamflow, and water quality in Onion River, Wisconsin
S. J. Field, R.A. Lidwin
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4066
The Onion River in eastern Wisconsin was studied during the 1979 and 1980 water years to define the relationship between water quality and streamflow. Agricultural nonpoint-source discharges in the lower part of the Onion River are suspected of contributing significantly to degradation of water quality. Two streamflow water-quality monitoring stations were...
Water resources data, Montana water year 1983, volume 2: Columbia River Basin
R.R. Shields, J. R. Knapton, M. K. White, M.A. Jacobson, M.L. Kasman
1984, Water Data Report MT-83-2
No abstract available....
Floods of March 1982, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
D.R. Glatfelter, G.K. Butch, J. A. Stewart
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4201
Rapid melting of a snowpack containing 2 to 6 inches of water equivalent coinciding with moderate rainfall caused flooding in March 1982 across northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwestern Ohio. Millions of dollars in property damage and the loss of four lives resulted from the flooding. Peak discharges at several...
Quantity and quality of streamflow in the White River basin, Colorado and Utah
J. M. Boyle, K.J. Covay, D. P. Bauer
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4022
The water quality and flow of existing streams in the White River basin, located in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, are adequate for present uses, but future development (such as energy) may affect stream quality and quantity. Present conditions are described as a baseline to enable planners to allocate available...
Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods on streams in Indiana
D.R. Glatfelter
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4134
Equations are presented for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods at ungaged sites on unregulated and nonurban streams in Indiana. The equations were developed by multiple-regression, analysis of basin characteristics and peak-flow statistical data from 242 gaged locations in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. The State of Indiana was divided...
Software listings and major electronic circuits and components of the ocean bottom instrument package (OBIP)
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-267
No abstract available....
Ground water in the Dickson area of the western Highland Rim of Tennessee
M. W. Bradley
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4088
A hydrologic study of the Dickson, Tennessee, area provided additional information on the occurrence of ground water in the Mississippian carbonate rocks of the western Highland Rim. Twenty-six test wells were drilled to determine the occurrence of ground water in relation to topographic position, regolith thickness, streamflow gains or losses,...
Runoff, sediment transport, and water quality in a northern Illinois agricultural watershed before urban development, 1979-81
H.E. Allen Jr., J. R. Gray
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4073
A study designed to quantify and evaluate changes in runoff and sediment transport attributable to construction activities during urban development of a watershed required identification of pre-construction hydrologic conditions. Data collected before construction on a 2.81 sq m (7.28 sq km) agricultural watershed (upper Spring Creek) near Rockford, IL, show...
Water quality in the New River from Calexico to the Salton Sea, Imperial County, California
James G. Setmire
1984, Water Supply Paper 2212
The New River enters the United States at Calexico, Calif., after it crosses the international boundary. Water-quality data from routine collection indicated that the New River was degraded by high organic and bacterial content. Intensive sampling for chemical and physical constituents and properties of the river was done May 9-13,...
Water-level data for selected wells on or near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 1948 through 1982
J.T. Barraclough, J.C. Bagby, L.J. White, R. G. Jensen
1984, Open-File Report 84-239
Land use and land cover and associated maps for Hamilton, Montana; Idaho
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-181
Analysis and interpretation of data obtained in tests of the geothermal aquifer at Klamath Falls, Oregon
E.A. Sammel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4216
Water with temperatures to 130 C occurs in an extensive, heterogeneous aquifer at depths of a few hundred to nearly 2,000 feet. Chemical and isotopic analyses suggest that 190 C water mixes with cooler recharge water in a ratio of about 2 to 3 in zone within and beneath the...
Analysis of the Carmel Valley alluvial ground-water basin, Monterey County, California
Glenn W. Kapple, Hugh T. Mitten, Timothy J. Durbin, Michael J. Johnson
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4280
A two-dimensional, finite-element, digital model was developed for the Carmel Valley alluvial ground-water basin using measured, computed, and estimated discharge and recharge data for the basin. Discharge data included evapotranspiration by phreatophytes and agricultural, municipal, and domestic pumpage. Recharge data included river leakage, tributary runoff, and pumping return flow. Recharge...
