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...
Summary of hydrologic data collected during 1977 in Dade County, Florida
John E. Hull
1979, Open-File Report 79-514
During 1977 rainfall was 1.52 inches above the long-term average in Dade County, Fla. Ground-water levels ranged from 0.3 foot above to 0.1 foot below average. The highest and lowest ground-water levels for the year were 1 foot below and 1 foot above their long-term average. In the Hialeah-Miami Springs...
Streamflow statistical summaries for Colorado streams through September 30, 1975; Volume 3, Colorado River basin from Gunnison River to San Juan River
Harold E. Petsch Jr.
1979, Open-File Report 83-693
This report contains statistical summaries of daily streamflow data as of September 30, 1975, for 234 stations west of the Continental Divide in Colorado and adjacent States for use by agencies and individuals engaged in water studies. To be included in this report, a station had to have a minimum...
Streamflow simulation studies of the Hillsborough, Alafia, and Anclote Rivers, west-central Florida
J.F. Turner Jr.
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-102
A modified version of the Georgia Tech Watershed Model was applied for the purpose of flow simulation in three large river basins of west-central Florida. The model was calibrated for six streamflow stations located in these basins using 4 years of historical and current rainfall, runoff, and estimated evapotranspiration data....
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Wyoming, fiscal year 1979
D.D. Carlson, S. L. Green
1979, Open-File Report 79-1278
This report contains lists of surface-water stations, ground-water stations, water-quality stations, sediment stations , and peak-flow partial-record stations in Wyoming. The locations of the data-collection sites are shown on maps. Water-resources projects in Wyoming are also described, including many that are related to development of energy resources. The general locations...
Investigations needed to stimulate the development of Jordan's mineral resources
V.E. McKelvey
1979, Open-File Report 79-1569
The level of living that any society can attain is a direct function of the use it makes of all kinds of raw materials (soil, water, metals, nonmetals, etc.), all kinds of energy (both animate and inanimate), and all kinds of human ingenuity; and is an inverse function of the...
Comprehensive monitoring of meteorology, hydraulics, and thermal regime of the San Diego Aqueduct, California
Harvey E. Jobson, Alex M. Sturrock
1979, Professional Paper 1137
Water temperature, as well as meteorologic and hydraulic variables which influence the energy budget of the San Diego Aqueduct in southern California, were continuously monitored for a 1-year period beginning July 24, 1973. Incoming solar and atmospheric radiation, windspeed and direction, water temperature, and wet- and dry-bulb air temperatures were...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1978: Volume 2. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report HI-78-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1978 water year for other Pacific areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage of a reservoir; and water levels in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 44 gaging stations; stage only record for...
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...
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...
Water resources data for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, water year 1978
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report MA-RI-78-1
Water-resources data for the 1978 water year for Massachusetts and Rhode Island consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 105 gaging stations, month end contents for 30 lakes and reservoirs, water quality...
Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Thompson Creek near Clara, Mississippi
B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, George J. Arcement
1979, Hydrologic Atlas 597
Floodflow data that will provide a base for evaluating digital models relating to open-channel flow were obtained at 22 sites on streams in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Thirty-five floods were measured. Analysis of the data indicated methods currently in use would be inaccurate where densely vegetated flood plains are crossed...
Hydrologic data from urban watersheds in the Tampa Bay area, Florida
Miguel A. Lopez, D.M. Michaelis
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-125
Hydrologic data are being collected in 10 urbanized watersheds located in the Tampa Bay area, Florida. The gaged watersheds have impervious areas that range from 19 percent for a residential watershed in north Tampa to nearly 100 percent for a downtown Tampa watershed. Land-use types, including roads, residential, commercial, industrial,...
Small-stream flood investigations in Minnesota, October 1958 to September 1977
George H. Carlson, Kurt T. Gunard
1979, Open-File Report 79-1061
An investigation of flood flows from small drainage basins in Minnesota is being made to aid in the design of bridges, culverts and other highway drainage structures. Results of the investigation provide peak-flow data on streams generally with drainage areas less than 50 square miles, placing particular emphasis on those...
Selected streamflow data for the Delaware River basin
Robert D. Schopp, Brian D. Gillespie
1979, Open-File Report 79-347
Selected streamflow data for the Delaware River basin are given in this report. Runoff-precipitation data covering the period 1941-70 are compiled for 28 selected subbasins. Low-flow frequency curves for four main-stem Delaware River sites are also given. For Delaware River at Montague and Trenton, New Jersey, monthly comparative duration curves...
