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...
Water-resources appraisal of the Camp Swift lignite area, central Texas
J.L. Gaylord, R.M. Slade, L.M. Ruiz, C.T. Welborn, E.T. Baker
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4333
The Camp Swift lignite area was studied to describe the hydrogeology and to provide baseline data of the ground-water and surface-water resources that could be affected by the strip mining of lignite. The investigation was centered on the 18-square mile Camp Swift Military Reservation where a reported 80 to 100...
A computer program for analyzing channel geometry
R.S. Regan, R.W. Schaffranek
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4335
The Channel Geometry Analysis Program (CGAP) provides the capability to process, analyze, and format cross-sectional data for input to flow/transport simulation models or other computational programs. CGAP allows for a variety of cross-sectional data input formats through use of variable format specification. The program accepts data from various computer media...
Trap efficiency of a sediment-control pond below a block-cut coal mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
L.A. Reed, L.E. DiLissio, D.E. Stump
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4223
The U. S. Geological Survey determined the efficiency of a pond constructed to control sediment from a surface coal mine site by measuring runoff and sediment loads at the inlet to and discharge from the pond during storms. The pond is below a 17.9-acre block-cut coal mine in Fayette County,...
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...
Hydrology of Fritchie Marsh, coastal Louisiana
E. L. Kuniansky
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4324
Fritchie Marsh, near Slidell, Louisiana, is being considered as a disposal site for sewage effluent. A two-dimensional, finite element, surface water modeling systems was used to solve the shallow water equations for flow. Factors affecting flow patterns are channel locations, inlets, outlets, islands, marsh vegetation, marsh geometry, stage of the...
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...
Effects of flood control alternatives on fish and wildlife resources of the Malheur-Harney lakes basin
David B. Hamilton, Gregor T. Auble, Richard A. Ellison, James E. Roelle
1985, Report
Malheur Lake is the largest freshwater marsh in the western contiguous United States and is one of the main management units of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. The marsh provides excellent waterfowl production habitat as well as vital migration habitats for birds in the Pacific flyway. Water...
Aeromagnetic map and analysis of aeromagnetic and aeroradioactivity data in the Blood Mountain, Chattahoochee, and Tray Mountain Roadless Areas, northern Georgia
David L. Daniels
1985, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1347-E
The data for the aerornagnetic map of the Blood Mountain, Chattahoochee, and Tray Mountain Roadless Areas and vicinity were compiled from two separate airborne surveys {U.S. Geological Survey, 1977, 1981) produced in cooperation with the State of Georgia. These surveys were flown by fixed - wing aircraft in 1976 and...
Analysis of the low-flow characteristics of streams in Louisiana
Fred N. Lee
1985, Water Resources Technical Report of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works 35
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, used geologic maps, soils maps, precipitation data, and low-flow data to define four hydrographic regions in Louisiana having distinct low-flow characteristics. Equations were derived, using regression analyses, to estimate the 7Q2, 7Q10,...
A preliminary evaluation of hydrology and water quality near the Tacoma landfill, Pierce County, Washington
W. E. Lum, G. L. Turney
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4351
The Tacoma landfill, located in western Pierce County, Washington, has been used for the disposal of waste since about 1960. Disposal operations are planned to continue at this site until at least 1990. Data were compiled and interpreted to help understand the possible effects of the landfill on water quality...
Investigation of selected streamflow characteristics of the Alabama River upstream from Selma, Alabama
G. H. Nelson Jr., C. O. Ming, W. L. Psinakis
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4055
Available data for floods in the vicinity of Montgomery since the late 1800 's indicate that the flood of 1886 is the highest since settlement of the area in 1814. Profiles for floods in 1948, 1961, 1976, and 1979 were defined using floodmarks and recorded peak stages at gaging stations...
The Steens Mountain (Oregon) geomagnetic polarity transition: 1. Directional history, duration of episodes, and rock magnetism
Edward A. Mankinen, M. Prevot, C. Sherman Gromme, Robert S. Coe
1985, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (90) 10393-10416
The thick sequence of Miocene lava flows exposed on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon is well known for containing a detailed record of a reversed‐to‐normal geomagnetic polarity transition. Paleomagnetic samples were obtained from the sequence for a combined study of the directional and intensity variations recorded; the paleointensity study is...
Hydrology of Area 62, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, New Mexico and Arizona
F.E. Roybal, J.G. Wells, R.L. Gold, J.V. Flager
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-698
This report summarizes available hydrologic data for Area 62 and will aid leasing decisions, and the preparation and appraisal of environmental impact studies and mine-permit applications. Area 62 is located at the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Coal Province in parts of New Mexico and Arizona and includes approximately...
