Ground-water quality in the western Snake River basin, Swan Falls to Glenns Ferry, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4062
Water-quality data were collected from 92 wells in the western Snake River basin, Swan Falls to Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Current data were compiled with pre-1980 data from 116 wells to define water-quality conditions in major aquifers. Factors affecting water quality are composition of aquifer materials, water temperature, and source of...
Initial assessment of time of travel and mixing through Gulf Island Pond and the lower Androscoggin River, Maine
G.W. Parker, G.S. Hunt
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4020
Flow-stratification patterns were observed in Gulf Island Pond during time-of-travel studies in May and August 1980. The stratification patterns in this 70 million cubic-meter impoundment were due to a temperature differences between inflowing water and reservoir water. Separation was observed at temperature differences of 0.5 degrees C in May 1980...
Regional flow in the Dakota aquifer: A study of the role of confining layers
John D. Bredehoeft, C. E. Neuzil, P. C. Milly
1983, Water Supply Paper 2237
The Dakota Sandstone in South Dakota is one of the classic artesian aquifers; it was first studied by N. H. Darton at the turn of the century. Since then, hydrogeologists have debated the source of the large quantities of water which have been discharged by artesian flow from the Dakota....
Preliminary stage-discharge relations for Tombigbee River at Aliceville lock and dam, near Pickensville, Alabama
G. H. Nelson, C. O. Ming
1983, Open-File Report 83-752
The construction of Aliceville lock and dam and other related channel alterations, completed in 1979, has resulted in changes to the stage-discharge relations in the vicinity. The scarcity of current-meter measurements, coupled with backwater conditions, makes definition of a single stage-discharge relation impossible. However, limit curves can be defined that...
Water resources of the Truk Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4082
The Truk Islands, part of the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific, consist of 19 volcanic islands and about 65 coral islets. The volcanic islands and some of the coral islets are scattered in an 820-square-mile lagoon enclosed by a 125-mile long barrier reef. Moen, although not the largest, is...
Graphical method for estimating occurrence and duration of a critical low flow in the Sacramento River at Freeport, California
J.G. Harmon
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4001
Sacramento County expects to begin operation of the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in 1982. The California State Water Resources Control Board has ruled that the plant will not be allowed to release effluent into the Sacramento River when flow in the river is 4,000 cubic feet per second or...
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...
Literature assessment of the Charlotte Harbor estuarine system and surrounding area, Southwest Florida
Yvonne E. Stoker, George A. Karavitis
1983, Open-File Report 83-127
The Governor of Florida established the Charlotte Harbor Resource Planning and Management committee to recommend the course of action Florida should take in planning for potential growth in the rapidly growing area surrounding Charlotte Harbor. In May 1981, the U.S. Geological Survey began a planning study to determine detailed hydrologic...
Mean annual runoff and peak flow estimates based on channel geometry of streams in southeastern Montana
R. J. Omang, Charles Parrett, J. A. Hull
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4092
Equations using channel-geometry measurements were developed for estimating mean runoff and peak flows of ungaged streams in southeastern Montana. Two separate sets of esitmating equations were developed for determining mean annual runoff: one for perennial streams and one for ephemeral and intermittent streams. Data from 29 gaged sites on perennial...
Low-flow characteristics of Indiana streams
J. A. Stewart
1983, Open-File Report 82-1007
Knowledge of low-flow data for Indiana streams is essential to the planners and developers of water resources for municipal, industrial, and recreational uses in the State. Low-flow data for 219 continuous-record gaging stations through the 1978 water year and for some stations since then are presented in tables and curves....
Storage requirements for Georgia streams
Robert F. Carter
1983, Open-File Report 82-557
The suitability of a stream as a source of water supply or for waste disposal may be severely limited by low flow during certain periods. A water user may be forced to provide storage facilities to supplement the natural flow if the low flow is insufficient for his needs. This...
A statistical summary of data from the U.S. Geological Survey's national water quality networks
R. A. Smith, R. B. Alexander
1983, Open-File Report 83-533
The U.S. Geological Survey Operates two nationwide networks to monitor water quality, the National Hydrologic Bench-Mark Network and the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN). The Bench-Mark network is composed of 51 stations in small drainage basins which are as close as possible to their natural state, with no human...
Time-of-travel and dispersion studies, Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Lake to Easton, Pennsylvania
C.D. Kauffman
1983, Open-File Report 82-861
Results of time-of-travel and dispersion studies are presented for the 77.0 mile reach of the Lehigh River from Francis E. Walter Lake to Easton, Pennsylvania. Rhodamine WT dye was injected at several points for a variety of several common flow conditions and its downstream travel was monitored at a number...
