Hydrogeologic features of the alluvial deposits in the Greybull River valley, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
M. E. Cooley, W. J. Head
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-6
The alluvial aquifer along the Greybull River in Wyoming, consists principally of the Greybull terrace doposits and flood-plain alluvium but also includes Burlington terrace deposits east of Burlington, the McKinnie terrace, and the younger, generally undissected alluvial-fan deposits. Well-log data and 18 surface-resistivity measurements at four localities indicate that the...
Estimation of floods of various frequencies for the small ephemeral streams in eastern Washington
W.L. Haushild
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-81
Equations were developed to estimate the magnitude of floods for various occurrence frequencies at ungaged sites on ephemeral streams that drain small, relatively undeveloped basins in the semiarid part of eastern Washington. The equations were developed from regression analyses that used the logarithms of the longitude indexes of gaged sites,...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the lower Santa Cruz area, Pinal, Pima, and Maricopa Counties, Arizona, 1977
A.D. Konieczki, C. S. English
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-56
The lower Santa Cruz area includes about 5,400 square miles in south-central Arizona and is the second largest agricultural area in the State. The area depends mainly on ground water for irrigation, and in 1976 about 966,000 acre-feet of ground water was pumped from the area. As a result of...
Quantity and quality of urban runoff from three localities in the Denver Metropolitan area, Colorado
Sherman R. Ellis, William M. Alley
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-64
Considerable variation in constituent concentrations was shown in urban runoff data for 1975-77 from three metropolitan Denver drainage basins. Constituent concentrations, greatest during initial rainfall runoff, generally peaked midday of snowmelt runoff, corresponding with maximum melting and runoff. Instantaneous loads of constituents were largely a function of discharge. Days since...
Relation of sediment yield to climatic and physical characteristics in the Missouri River basin
P. R. Jordan
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-49
Data from 64 stream-sediment stations and reservoirs in the plains area and from 15 stream-sediment stations in the mountainous area were analyzed to determine the relation of sediment yield to basin characteristics. Data from each sediment station and reservoir represented at least 7 years of sediment discharge in the plains...
Analytical method for dissolved-organic carbon fractionation
Jerry A. Leenheer, Edward W. D. Huffman Jr.
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-4
A standard procedure for analytical-scale dissolved organic carbon fractionation is presented, whereby dissolved organic carbon in water is first fractionated by a nonionic macroreticular resin into acid, base, and neutral hydrophobic organic solute fractions, and next fractionated by ion-exchange resins into acid, base, and neutral hydrophilic solute fractions. The hydrophobic...
Water-quality assessment of Rattlesnake Creek watershed, Ohio
Kenneth F. Evans, Robert L. Tobin
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-17
Chemical and biological water quality in Rattlesnake Creek basin, Ohio, are evaluated. The data include field and laboratory data for eight sites during August 1976- August 1977 and summaries of earlier (1972-76) data. Streamflow was below normal during the study period. Basin waters types were calcium bicarbonate or calcium magnesium...
Ground water in Myrtle Creek - Glendale area, Douglas County, Oregon
F. J. Frank
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-8
The Myrtle Creek-Glendale area covers about 400 mi2 (1,000 km2 in Douglas County in southwestern Oregon. Although the geologic formations of the area have low permeabilities and generally yield small amounts of water to wells, ground water is the chief source of water for domestic usse in rural parts of the...
Water resources data of the Seward area, Alaska
Larry L. Dearborn, Gary S. Anderson, Chester Zenone
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-11
Favorable geohydrologic conditions in the Seward area provide several choices for developing additional water supplies. Abundant stream runoff and the prospects for expanded well-field development in the Jap Creek alluvial fan, as well as other similar fans, allow a selection of future water sources based on factors other than the...
Ground water in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado
Forest P. Lyford
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-73
Principal aquifers in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado are the Entrada Sandstone, Westwater Canyon Member of the Morrison Formation, Gallup Sandstone, several sandstones in the Mesaverde Group above the Gallup (Dalton Sandstone, Point Lookout Sandstone, Menefee Formation, Cliffhouse Sandstone), and sandstones of tertiary.Most ground water flows...
Drinking-water quality and variations in water levels in the fractured crystalline-rock aquifer, west-central Jefferson County, Colorado
Dennis C. Hall, Carl J. Johnson
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-94
In parts of Jefferson County, CO, water for domestic use from the fractured crystalline-rock aquifer contained excessive concentrations of major ions, coliform bacteria, trace elements, or radiochemicals. Based on results of analyses from 26 wells, water from 21 of the wells contained excessive concentrations of one or more constituents. Drinking...
Estimated drawdowns in the Floridan aquifer due to increased withdrawals, Duval County, Florida
Bernard J. Franks, G. G. Phelps
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-84
Hydrologic investigations of the Floridan aquifer in Duval County, Florida, have shown that an appropriate simplified model of the aquifer system consists of a series of sub aquifers separated by semipermeable beds. Data from more than 20 aquifer tests were reanalyzed by the Hantush modified method, which takes into account...
