Acoustic systems for the measurement of streamflow
Antonius Laenen, Winchell Smith
1982, Open-File Report 82-329
Very little information is available concerning acoustic velocity meter (AVM) operation, performance, and limitations. This report provides a better understanding about the application of AVM instrumentation to streamflow measurment. Operational U.S. Geological Survey systems have proven that AVM equipment is accurate and dependable. AVM equipment has no practical upper limit...
Dams, reservoirs, and withdrawals for water supply; historic trends
W. B. Langbein
1982, Open-File Report 82-256
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from time to time has published an inventory of major reservoirs and controlled natural lakes. The latest available USGS report indicated that as of 1963, usable capacity in major reservoirs (those having 5 ,000 acre-ft of usable capacity) totaled 359 million acre-ft. The growth rate...
Water use in Wisconsin, 1979
C.L. Lawrence, B.R. Ellefson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-444
This report summarizes the uses of water in Wisconsin for 1979, except aesthetics, navigation, and recreational use. The greatest single use of water, an instream use, was for hydroelectric power production. About 26 trillion gallons, or 93 percent, was used for this purpose. Of the other 7 percent where water is...
Potential hydrologic impacts of ground-water withdrawal from the Cape Cod National Seashore, Truro, Massachusetts
Denis R. LeBlanc
1982, Open-File Report 82-438
The hydrologic impacts of continuous ground-water withdrawals at 0.75, 1.0, and 1.24 Mgal/d (million gallons per day) from a test-well site in the Cape Cod National Seashore, Truro, Massachusetts, were evaluated with a three-dimensional finite-difference steady-state-flow digital model. The digital model was prepared during an earlier study and is only...
Sewage plume in a sand and gravel aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Denis LeBlanc
1982, Open-File Report 82-274
Secondarily treated domestic sewage has been disposed of on surface sand beds at the sewage treatment facility at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, since 1936. Infiltration of the sewage through the sand beds into the underlying unconfined sand and gravel aquifer has resulted in a plume of sewage-contaminated ground water...
Wetland hydrology and tree distribution of the Apalachicola River flood plain, Florida
Helen M. Leitman, James E. Sohm, Marvin A. Franklin
1982, Open-File Report 82-251
The Apalachicola River in northwest Florida is part of a three-state drainage basin encompassing 50,800 square kilometers in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The river is formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers at Jim Woodruff Dam from which it flows 171 kilometers to Apalachicola Bay in the...
Late Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the western margin of the central San Joaquin Valley, California
William R. Lettis
1982, Open-File Report 82-526
Late Cenozoic Stratigraphy Late Cenozoic deposits in the west-central San Joaquin Valley and adjacent foothills of the Diablo Range consist mainly of unconsolidated, poorly-sorted to well-sorted gravel, sand, silt and clay derived primarily from the Diablo Range and secondarily from the Sierra Nevada. Sedimentary structures, such as channeled contacts, laminated...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1979
Fred Liscum, Jay F. Weigel, J.P. Bruchmiller
1982, Open-File Report 82-164
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began studies in the Houston metropolitan area in 1964. The program was expanded...
Preliminary data for northern Great Plains test well 1, quarter NE quarter Sec. 11, T.55N., R.77W., Sheridan County, Wyoming
D.H. Lobmeyer, L. O. Anna, J.F. Busby
1982, Open-File Report 82-446
This report documents the preliminary data obtained from Northern Great Plains test well 1 and describes the preliminary results and future testing plans. The intended audience includes hydrologists, local water users, drilling contractors, and water managers. The test well was drilled as part of the study to determine the water...
Computer programs for modeling flow and water quality of surface water systems
J.A. Lorens
1982, Open-File Report 82-430
A selection of available computer programs for modeling flow and water quality in surface water systems is described. The models include programs developed as part of the U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division hydrologic research activities and others developed by other agencies, universities, and consulting firms. Each model description includes...
Procedures for assessment of cumulative impacts of coal mining on the hydrologic balance
Alan M. Lumb
1982, Open-File Report 82-334
Techniques were developed to assess the probable cumulative impacts of anticipated surface mining upon the hydrology of and area. An activity profile of cumulative drainage area versus river miles downstream from the surface mining site is constructed that shows major water uses, flood prone areas, and stream classifications. From the...
Hydrologic data for the Potomac Formation in New Castle County, Delaware
Mary M. Martin, Judith M. Denver
1982, Open-File Report 81-916
Hydrologic data for the Potomac Formation in New Castle County, Delaware, consist of records of historical ground-water pumpage, water levels, water quality, and surface-water discharge. This report includes records of 405 wells and hydro-graphs of water levels in 86 wells. Pumpage from 20 well fields is reported. Also included are...
