Evaluation of the effects of coal-mine reclamation on water quality in Big Four Hollow near Lake Hope, southeastern Ohio
V.E. Nichols
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4197
A subsurface clay dike and mine-entrance hydraulic seals were constructed from July 1979 through May 1980 by the Ohio Department if Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation to reduce acidic mine drainage from abandoned drift-mine complex 88 into Big Four Hollow Creek. Big Four Hollow Creek flows into Sandy Run--the major...
Management of ground water and evolving hydrogeologic studies in New Jersey : a heavily urbanized and industrialized state in the northeastern United States
P. Patrick Leahy
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4277
New Jersey is the most densely populated and one of the most industrialized states in the United States. An abundance of freshwater and proximity to major northeastern metropolitan centers has facilitated this development. Pumpage of freshwater from all aquifers in the State in 1980 was 730 million gallons per day...
Summary of statistical and trend analyses of selected water-quality data collected near the Big Thicket National Preserve, southeast Texas
Frank C. Wells, Kristin C. Bourdon
1985, Open-File Report 85-183
Statistical and trend analyses of selected water-quality data collected at three streamflow stations in the lower Neches River basin, Texas, are summarized in order to document baseline water-quality conditions in stream segments that flow through the Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas. Dissolved-solids concentrations in the streams are small,...
Water Resources Data for California, Water Year 1983, Volume 4. Northern California Valley Basins and the Great Basin from Honey Lake Basin to Oregon State Line
R. P. Fogelman, J.R. Mullen, W.F. Shelton, R.G. Simpson, D.A. Grillo
1985, Water Data Report CA-83-4
Water-resources data for the 1983 water year for California consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 4 contains discharge records for 153 gaging stations; stage and contents for 25 lakes...
Water Resources Data for California, Water Year 1984; Volume 2. Pacific Slope Basins from Arroyo Grande to Oregon State Line except Central Valley
S. Anderson, K.L. Markham, V. Piro, W.F. Shelton, D.A. Grillo
1985, Water Data Report CA-84-2
Water resources data for the 1984 water year for California consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 2 contains discharge records for 132 gaging stations; stage and contents for 18...
Selected hydrologic data for the south Platte River through Denver, Colorado
N.E. Spahr, S. R. Blakely, S.E. Hammond
1985, Open-File Report 84-703
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the cities of Littleton and Englewood, Colorado, studied the effects of the discharge of treated effluent from the Bi-City Waste Water Treatment Plant on low-flow conditions of the South Platte River. An 18-mile reach of the South Platte River, beginning below Chatfield Reservoir,...
Geohydrology of the Irondequoit Creek Basin near Rochester, New York
Richard M. Yager, Phillip J. Zarriello, William M. Kappel
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4259
Geohydrologic information on the area within and surrounding the Irondequoit Creek basin near Rochester, in north-central New York, is presented on five maps at 1:24,000 scale indicating: (1) locations of glacial geomorphic features, (2) surficial geology, (3) soil permeability, (4) potentiometric-surface altitude and directions of groundwater movement, and (5) groundwater...
Low-flow data for selected partial-record stations in Ohio
R.R. Schwartz
1985, Open-File Report 84-824
Low-flow characteristics for 67 low-flow partial-record stations defined in Ohio since the 1978 water year are presented. Low-flow characteristics presented ar the 7-day 10-year low flow , the 7-day 2-year low flow, and the flow equalled or exceeded 90 percent of the time. The 7-day 10-year low-flow ranged from 0...
Traveltime and dispersion in the Potomac River, Cumberland, Maryland, to Washington, D.C.
Kenneth R. Taylor, Robert W. James Jr., Bernard M. Helinsky
1985, Water Supply Paper 2257
A travel-time and dispersion study using rhodamine dye was conducted on the Potomac River between Cumberland, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., a distance of 189 miles. The flow during the study was at approximately the 90-percent flow-duration level. A similar study was conducted by Wilson and Forrest in 1964 at a...
Dissolved constituents including selenium in waters in the vicinity of Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge and the west grassland, Fresno and Merced Counties, California
T. S. Presser, Ivan Barnes
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4220
Analyses were made for dissolved constituents including selenium (Se) in waters associated with subsurface agricultural drainage from the western San Joaquin Valley of California. In the vicinity of Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge and the Grassland wetlands area Se was found to be mobilized in water. As a consequence of this...
Effects of artificial recharge on the Ogallala aquifer, Texas
Richmond Flint Brown, W.S. Keys
1985, Water Supply Paper 2251
Four recharge tests were conducted by injecting water from playa lakes through wells into the Ogallala Formation. Injection was by gravity flow and by pumping under pressure. At one site, 34-acre feet of water was injected by gravity and produced a significant increase in yield of the well. At a...
Determination of roughness coefficients for streams in Colorado
R.D. Jarrett
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4004
Most hydraulic calculations of flow in channels and overbank areas require an evaluation of flow resistance, generally expressed as Manning 's roughness coefficient. The degree of roughness depends on many factors. The report summarizes and relates several methods of estimating roughness and presents additional channel-roughness verification data on higher-gradient streams...