Probable hydrologic effects of a hypothetical failure of Mackay Dam on the Big Lost River Valley from Mackay, Idaho to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Leroy Druffel, Gloria J. Stiltner, Thomas N. Keefer
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-99
Mackay Dam is an irrigation reservoir on the Big Lost River, Idaho, approximately 7.2 kilometers northwest of Mackay, Idaho. Consequences of possible rupture of the dam have long concerned the residents of the river valley. The presence of reactors and of a management complex for nuclear wastes on the reservation...
Water resources of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Washington
B. W. Drost
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-12
The Swinomish Indian Reservation occupies 17 mi2on Fidalgo Island, northwestern Washington. Six square miles are underlain by mudflats or low-lying alluvial deposits, and are not part of the study area. An appraisal of the water resources of the reservation was made because the Swinomish Tribal Community expects rapid economic and...
Effects of landfill leaching on water quality and biology of a nearby stream, South Cairo, Greene County, New York
Theodore A. Ehlke
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-13
A 1-kilometer stream reach receiving leachate-enriched water from a small municipal landfill in Greene County, N.Y., was studied from 1971-75 to document streamflow rates and chemical quality of the stream and ground water. The distribution of benthic invertebrates and microorganisms in the stream above the landfill was markedly different from...
Water budget and hydraulic aspects of artificial recharge, south coast of Puerto Rico
J. E. Heisel, Jose Raul Gonzalez
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-58
An analog model was used to evaluate ground-water conditions on the south coast of Puerto Rico. Water levels during a normal period and during an extended drought were simulated. Recharge and discharge values are reported. The model was also used to evaluate the possibilities of using treated waste water to...
Progress report on water resources of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Washington
B. W. Drost
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-31
Updated information on the Tulalip Indian Reservation 's resources indicates that the newly developed tribal well field yielded about 100 million gallons of water during August 1975-October 1976. At 16 or 17 streamflow sites, mean annual discharges during the 1976 water year exceeded those of the 1975 water year by...
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams at sewage-treatment plants and industrial plants
B. K. Holmstrom
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-31
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams at 397 sewage-treatment plants and 143 industrial plants in 30 river basins are presented in this report. The low-flow characteristics are the annual minimum 7-day mean flow below which the flow will fall on the average of once in 2 years (Q7,2) and the annual...
Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Lake Superior Basin, Wisconsin
W.A. Gebert
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-38
Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Lake Superior basin include estimates of low-flow frequency and flow duration at 9 gaging stations, low-flow frequency at 16 low-flow partial-record stations and 38 miscellaneous sites; and a list of base-flow discharge measurement is available. The equations were determined from multiple-regression analyses that relate...
Simulated changes in ground-water levels and streamflow resulting from future development (1970 to 2020) in the Platte River basin, Nebraska
E.G. Lappala, P. A. Emery, F.J. Otradovsky
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-26
Future changes in ground-water levels and streamflow caused by a limited set of water-resources development conditions were simulated with digital models of stream-aquifer systems within the Platte River Basin, Nebraska. Simulated water-resources use in the basin included private development of ground water for irrigation, Federal development of surface-water systems for...
Distribution of nitrate and related nitrogen species in the unsaturated zone, Redlands and vicinity, San Bernardino County, California
John M. Klein, Wesley L. Bradford
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-60
Nitrogen in the unsaturated soil zone in the vicinity of Redlands in San Bernardino County, Calif., has been suspected as the source of nitrate in water from wells. Plans have been made to recharge the aquifer with imported surface water. If this occurs, the rising water table will intercept soluble...
Digital model of the Hollister Valley ground-water basin, San Benito County, California
G.W. Kapple
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-32
A two-dimensional finite-difference digital model was constructed to simulate effects of proposed pumping and recharge schemes on water levels in the Hollister Valley ground-water basin. Pumping rates in the valley are expected to increase from 24,000 acre-feet per year in 1968 to an ultimate rate of 38,500 acre-feet per year....
Ground water in the vicinity of Capulin, New Mexico
D.L. Hart Jr., Christian Smith
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-79
The alluvial deposits within a closed basin near Capulin, New Mexico, are estimated to have 189,000 acre-feet of water in storage. These deposits have an estimated average transmissivity of 400 feet squared per day and represent the major source of ground water. Well yields range from a few gallons per...
A technique for estimating heights reached by the 100-year flood on unregulated, nontidal streams in North Carolina
R. W. Coble
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-69
A method for estimating the heights reached by floods having a recurrence interval of 100 years is defined for nontidal streams with unregulated flows in North Carolina. The flood heights are the vertical distance between stream stage at median discharge (50 percent duration) and the 100-year flood stage and are...
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Ross Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
N. P. Dion
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-44
A study of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Ross Lake in 1975 showed that the lake has no well-defined surface-water inflow and that thermal stratification is well established in summer. The water is of a calcium bicarbonate type, which is typical of lakes in western Washington.Biological productivity in...