Evaluation of environmental factors affecting yields of major dissolved ions of streams in the United States
Norman E. Peters
1984, Water Supply Paper 2228
The seven major dissolved ions in streams-sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate and their sum dissolved solids from 56 basins in the conterminous United States and Hawaii were correlated with bedrock type, annual precipitation, population density, and average stream temperature of their respective basins through multiple linear-regression equations...
Aeromagnetic map of the Craig area, Alaska
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-666
Low-level radioactive-waste burial at the Palos Forest Preserve, Illinois: Geology and hydrology of the glacial drift, as related to the migration of tritium
Julio C. Olimpio
1984, Water Supply Paper 2226
A low-level radioactive-waste burial site is located in Palos Forest Preserve, about 22 kilometers southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Between 1943 and 1949 the site, named Plot M, was filled with radioactive waste from the first Argonne National Laboratory and from the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory. Since 1973, tritium concentration...
Water-resources appraisal of the upper Arkansas River basin from Leadville to Pueblo, Colorado
T. M. Crouch, Doug Cain, P.O. Abbott, R.D. Penley, R. T. Hurr
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4114
Water used for agriculture and stock and municipal supplies in the upper Arkansas River basin is derived mostly from the Arkansas River and its tributaries. The flow regime of the river has been altered by increased reservoir capacities and importation of 69,200 acre-feet per year from the Colorado River drainage...
Land use series, Preston, Idaho; Wyoming; Utah
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-529
Ground-water conditions and well yields in fractured rocks, southwestern Nevada County, California
R. W. Page, P.W. Anttila, K. L. Johnson, M.J. Pierce
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4262
This report describes the availability of ground water in the southwestern part of Nevada County, and suggests general guidelines for selecting sites for future ground-water development in the study area. Ground water in this area occurs chiefly in fractures in hard pre-Tertiary metavolcanic and plutonic rocks generally above a depth...
Use of the routing procedure to study dye and gas transport in the West Fork Trinity River, Texas
Harvey E. Jobson, R. E. Rathbun
1984, Water Supply Paper 2252
Rhodamine-WT dye, ethylene, and propane were injected at three sites along a 21.6-kilometer reach of the West Fork Trinity River below Fort Worth, Texas. Complete dye concentration versus time curves and peak gas concentrations were measured at three cross sections below each injection. The peak dye concentrations were located and...
Nitrogen, sulfate, chloride, and manganese in ground water in the alluvial deposits of the South Platte River Valley near Greeley, Weld County, Colorado
N. G. Gaggiani
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4088
Ground water from the valley-fill deposits of the South Platte River Valley and its tributaries is used extensively for agriculture in the study area, about 10 miles east of Greeley and about 50 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado. The valley-fill deposits, which consist of alluvial and terrace deposits, are in...
Water-quality and chemical loads of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1980 to March 1981
David K. Fishel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4164
Water samples were analyzed for 42 chemical constituents to determine the water quality of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from April 1, 1980, to March 31, 1981. The investigation was part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program's Fall Line Monitoring Project to provide information on...
Hydrogeologic reconnaissance of the San Miguel River basin, southwestern Colorado
D. J. Ackerman, F. E. Rush
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4133
The San Miguel River Basin encompasses 4,130 square kilometers of which about two-thirds is in the southeastern part of the Paradox Basin. The Paradox Basin is a part of the Colorado Plateaus that is underlain by a thick sequence of evaporite beds of Pennsylvanian age. The rock units that underlie...
Streamflow augmentation at Fosters Brook, Long Island, New York — A hydraulic feasibility study
Keith R. Prince
1984, Water Supply Paper 2208
A 27-day streamflow augmentation test was conducted in December 1979 at Fosters Brook, near the south shore of Long Island, to investigate the hydraulic feasibility of pumping ground water to supply flow to an ephemeral stream during dry periods. Measurements of soil moisture in the unsaturated zone beneath the streambed...
Land use and land cover and associated maps for Havre, Montana
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Open-File Report 84-197