Selected hydrologic data for Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington 1977-78
E.L. Bolke, J.V. Vaccaro
1979, Open-File Report 79-333
This report presents the ground-water data collected from March 1977 to May 1978 in the Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, for the purpose of developing a computer simulation of flow and mass transport in the Spokane aquifer. Data collected include an inventory of wells and springs, water-level data, and chemical analyses...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area, Utah
K.M. Waddell, P.K. Contratto, C. T. Sumsion, John R. Butler
1979, Open-File Report 79-988
Data obtained during a hydrologic reconnaissance in 1975-77 in the Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal area of Utah were correlated with existing long-term data. Maps were prepared showing average precipitation, average streamflow, stream temperature, ground- and surface-water quality, sediment yield, and geology. Recommendations were made for additional study and suggested approaches...
Nonpoint-source discharges in Pequea Creek Basin, Pennsylvania, 1977
Janice R. Ward, David A. Eckhardt
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-88
A study of Pequea Creek included measurement of streamflow and collection of water and bottom-material samples during selected base-flow and storm periods from February to December 1977. Samples were analyzed for nitrogen and phosphorus species, suspended sediment, organic carbon, and pesticides. Daily mean constituent concentrations and discharges transported from the...
Preliminary hydrogeologic investigation of the Maxey Flats radioactive waste burial site, Fleming County, Kentucky
Harold H. Zehner
1979, Open-File Report 79-1329
Burial trenches at the Maxey Flats radioactive waste burial site , Fleming County, Ky., cover an area of about 0.03 square mile, and are located on a plateau, about 300 to 400 feet above surrounding valleys. Although surface-water characteristics are known, little information is available regarding the ground-water hydrology of...
Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Pecatonica-Sugar River basin, Wisconsin
D.A. Stedfast
1979, Open-File Report 79-1274-Pecatonica River, Sugar River
The purpose of this report is to describe low-flow characteristics of streams in the Pecatonica-Sugar River basin, Wisconsin, where streamflow data have been collected, and to present equations for estimating low-flow characteristics at ungaged sites. Low-flow characteristics were estimated for 11 gaging stations, 25 low-flow partial-record stations, and 207 miscellaneous sites...
Modeling highly transient flow, mass, and heat transport in the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta, Georgia
Harvey E. Jobson, Thomas N. Keefer
1979, Professional Paper 1136
A coupled flow-temperature model has been developed and verified for a 27.9-km reach of the Chattahoochee River between Buford Dam and Norcross, Ga. Flow in this reach of the Chattahoochee is continuous but highly regulated by Buford Dam, a flood-control and hydroelectric facility located near Buford, Ga. Calibration and verification...
A plan to study the aquifer system of the Central Valley of California
Gilbert L. Bertoldi
1979, Open-File Report 79-1480
Unconsolidated Quaternary alluvial deposits comprise a large complex aquifer system in the Central Valley of California. Millions of acre-feet of water is pumped from the system annually to support a large and expanding agribusiness industry. Since the 1950's, water levels have been steadily declining in many areas of the valley...
Water quality in the Merced River above and below the El Portal sewage treatment plant near Yosemite National Park, California, 1975-77
Ray J. Hoffman
1979, Open-File Report 79-679
A study was made to evaluate the effects that treated sewage has on some characteristics of water quality in a reach of the Merced River near Yosemite National Park. Streamflow and water-quality data were collected from July through October 1975 and from July through November 1977 at five stations on...
Instrumentation of urban hydrology monitoring sites in southeast Florida
Jack Hardee
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-37
An instrumentation system developed and built in laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., has been used since 1974 to collect synchronized rainfall, runoff, and water-quality data from urban basins. A number of field modifications were made to adapt the system to local hydrologic conditions and for collection of...
Geology, geochronology, and potential volcanic hazards in the Lava Ridge-Hells Half Acre area, eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
Mel A. Kuntz, G. Brent Dalrymple
1979, Open-File Report 79-1657
The evaluation of volcanic hazards for the proposed Safety Test Reactor Facility (STF) at the Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANLW) site, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Idaho, involves an analysis of the geology of the Lava Ridge-Hells Half Acre area and of K-At age determinations on lava flows in cored drill...