Simulating unsteady transport of nitrogen, biochemical oxygen demand, and dissolved oxygen in the Chattahoochee River downstream from Atlanta, Georgia
Harvey E. Jobson
1985, Water Supply Paper 2264
As part of an intensive water-quality assessment of the Chattahoochee River, repetitive water-quality measurements were made at 12 sites along a 69-kilometer reach of the river downstream of Atlanta, Georgia. Concentrations of seven constituents (temperature, dissolved oxygen, ultimate carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), organic nitrogen, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate) were...
Rainfall-runoff relationships and water-quality assessment of Coon Creek watershed, Anoka County, Minnesota
A.D. Arntson, L. H. Tornes
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4013
Rainfall-runoff relationships and results of water-quality analyses were studied to develop an understanding of flooding problems and to assess present and potential water-quality problems in the 96.9-square-mile Coon Creek watershed, Anoka County, Minnesota. Rainfall, runoff, and water-quality data were collected from March 1979 to November 1980 at five continuously recording...
Reconnaissance of ground-water resources in the lower Gunnison River basin, southwestern Colorado
Tom Brooks, D. J. Ackerman
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4185
Information about ground-water quantity and quality in the lower Gunnison River basin assists in developing, appropriating, and managing the basin 's water resources. Hydrogeologic data are presented for 51 wells and 61 springs. Chemical analyses are given for 34 wells and 17 springs. Drillers ' reports for 71 wells are...
The ground-water system and possible effects of underground coal mining in the Trail Mountain area, central Utah
Gregory C. Lines
1985, Water Supply Paper 2259
The ground-water system was studied in the Trail Mountain area in order to provide hydrologic information needed to assess the hydrologic effects of underground coal mining. Well testing and spring data indicate that water occurs in several aquifers. The coal-bearing Blackhawk-Star Point aquifer is regional in nature and is the...
Geohydrology of rocks penetrated by test well USW H-4, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
M.S. Whitfield, E.P. Eshom, William Thordarson, D. H. Schaefer
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4030
Test well USW H-4 is one of several wells drilled in the southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site for hydraulic testing, hydrologic monitoring, and geophysical logging. The work was performed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The rocks penetrated by the well to a total depth of...
Transit losses and traveltimes for reservoir releases during drought conditions along the Neosho River from Council Grove Lake to Iola, east-central Kansas
W. J. Carswell, R. J. Hart
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4003
Knowledge of the transit losses and water-wave traveltimes in the Neosho River for varying reservoir-release volumes and durations is necessary for proper management of water supply. Two reaches were studied along the Neosho River in east-central Kansas. The upper reach is from Council Grove Lake to John Redmond Reservoir, a...
Quality of the Arkansas River and irrigation-return flows in the lower Arkansas River Valley, Colorado
Doug Cain
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4273
Irrigation-return flows in the lower Arkansas River valley of Colorado were investigated using one-time data at 59 sites, monthly data at 4 sites, and intensive data in a small irrigated area. Specific conductance of return flows increased downstream, paralleling specific conductance of irrigation water. During July 1977, Arkansas River streamflow...
Development and testing of highway storm-sewer flow measurement and recording system
F. A. Kilpatrick, W.R. Kaehrle, Jack Hardee, E. H. Cordes, M. N. Landers
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4111
A comprehensive study and development of measuring instruments and techniques for measuring all components of flow in a storm-sewer drainage system was undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey under the sponsorship of the Federal Highway Administration. The study involved laboratory and field calibration and testing of measuring flumes, pipe insert...
Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water
John David Hem
1985, Water Supply Paper 2254
The chemical composition of natural water is derived from many different sources of solutes, including gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, weathering and erosion of rocks and soil, solution or precipitation reactions occurring below the land surface, and cultural effects resulting from human activities. Broad interrelationships among these processes and...
Mathematical model of the Tesuque aquifer system near Pojoaque, New Mexico
Glenn A. Hearne
1985, Water Supply Paper 2205
A three-dimensional digital model of ground-water flow was constructed to represent the dipping anisotropic beds of the Tesuque aquifer system underlying the Pojoaque River basin and vicinity, New Mexico. Simulations of steady-state conditions and historical ground-water withdrawals were consistent with observed data. The model was used to simulate the response...
Runoff and chemical loading in small watersheds in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota
M. A. Ayers, R. G. Brown, G.L. Oberts
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4122
Flow, rainfall, and water-quality data were collected during 1980 for 15 to 30 rainfall and snowmelt events on 6 rural and 11 urban watersheds in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Event or daily flow and load models (for seven constituents) were developed and used with runoff and rainfall data for...
Reconnaissance geology of the Harrat Hutaymah Quadrangle, sheet 26/42A, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
J.S. Pallister
1985, Open-File Report 85-125
Harrat Hutaymah quadrangle is underlain mostly by Proterozoic rocks that are intruded and partly covered in the north by the Quaternary extrusive products of the Harrat Hutaymah basalt field. The Proterozoic basement of the quadrangle may be broadly divided into the older (circa 650 Ma and older) Laban dioritic complex...
Digital models of ground-water flow in the Cape Cod aquifer system, Massachusetts
John H. Guswa, Denis R. LeBlanc
1985, Water Supply Paper 2209
The Cape Cod aquifer system was simulated with three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water-flow models. Five areas were modeled to provide tools that can be used to evaluate the hydrologic impacts of regional water development and waste disposal. The model boundaries were selected to represent the natural hydrologic boundaries of the aquifer. The...
