Hydrogeologic factors affecting the availability and quality of ground water in the Temple Terrace area, Hillsborough County, Florida
Joseph William Stewart, Carole L. Goetz, L. R. Mills
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-4
Ground water occurs in two aquifers in the Temple Terrace area of Hillsborough County, Fla. The lower one is the artesian Floridan aquifer; the upper is the water-table aquifer. The Floridan aquifer is a thick sequence of limestone and dolomite layers which include several permeable zones that generally are treated...
Map showing low-flow frequency of Minnesota streams
S. A. Warne
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-132
No abstract available....
Hydrology of the Nevin Wetland near Madison, Wisconsin
R.P. Novitzki
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-48
The 120-acre Nevin wetland at the south edge of Madison, Wis., is a discharge area of the local ground-water system. A hydrologic unit composed of drift and the upper part of an underlying sandstone sequence provides ground-water inflow. Ground water enters as springflow and as leakage upward through the organic...
Areas subject to inundation by the 100-year flood in Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona
R.H. Roeske
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-33
Avra Valley in Pima County, Arizona, is sparsely populated and is used mainly for agriculture and cattle grazing; however, its proximity to Tucson makes it desirable for urban development. Administrators and planners concerned with future land development may use the map report to determine the approximate areas that are subject...
Sediment transport in the Feather River, Lake Oroville to Yuba City, California
George Porterfield, Robert D. Busch, Arvi O. Waananen
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-20
Regulation of the Feather River by Oroville Dam and reservoir in northeast California (beginning in 1967) changed the streamflow and sediment discharge downstream from the dam. Changes in channel geometry to adjust to the new regimen were still in process in 1975. Streamflow and sediment concentration and discharge had decreased....
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the western part of the Salt River Valley area, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1977
P. P. Ross
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-40
In 1976 about 1.68 million acre-feet of ground water was pumped in the Salt River Valley. Since 1923, more than 73 million acre-feet has been withdrawn, which has resulted in a general decline in water levels. Water levels in the western part of the Salt River Valley area have declined...
Methods of estimating recharge to the Floridan aquifer in northeast Florida
G. G. Phelps
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-109
Recharge to the principal artesian aquifer in a six-county area in northeast Florida was calculated using closed contour methods , water budgets, and formulas for computing leakage through confining beds. Each estimate was tested in a computer model of groundwater flow to see which estimate was best. Calculations of flow...
Flood profiles for Peace River, south-central Florida
W. R. Murphy Jr., K.M. Hammett, C. V. Reeter
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-57
This report presents flood heights and profiles for a 70-mile reach of Peace River from Bartow to Arcadia, Fla. The flood heights were calculated using the U.S. Geological Survey step-backwater model. Profiles were prepared for floods having expected recurrence intervals of 2, 2.33, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and...
Effects of land use and water management on water quality in the western South New River Canal basin: southeast Florida, 1974-75
B.G. Waller
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-30
The South New River Canal (C-11) basin between water-control structures S-9 and S-13 is an area that is primarily undeveloped and the system of waterways within the basin is highly controlled for water-management purposes. Most of the recharge to the canals is by induced ground-water inflow and seepage. The chemical...
Flood profiles for lower Brooker Creek, west-central Florida
W.R. Murphy
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-115
Flood heights are computed for a range of recurrence intervals for a 12.6 mile reach of Brooker Creek, beginning at the mouth at Lake Tarpon. A Geological Survey step-backwater computer program, E431, was used in these analyses using: (1) Stream and valley cross-section geometry and roughness data; (2) Recurrence interval...
Flood profiles for Cypress Creek, west-central Florida
W. R. Murphy Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-8
Flood profiles are included for selected recurrence-interval floods in west-central Florida for a 27-mile reach of Cypress Creek, for a 4-mile tributary reach, and for a 1.2-mile distributary reach. The procedure for constructing flood profiles is based on flood heights computed in a step-backwater analysis using the following data: 2-,...
Preliminary hydrologic budget of the sand-and-gravel aquifer under unstressed conditions: with a section on water-quality monitoring, Pensacola, Florida
Henry Trapp Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-96
The sand-and-gravel aquifer is the only freshwater aquifer in southern Escambia County, Fla. Problems related to the development of the aquifer include sustained yield, contamination, and saltwater intrusion. A digital model was applied to the sand-and-gravel aquifer in central and southern Escambia County treating the aquifer 's 'main producing zone...
Water resources of Camas Prairie, south-central Idaho
H.W. Young
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-82
Ground-water pumpage in Camas Prairie, Idaho, for irrigation and municipal supplies totaled nearly 9,500 acre-feet in 1977. Declines of pressure head in the artesian aquifer have ranged from 3 to 12 feet since 1974 when increased ground-water pumping began. A comparison of water-level measurements made in September 1957 and September...
