delta18O variations in the Halimeda of Virgin Islands sands: evidence of cool water in the northeast Caribbean, late Holocene
Charles W. Holmes
1983, Journal of Sedimentary Research (53) 429-438
Halimeda segments from carbonate sands on the Virgin Islands platform have delta 18 O versus PDB isotopic values ranging from -0.3% to -1.3% (x = -0.9%). Modern Halimeda segments from the same area have a measured delta18 O ranging from -2.0% to -2.5% PDB (x = -2.15%), and the carbonate skeleton appears to...
Impact of changes in land use on the ground-water system in the Sequim-Dungeness Peninsula, Clallam County, Washington
B. W. Drost
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4094
A digital-computer model was developed to simulate three-dimensional ground-water flow in aquifers underlying the Sequim-Dungeness peninsula, Clallam County, Washington. Analysis using the model shows that leakage from irrigation ditches is the area 's most important source of ground-water recharge. Termination of the irrigation system would lead to lower heads throughout...
A method for estimating ground-water return flow to the lower Colorado River in the Yuma area, Arizona and California
Omar J. Loeltz, S. A. Leake
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4220
No abstract available....
Measurement of the reaeration coefficients of the North Fork Licking River at Utica, Ohio by radioactive tracers
Janet Hren
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4192
Reaeration coefficients of the North Fork Licking River at Utica, Ohio were measured by the radioactive-tracer method. The tests were conducted on a 2.1-mile reach on September 23 and October 7, 1981, during low-flow conditions. Krypton-85 gas and tritium were the radioopactive tracers, which were used in conjunction with rhodamine-WT...
Talc in the suspended matter of the northwestern Atlantic
Lawrence J. Poppe, John C. Hathaway, Carol M. Parmenter
1983, Clays and Clay Minerals (31) 60-64
Knowledge of the distribution, concentration, and composition of suspended particulate matter in seawater is important to the understanding of sedimentation processes on the Continental Shelf. Because the surfaces of both organic and inorganic particles have high affinities for pollutants, such as certain trace metals, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and petroleum (Bothner et...
Furrowed outcrops of Eocene chalk on the lower continental slop offshore New Jersey
James M. Robb, John R. Kirby, John C. Hampson, Patricia R. Gibson, Barbara Hecker
1983, Geology (11) 182-186
A sea bottom of middle Eocene calcareous claystone cut by downslope-trending furrows was observed during an Alvin dive to the mouth of Berkeley Canyon on the continental slope off New Jersey. The furrows are 10 to 50 m apart, 4 to 13 m deep, linear, and nearly parallel in water depths of...
Sedimentology of Southwestern Roads region, U.S. Virgin Islands: origin and rate of sediment accumulation
Jack L. Kindinger, Ronald J. Miller, Charles W. Holmes
1983, Journal of Sedimentary Research (53) 439-447
Sand deposits on southern insular shelf of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, were investigated to determine their origin, environmental processes and accumulation rates. Sea-floor samples show that the sand has been derived (in situ) mainly from calcareous algae and molluscs. Zonation of the dominant sand producers is related to the...
Partition equilibriums of nonionic organic compounds between soil organic matter and water
Cary T. Chiou, Paul E. Porter, David W. Schmedding
1983, Environmental Science & Technology (17) 227-231
No abstract available....
Seasonal food of juvenile lake trout in U.S. waters of Lake Ontario
Joseph H. Elrod
1983, Journal of Great Lakes Research (9) 396-402
Stomach contents of 3,554 lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), 100 to 449 mm in total length, captured with bottom trawls during April through October 1978–81 along the south shore of Lake Ontario were examined. Invertebrates appeared to be an important food of lake trout less than 200 mm long but were...
Distribution and abundance of larval fish in the nearshore waters of western Lake Huron
Robert O’Gorman
1983, Journal of Great Lakes Research (9) 14-22
Ichthyoplankton was collected at 17 nearshore (bottom depth ≥5 m but ≤10 m) sites in western Lake Huron during 1973–75 with a 0.5-m net of 351-micron mesh towed at 99 m/min. Larvae of rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) dominated late spring and early summer catches and larvae of alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus)...
SHALLOW HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM AT NEWBERRY VOLCANO, OREGON: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL.
Edward A. Sammel
1983, Conference Paper, Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Investigations at Newberry Volcano, Oregon, have resulted in a satisfactory account of the shallow hydrothermal system, but have not indicated the nature of a possible geothermal reservoir. Hot springs in the caldera probably represent the return of circulating meteoric water, warmed at shallow depths by high conductive heat flow and...
Automated determination of bromide in waters by ion chromatography with an amperometric detector
G. S. Pyen, D. E. Erdmann
1983, Analytica Chimica Acta (149) 355-358
An automated ion chromatograph, including a program controller, an automatic sampler, an integrator, and an amperometric detector, was used to develop a procedure for the determination of bromide in rain water and many ground waters. Approximately 10 min is required to obtain a chromatogram. The detection limit for bromide is...
