Selected flow characteristics of Florida streams and canals
D.W. Foose
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4107
Data and statistics on low-flow frequency for 254 stream-gaging stations on Florida streams and canals are presented. The selected stations have 10 or more years of continuous record. A site description, a 10-year hydrograph, and a table of flow duration are presented for each station. A computed monthly 7-day, 10-year...
Debris flow hazard assessment for the Oregon Caves National Monument
John Friday
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4100
After experiencing a devastating debris flow in the Oregon Caves National Monument, the National Park Service needs an evaluation of the hazard of additional flows. Soil properties at six random sites were compared with those at the source of the debris flow. Although all sites had soils that could become...
The Southern Hills regional aquifer system of southeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi
A. Buono
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4189
The Southern Hills regional aquifer system, named in a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency for designation as a sole or principal source of drinking water, is the primary source of public and domestic supplies in the northern 10 parishes of southeastern Louisiana. The gulfward dipping and thickening, complexly interbedded...
Ground-water resources of coastal Citrus, Hernando, and southwestern Levy counties, Florida
J. D. Fretwell
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4079
Ground water in the coastal parts of Citrus, Hernando, and Levy Counties is obtained almost entirely from the Floridan aquifer. The aquifer is unconfined near the coast and semiconfined in the ridge area. Transmissivity ranges from 20,000 feet squared per day in the ridge area to greater than 2,000,000 feet...
Survey of helium in natural water wells and springs in southwest Montana and Imperial Valley, California; Part V, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1982
Willis P. Doering, Irving Friedman
1983, Open-File Report 83-500
Computation of continuous records of streamflow
E.J. Kennedy
1983, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-A13
Records of continuous streamflow, published in the U.S. Geological Survey annual Water Data Reports for the States and territories, are computed from field data, mainly discharge measurements and recorder charts or tapes. This manual describes the computation procedures used and some details of related field operations. It was compiled mostly...
Injection of treated wastewater for ground-water recharge in the Palo Alto Baylands, California, hydraulic and chemical interactions — Preliminary report
S. N. Hamlin
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4121
An injection-extraction well network in the Palo Alto Baylands along the San Francisco Bay, California, was designed to flush the shallow aquifer system of saline water and prevent further inland saline contamination. Clogging processes and solution migration in the vicinity of one injection well were studied. Cyclic evaporative concentration of...
Hydrologic conditions in the Wheatland Flats area, Platte County, Wyoming
M. A. Crist
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4047
The area includes about 260 square miles in central Platte County that consists of Wheatland Flats and a border region. Wheatland Flats is an area of about 100 square miles that is bounded by Chugwater Creek on the east, the Laramie River on the north, and Sybille Creek on the...
Evaluation of the response of the Big Sioux aquifer to extreme drought conditions in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
N.C. Koch
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4234
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the Bloomfield coal tract, Dawson County, eastern Montana
M. R. Cannon
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4229
The Bloomfield coal tract in Dawson County, Montana, contains about 420 million tons of recoverable coal reserves within the Pust coal bed. About 136 million tons of coal within the tract is Federally owned, of which 98 million tons has been identified for potential lease sale. A hydrologic study has...
Effects of the drought of 1980-81 on streamflow and on ground-water levels in Georgia
R.F. Carter
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4158
The 1980-81 drought resulted in the lowest rates of streamflow since 1954 in most areas of Georgia, and the lowest since 1925 in some areas. Over most of the State, minimum average streamflows for periods of 1, 7, 30, 60, 90, and 183 consecutive days receded to low levels estimated...
Ground-water-use trends in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota, 1880-1980
M.A. Horn
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4033
Detailed ground-water-use information from 1880 to 1980 has been collected and analyzed for the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Interpretation of historic water-use data was required to help water-resource planners and managers assess future trends in water use. Data were also needed for three computer-simulation models of ground-water flow being developed...