Exploratory drilling and aquifer testing at the Kipahulu District, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
W. R. Souza
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4066
An exploratory well, located at 388 feet above sea level in Kipahulu Valley on Maui, Hawaii, was completed and tested in October 1980. The 410-foot well penetrates a series of very dense basaltic lava flows of the Hana Formation. At an elevation of 10 feet above mean sea level, the...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1982: Volume 2. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and American Samoa
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1983, Water Data Report HI-82-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1982 water year for other Pacific areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; stage of a lake and a reservoir; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 43...
Base flow of streams in the outcrop area of southeastern sand aquifer: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi
Virginia Stricker
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4106
The base flow component of streamflow was separated from hydrographs for unregulated streams in the Cretaceous and Tertiary clastic outcrop area of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The base flow values are used in estimating recharge to the sand aquifer. Relations developed between mean annual base flow and stream...
U.S. Geological Survey program of offshore resource and geoenvironmental studies, Atlantic-Gulf of Mexico region, from September 1, 1976, to December 31, 1978
David W. Folger, Sally W. Needell
1983, Circular 870
Mineral and energy resources of the continental margins of the United States arc important to the Nation's commodity independence and to its balance of payments. These resources are being studied along the continental margins of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in keeping with the mission of the...
Hydrogeology of a landfill, Pinellas County, Florida
Mario Fernandez Jr.
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-30
The Pinellas County landfill site is on a flat, coastal area characterized by a high water table is subject to tidal flooding. Altitudes within the study area range from 8 to 12 feet above sea level. Three geohydrologic units underlie the landfill site: a surficial aquifer about 19 feet thick...
Novice's guide to PACER-GARNET for use with the National Coal Resources Data System; a flow chart
Carol Waite Connor
1983, Open-File Report 83-605
Methods for estimating peak discharge and flood boundaries of streams in Utah
B. E. Thomas, K.L. Lindskov
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4129
Equations for estimating 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year peak discharges and flood depths at ungaged sites in Utah were developed using multiple-regression techniques. Ratios of 500- to 100-year values also were determined. The peak discharge equations are applicable to unregulated streams and the flood depth equations are applicable...
Preliminary stage-discharge relations for Tombigbee River at Gainesville Dam, near Gainesville, Alabama
G. H. Nelson, C. O. Ming
1983, Open-File Report 83-942
The construction of Gainesville Dam and other related channel alterations, completed in 1979, has resulted in changes to the stage-discharge relations in the vicinity. The lack of current-meter measurements, coupled with backwater conditions, makes definition of a single stage-discharge relation impossible. However, limit curves can be defined that would encompass...
Automatic dilution gaging of rapidly varying flow
M.D. Duerk
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4088
It is often difficult to obtain discharge ratings at urban gaging stations. This report presents the results of using an automated constant-rate dyedilution technique to measure discharge at two sites in Madison, Wisconsin. The sites selected have well-defined stage-discharge ratings, developed during previous hydrologic studies. One site has a 60-inch...
Water quality of the Potomac River at Chain Bridge at Washington, D.C.; hydrologic-data report, 1978 water year
Stephen F. Blanchard
1983, Open-File Report 83-147
Water quality data are presented, measured at the Potomac River at Chain Bridge at Washington, D.C. for the 1978 water year. Samples were generally collected twice a week and more frequently during periods of high flow. The samples were analyzed for nitrogen, phosphorus, silica and suspended sediments. (USGS)...
Computation of inflows and outflows of eight regulated lakes in the Oswego River Basin, New York, 1930-79
Richard Lumia, R. B. Moore
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4112
Estimates of daily inflows and outflows of eight regulated lakes in the Oswego River basin and discharges of three rivers draining these lakes were computed and compiled for use in evaluated lake-regulation procedures in the basin 's stream and reservoir system and are stored on computer. This report includes a...
Effects of specific land uses on nonpoint sources of suspended sediment, nutrients, and herbicides, Pequea Creek basin, Pennsylvania, 1979-80
P. L. Lietman, J. R. Ward, T.E. Behrendt
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4113
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cooperated with the U.S. Geological Survey in a study to quantify nonpoint-source loadings from an agricultural area in Pennsylvania. Pequea Creek, a tributary to the Susquehanna River, drains a 154-square mile agricultural area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Previous studies...