Streamflow and basin characteristics at selected sites in Kentucky
N.B. Melcher, K.J. Ruhl
1984, Open-File Report 84-704
Common basin and streamflow characteristics for sites in Kentucky are presented. Basin characteristics include quantified drainage basin parameters and statistics on areal rainfall. Streamflow characteristics include tables for mean, high and low flow frequencies and partial duration discharge. The data listed in this report are for continuous and low-flow partial-record...
Appearance and water quality of turbidity plumes produced by dredging in Tampa Bay, Florida
Carl R. Goodwin, D.M. Michaelis
1984, Water Supply Paper 2192
Turbidity plumes in Tampa Bay, Florida, produced during ship-channel dredging operations from February 1977 to August 1978, were monitored in order to document plume appearance and water quality, evaluate plume influence on the characteristics of Tampa Bay water, and provide a data base for comparison with other areas that have...
Runoff and water-quality characteristics of surface-mined lands in Illinois
Timothy P. Brabets
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4265
Seven watersheds--three in western Illinois (Fulton County), two in south-western Illinois (St. Clair County), and two in southern Illinois (Williamson County)--were selected to assess the effect of surface mining on the quality and quantity of surface runoff. Each area had one site draining an unmined basin and a nearby site(s)...
Hydrology of Area 62, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, New Mexico and Arizona
F.E. Roybal, J.G. Wells, R.L. Gold, J.V. Flager
1984, Open-File Report 83-698
This report summarizes available hydrologic data for Area 62 and will aid leasing decisions, and the preparation and appraisal of environmental impact studies and mine-permit applications. Area 62 is located at the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Coal Province in parts of New Mexico and Arizona and includes approximately...
Irrigation data from Chase, Dundy, and Perkins Counties, southwestern Nebraska, 1983
D.M. Stephens, F.J. Heimes, R. R. Luckey
1984, Open-File Report 84-471
This report summarizes data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins Counties, southwest Nebraska. It includes data collected from 52 randomly selected wells that were monitored during the 1983 irrigation season to obtain measurements of discharge and the rate of energy consumption. The data were collected...
Literature review and need for additional study of surface-water quality in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio
C.J. Childress
1984, Open-File Report 84-619
The Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area encompasses about 24 miles of the middle reach of the Cuyahoga River and parts of four major tributaries -- Furnace Run, Brandywine Creek, Chippewa Creek, and TInkers Creek. Water quality in this reach does not meet Ohio water-quality standards for dissolved oxygen, fecal bacteria,...
Glastonbury Gneiss and mantling rocks (a modified Oliverian dome) in south-central Massachusetts and north-central Connecticut: Geochemistry, petrogenesis, and isotopic age
G. W. Leo, R. E. Zartman, D. G. Brookins
1984, Professional Paper 1295
The Glastonbury dome is a long, narrow structure trending approximately 70 km north-northeast through Connecticut and Massachusetts along the west side of the Bronson Hill anticlinorium. Structurally and stratigraphically the dome is analogous to the Oliverian domes of New Hampshire. It is cored by Glastonbury Gneiss and is mantled by...
Quantity and quality of streamflow in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
K.L. Lindskov, Briant A. Kimball
1984, Water Supply Paper 2224
The southeastern Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado includes an area of 3,000 square miles containing large oilshale deposits. Future mining and retorting of the oil shale in northeastern Utah is expected to impact the area's water resources. In order to determine premining conditions, streamflow and water-quality data were collected...
Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in New Jersey
R.D. Schopp, R.L. Ulery
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4108
The results of a study of the cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in New Jersey are documented. This study is part of a 5-year nationwide analysis undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey to define and document the most cost-effective means of furnishing streamflow information. This report identifies the principal uses...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Arkansas; fiscal years 1982 and 1983
B.L. Louthian
1984, Open-File Report 84-232
During fiscal years 1982 and 1983 there were 22 water resources investigations in progress by the Arkansas District of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Water Resources Division. Investigations that mainly involved data collection included surface water gaging, water level measuring, water quality sampling, sediment sampling and water use inventorying. Interpretive...
A digital model for streamflow routing by convolution methods
W.H. Doyle Jr., H.O. Shearman, G.J. Stiltner, W.O. Krug
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4160
U.S. Geological Survey computer model, CONROUT, for routing streamflow by unit-response convolution flow-routing techniques from an upstream channel location to a downstream channel location has been developed and documented. Calibration and verification of the flow-routing model and subsequent use of the model for simulation is also documented. Three hypothetical examples...