Geohydrologic data from the Jemez Mountains and vicinity, north-central New Mexico
Frank W. Trainer
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-131
The Jemez Mountains volcanic region, on the west margin of the Rio Grande rift in north-central New Mexico, is the site of studies for power development from geothermal heat. This report summarizes geohydrologic data to provide background information relative to the geothermal exploration and to investigate the usefulness of hydrology...
Physiography and surficial geology of the copper-nickel study region, northeastern Minnesota
P. G. Olcott, D. I. Siegel
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-51
The Copper-Nickel study region lies in the Superior Upland physiographic province and is located approximately 60 miles north of Duluth and 100 miles southeast of International Falls, Minnesota. It straddles the Laurentian Divide, which separates Hudson Bay and Lake Superior drainage. The topography exhibits a southwesterly trending lineation that parallels...
Leachate migration from a pesticide waste disposal site in Hardeman County, Tennessee
C.L. Sprinkle
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-128
Between 1964 and 1972, approximately 300,000 drums (55-gallon steel barrels) of waste derived from the manufacturing of pesticides were buried on 45 acres of land in northern Hardemen County, Tennessee. Leachates from these wastes are migrating from the disposal site in surface runoff, through shallow perched water zones, and through...
Comparison of the radioactive and modified techniques for measurement of stream reaeration coefficients
R. E. Rathbun, R. Stephen Grant
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-68
The radioactive and modified tracer techniques were used to measure the reaeration coefficients of two reaches each of Black Earth Creek and the Madison Effluent Channel near Madison, Wis. Comparison of the results showed that coefficients measured with the modified technique ranged from -8.96 to +3.61 and from +15.7 to...
Water resources of northeast North Carolina
Hugh B. Wilder, Tully M. Robison, K.L. Lindskov
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-81
Several water-related problems are associated with economic development of northeast North Carolina. The solution to these problems depends in part on adequate knowledge of the hydrology of this 8,930 square mile coastal area. Average annual precipitation on the area is about 50 inches. Of this amount, about 34 inches returns...
Flood hydrology of Butte Basin, 1973-77 water years, Sacramento Valley, California
R.G. Simpson
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-86
Flooding in Butte Basin, CA., is caused primarily by overflow from the Sacramento River on the western boundary. Stage and discharge data were collected during 1973-77 at 6 recording and 45 crest-stage gages within the basin and combined with discharge records on the main channel of the Sacramento River to...
Hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data, Ochlockonee River basin area, Florida
Charles A. Pascale, Jeffrey R. Wagner, James E. Sohm
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-97
This report presents hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data collected within the Ochlockonee River basin area, in the panhandle of northwest Florida. The data are presented in graphs and tables. Surface-water data include streamflow measurements and analyses of water collected at 58 sites; ground-water data include descriptions of 360 wells and...
Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Delaware
R.H. Simmons, D.H. Carpenter
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-93
A flood-estimating method is presented which applies to drainage basins in Delaware without urban development and covers selected recurrence intervals from 2 to 100 years. The method was developed by multiple-regression techniques. The State is divided into two regions and sets of equations for calculating peak discharges based on physical...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the Yuma area, Yuma County, Arizona, 1975
D. W. Wilkins
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-62
In the Yuma area, Arizona, ground water is pumped mainly for the drainage of waterlogged land and for irrigation. In 1975 about 255,000 acre-feet of ground water was withdrawn, of which about 158,000 acre-feet was pumped for drainage of waterlogged land. For 1915-75, about 4,568,000 acre-feet was withdrawn, of which...
Predicted water-level and water-quality effects of artificial recharge in the Upper Coachella Valley, California, using a finite-element digital model
Lindsay A. Swain
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-29
From 1936 to 1974, water levels declined more than 100 feet in the Palm Springs area and 60 feet in the Palm Desert area of the upper Coachella Valley, Calif. Water from the Colorado River Aqueduct is presently being recharged to the basin. The dissolved-solids concentration of native ground water...
Hydrologic monitoring of a deep-well waste-injection system near Pensacola, Florida, March 1970 - March 1977
Charles A. Pascale, J.B. Martin
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-27
This report presents hydraulic and chemical data collected at a deep-well waste-injection system near Pensacola, Florida. Since injection began in July 1963, about 13.3 billion gallons of industrial acidic waste containing nitric acid, inorganic salts and numerous organic compounds have been injected into a saline-water-filled limestone aquifer. Wellhead pressure at...
Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia
Earley M. Miller
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-5
A technique is presented for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in Virginia. For 299 gaged sites, the magnitudes of floods having recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years are provided in tables. For ungaged sites, regression relations are presented that allow the estimation of flood magnitudes based on...