Ground-water monitoring at Santa Barbara, California; Phase 2-effects of pumping on water levels and water quality in the Santa Barbara ground-water basins
Peter Martin
1982, Open-File Report 82-366
From July 1978 to January 1980, water levels declined more than 100 feet in the southern part of the Santa Barbara ground-water basin. The water-level declines are the result of increases in municipal pumping since July 1978. The increase in municipal pumping was part of a basin-testing program to determine...
Reconnaissance water-balance study of Lake Gregory, California
C.E. McConaughy
1982, Open-File Report 82-367
A study was made to determine the magnitude and distribution of the surface-water inflow and outflow (water balance) of the Lake Gregory basin in southern California. Data were collected from April 1979 through June 1981. Runoff during the study period varied greatly with the majority of inflow occurring between December...
The evaluation of selected one-dimensional stream water quality models with field data
Steve C. McCutcheon
1982, Open-File Report 82-851
The U.S. Geological Survey One-Dimensional Stream Water-Quality Model, QUAL II Stream Water-Quality Routing Model, the U.S. Army corps of Engineers Water Quality for River Reservoir Systems Model, and the M.I.T. Transient Water Quality Network were evaluated and compared using actual water-quality data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The field...
Radon survey of ground waters from Beaver and Milford basins, Utah
J. B. McHugh, W. R. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-382
No abstract available....
Radon, conductivity, and pH values for 146 water samples from Snowy Range, Wyoming
J. B. McHugh, W. H. Ficklin, W. R. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-971
Water-quality reconnaissance of the north Dade County solid-waste facility, Florida
D.J. McKenzie
1982, Open-File Report 82-753
A water-quality sampling reconnaissance of the north Dade County solid-waste disposal facility (landfill) near Carol City, Florida, was conducted during 1977-78. The purpose of the reconnaissance was to determine selected quality characteristics of the surface- and ground-water of the landfill and contiguous area; and to assess, generally, if leachate produced...
Water quality of Belton Lake, central Texas
H.B. Mendieta, Dale L. Pate
1982, Open-File Report 82-650
The concentrations of dissolved solids, chloride, and sulfate in Belton Lake on the Leon River in central Texas average about 240 milligrams per liter, 40 milligrams per liter, and 30 milligrams per liter, respectively. The water is hard or very hard, averaging 170 milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate. The...
Water for western oil shale development: Potential local supplies
G.A. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-31
Commercial-scale development of western oil shale resources will require a supply of water for both extraction and reclamation purposes. This paper summarizes some of the information on the occurrence of potential local supplies of water in the Piceance Creek Basin-Uinta Basin areas of northwest Colorado and northeast Utah. The discussion...
Changes in flood response of the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota-Minnesota
Jeffrey E. Miller, Dale L. Frink
1982, Open-File Report 82-774
The magnitude and frequency of large floods that have occurred in recent years in the basin of the Red River of the North have caused concern that land-use changes and manmade drainage have increased flooding. This study was undertaken to determine if any changes in flood response of the Red...
Appraisal of the Pelican River sand-plain aquifer, western Minnesota
R. T. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-347
The Pelican River sand-plain area includes approximately 200 square miles of outwash deposits in parts of Decker, Otter Tail, and Clay Counties in west-central Minnesota. Saturated thickness of the outwash is as much as 140 feet and yields of properly constructed wells locally may exceed 1,200 gallons per minute. Recharge to...
Preliminary evaluation of the potential for artificial ground-water recharge in eastern San Joaquin County, California
H. T. Mitten
1982, Open-File Report 82-123
In response to increasing demand on water supplies and declining water levels in San Joaquin County, the U. S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, is evaluating the potential for artificially recharging the aquifer system in eastern San Joaquin County, California....
Ground-water applications of remote sensing
Gerald K. Moore
1982, Open-File Report 82-240
Remote sensing can be used as a tool to inventory springs and seeps and to interpret lithology, structure, and ground-water occurrence and quality. Thermograms are the best images for inventory of seeps and springs. The steps in aquifer mapping are image analysis and interpretation and ground-water interpretation. A ground-water interpretation...
Water resources of Borrego Valley and vicinity, California: Phase 1— Definition of geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the basin
W. R. Moyle
1982, Open-File Report 82-855
This report is phase 1 of a 3-phase study and includes information needed to build a digital hydrologic model of Borrego Valley. It includes sources and amounts of recharge water to the basin, areas of water withdrawal, total ground water in storage at steady-state conditions (1945), net ground-water depletion, grid...