A two-dimensional graphing program for the Tektronix 4050-series graphics computers
K.L. Kipp
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4087
A refined, two-dimensional graph-plotting program was developed for use on Tektronix 4050-series graphics computers. Important features of this program include: any combination of logarithmic and linear axes, optional automatic scaling and numbering of the axes, multiple-curve plots, character or drawn symbol-point plotting, optional cartridge-tape data input and plot-format storage, optional...
Estimating highest ground-water levels for construction and land use planning — A Cape Cod, Massachusetts, example
Michael H. Frimpter, Martha N. Fisher
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4112
High ground water is a major cause of septic-system failures, wet basements, and other problems for suburban and rural residents. A technique for estimating the level to which groundwater can rise as a consequence of weather and seasonal factors has been developed. Water-level records from about 160 sites were used...
Turtles, birds, and mammals in the northern Gulf of Mexico and nearby Atlantic waters
Thomas H. Fritts
1983, FWS/OBS 82/65
An assessment of the collection and analysis of hydrologic data by private contractors for the US Geological Survey
F. A. Kilpatrick, Alberto Condes de la Torre, R. D. Hutchinson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4104
Water resources of the Santa Fe River basin, Florida
J. D. Hunn, L. J. Slack
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4075
The Santa Fe River basin is a 1,384 square-mile area in north-central Florida. The principal source of water is the Floridan aquifer, a sequence of limestone beds, the upper 300 to 800 feet of which contain potable water. The western part of the basin has the greatest potential yields for...
Computer routines for probability distributions, random numbers, and related functions
W. Kirby
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4257
Use of previously coded and tested subroutines simplifies and speeds up program development and testing. This report presents routines that can be used to calculate various probability distributions and other functions of importance in statistical hydrology. The routines are designed as general-purpose Fortran subroutines and functions to be called from...
Water resources data, Indiana, water year 1982
R. L. Miller, R.E. Hoggatt, G.E. Nell
1983, Water Data Report IN-82-1
Water resources data for the 1982 water year for Indiana consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report contains discharge records for 176 gaging stations, stage and contents for 9 lakes and reservoirs,...
Chemical characteristics of waters in northern prairie wetlands
V. A. Adomaitis, G.A. Swanson, J.A. Shoesmith
A. William Johnson, editor(s)
1983, Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science (37) 61
Status of water-resources projects in Minnesota, fiscal year 1983
J. A. Jannis
1983, Report
No abstract available....
Uptake and transport of heavy metals by heated seawater: A summary of the experimental results
Robert J. Rosenbauer, James L. Bischoff
1983, Book chapter, Hydrothermal processes at seafloor spreading centers
In general, the chemistry of seawater experimentally reacted with basalt is in accord with the observed chemistry of the 350°C vent waters from 21°N on the East Pacific Rise. Experiments at 350°C, 500 bar, and a water/rock ratio of ≤10 reproduce most of the major components in the vent waters,...
Plutonium speciation in water from Mono Lake, California
J.M. Cleveland, T.F. Rees, K.L. Nash
1983, Science (222) 1323-1325
The solubility of plutonium in Mono Lake water is enhanced by the presence of large concentrations of indigenous carbonate ions and moderate concentrations of fluoride ions. In spite of the complex chemical composition of this water, only a few ions govern the behavior of plutonium, as demonstrated by the fact...
The significance of diurnal terrestrial emergency of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Gal?pagos Archipelago
H.L. Snell, Thomas H. Fritts
1983, Biotropica (15) 285-291
The diurnal, nonreproductive emergence of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Galapagos apparently occurs throughout the year on several islands. Turtles on beaches have cloacal temperatures that exceed temperatures of adjacent coastal waters. Basking turtles are predominately females. We hypothesize that females bask to accelerate digestion and fat build-up, necessary antecedents...
Effect of retorted-oil shale leachate on a blue-green alga (Anabaena flos-aquae)
Diane M. McKnight, Wilfred E. Pereira, Colleen E. Rostad, Eric A. Stiles
1983, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (30) 6-16
In the event of the development of the large oil shale reserves of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, one of the main environmental concerns will be disposal of retorted-oil shale which will be generated in greater volume than the original volume oI the mined oil shale. Investigators have found that leachates...