Chemistry and microbiology of a sewage spill in South San Francisco Bay
J. E. Cloern, R.S. Oremland
1983, Estuaries (6) 399-406
During three weeks of September 1979, the breakdown of a waste treatment plant resulted in the discharge of a large volume (1.5×107m3) of primary-treated sewage into a tributary of South San Francisco Bay, California. Chemical and microbial changes occurred within the tributary as decomposition and nitrification depleted dissolved oxygen. Associated...
Faulting arrested by control of ground-water withdrawal in Houston, Texas
T. Holzer, R.K. Gabrysch, E.R. Verbeek
1983, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (15) 204-209
More than 86 historically active faults with an aggregate length of 150 miles have been identified within and adjacent to the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. Although scarps of these faults grow gradually and without causing damaging earthquakes, historical fault offset has cost millions of dollars in damage to houses and...
Process and rate of dedolomitization: Mass transfer and C14 dating in a regional carbonate aquifer
W. Back, B.B. Hanshaw, Niel Plummer, P.H. Rahn, C.T. Rightmire, M. Rubin
1983, Geological Society of America Bulletin (94) 1415-1429
Regional dedolomitization is the major process that controls the chemical character of water in the Mississippian Pahasapa Limestone (Madison equivalent) surrounding the Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming. The process of dedolomitization consists of dolomite dissolution and concurrent precipitation of calcite; it is...
Areal extent of a plume of mineralized water from a flowing artesian well in Dade County, Florida
Bradley G. Waller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-20
A flowing artesian well that taps the Floridan aquifer at Chekika Hammock State Park is contaminating the overlying Biscayne aquifer with saline water. The plume of mineralized water extends approximately 7 miles southeast of the well and ranges in width from 1 to 2 miles. The areal extent of contamination...
Effects of land use on ground-water quality in the East Everglades, Dade County, Florida
B.G. Waller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4093
Groundwater quality characteristics of the Biscayne aquifer from September 1978 through June 1979 were determined for seven land use areas within the East Everglades in Dade County, Florida. Four agricultural areas, two low-density residential areas, and Chekika Hammock State Park were investigated. The effects of land use on the groundwater...
Effects of land use on surface-water quality in the East Everglades, Dade County, Florida
Bradley G. Waller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-59
Water-quality characteristics were determined at five developed areas in the East Everglades, Dade County, Florida, during the 1978 wet season (June through October). These areas are designated as: Coopertown; Chekika Hammock State Park; residential area; rock-plowed tomato field; and Cracker Jack Slough agricultural area. Data from the developed areas were...
Assessment of water quality in canals of eastern Broward County, Florida, 1969-74
Bradley G. Waller, Wesley L. Miller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-3
An intensive water-quality monitoring program was started in 1969 to determine the effects of man-induced contaminants on the water quality in the primary canal system of eastern Broward County, Florida. This report covers the first 6 years of the program and provides a data base that can be used to...
Water resources data for Maryland and Delaware, water year 1981
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Water Data Report MD-DE-81-1
No abstract available....
Measurement and computation of streamflow
Saul Edward Rantz
1982, Water Supply Paper 2175
The purpose of this manual is to provide a comprehensive description of state-of-the-art standardized stream-gaging procedures, within the scope described below. The manual is intended for use as a training guide and reference text, primarily for hydraulic engineers and technicians in the U.S. Geological Survey, but the manual is also...
Utah water use data: Public water supplies, 1980
David Hooper, Richard Schwarting
1982, Utah Division of Water Rights Water-Use Report 3
This publication is the third in a series of continuing reports presenting water use data for Utah. The data are collected by the State of Utah, Division of Water Rights, for the National Water Use Information Program. This is a cooperative effort with the U.S. Geological Survey. Most states contribute...
Utah water use data: Public water supplies, 1981
David Hooper, Richard Schwarting
1982, Utah Division of Water Rights Water-Use Report 4
This publication is the fourth in a series of continuing reports presenting water use data for Utah. The data are collected by the State of Utah, Division of Water Rights, for the National Water Use Information Program. This is a cooperative effort with the U.S. Geological Survey. Most states contribute...
Enrichment and association of lead and bacteria at particulate surfaces in a salt-marsh surface layer
R.W. Harvey, Leonard W. Lion, L.Y. Young, J.O. Leckie
1982, Journal of Marine Research (40) 1201-1211
The particle-laden surface layer (approx 150-370 mu m) and subsurface waters of a South San Francisco Bay salt marsh were sampled over 2 tidal cycles and analyzed for particle numbers and particulate-associated and total concentrations of Pb and bacteria. Laboratory studies examined the ability of a bacterial isolate from the...
Sediment-discharge characteristics of the Toutle River following the Mount St. Helens eruption
J.K. Culbertson, R.L. Dinehart
1982, Book chapter, Proceedings from the Conference on Mount St. Helens—Effects on water resources
Dinehart, R.L., Culbertson, J.K., 1982, Sediment-discharge characteristics of the Toutle River following the Mount St. Helens eruption, [abs.]: in Proceedings from the Conference on Mount St. Helens— Effects on water resources: State of Washington Water Research Center, p. 149....
