Time-of-travel studies, Susquehanna River, Binghamton, New York, to Clarks Ferry, Pennsylvania
C.D. Kauffman, J.T. Armbruster, Andrew Voytik
1976, Open-File Report 76-247
Results of time-of-travel studies are presented in both tabular and graphical form for several flow conditions in the Susquehanna River from Binghamton, N.Y., to Clarks Ferry, Pa. This reach is approximately 240 miles (386 kilometres) long, measured along the center of the channel, and has a drainage area of about...
Water resources data for Nevada, water year 1975
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Water Data Report NV-75-1
Water resources data for the 1975 water year for Nevada consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report contains discharge records for 120 gaging stations; stage and contents for 21 lakes and...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in Nebraska
Emil W. Beckman
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-109
Estimates of flood characteristics with recurrence intervals up to 100 years can be obtained at most sites in Nebraska by use of techniques presented in this report. Instructions, equations, and graphs are presented to aid the design engineer in estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods. For natural-flow streams, the estimating...
Sediment characteristics of streams in the eastern Piedmont and western Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina
Clyde E. Simmons
1976, Water Supply Paper 1798-O
The sediment-transport characteristics of streams were determined in a 15,500-square-kilometre (6,000-square-mile) area of the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions of eastern North Carolina during 1969-73. The study covered all or parts of 21 counties and included data for 28 sediment-sampling stations in parts of 4 major river basins?the Roanoke, Pamlico,...
A technique for estimating the time of travel of water in Indiana streams
Stephen E. Eikenberry, Leroy G. Davis
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-9
Estimates of the traveltime of waterborne particles in streams is important for pollution studies and in the event of spills of contaminants. This report provides data for the 16 Indiana streams on which time-of-travel information has been obtained and a means for estimating the velocity of any naturally flowing stream...
Statistical analysis of water-level, springflow, and streamflow data for the Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas
Celso Puente
1976, Open-File Report 76-393
Water-level, springflow, and streamflow data were used to develop simple and multiple linear-regression equations for use in estimating water levels in wells and the flow of three major springs in the Edwards aquifer in the eastern San Antonio area. The equations provide daily, monthly, and annual estimates that compare very...
Application of the U.S. Geological Survey rainfall-runoff simulation model to improve flood-frequency estimates on small Tennessee streams
Herman C. Wibben
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-120
The U.S. Geological Survey rainfall-runoff simulation model was used in conjunction with National Weather Service climatological data to improve flood-frequency estimates for 52 small drainage basins in Tennessee. The basins range in size from 0.17 to 64 square miles (0.44 to 166 square kilometers) and are distributed throughout the State....
Finite difference model for aquifer simulation in two dimensions with results of numerical experiments
Peter C. Trescott, George Francis Pinder, S. P. Larson
1976, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 07-C1
The model will simulate ground-water flow in an artesian aquifer, a water-table aquifer, or a combined artesian and water-table aquifer. The aquifer may be heterogeneous and anisotropic and have irregular boundaries. The source term in the flow equation may include well discharge, constant recharge, leakage from confining beds in which...
Radioactive mineral springs in Delta County, Colorado
Robert A. Cadigan, John N. Rosholt, J. Karen Felmlee
1976, Open-File Report 76-223
The system of springs in Delta County, Colo., contains geochemical clues to the nature and location of buried uranium-mineralized rock. The springs, which occur along the Gunnison River and a principal tributary between Delta and Paonia, are regarded as evidence of a still-functioning hydrothermal system. Associated with the springs are...
Water resources data for Kansas, water year 1975
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Water Data Report KS-75-1
Water resources data for the 1975 water year for Kansas consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 143 gaging stations; stage and contents...
Interpretation of magnetic surveys in intermontane valleys of Nevada and southern New Mexico
G. D. Bath
1976, Open-File Report 76-440
An evaluation of the magnetic method of geophysical exploration in intermontane valleys is made through examples of magnetic properties, magnetic surveys, reduction of data, and analysis of magnetic anomalies from some valley areas. Measurements of magnetic properties of samples collected along valley margins or from drill holes indicate that the...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1975
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Water Data Report HI-75-1
Water resources data for the 1975 water year for Hawaii and other Pacific Areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage of a reservoir; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 164 gaging stations; stage only...
Hydrologic analysis and river-quality data programs
Walter G. Hines, David A. Rickert, Stuart W. McKenzie
1976, Circular 715-D
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use...
Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1975; Volume 3. Ohio River and St. Lawrence River basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Water Data Report PA-75-3
Water Resources Data for the 1975 water year for Pennsylvania consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 89 gaging stations; stage...
Statistical summaries of Indiana streamflow data
R.G. Horner
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-35
Complete statistical analyses are presented in tabular form for all gaging stations in Indiana, regardless of length of record. Each station analysis includes lowest and highest mean daily discharges, flow duration, statistics on normal monthly means, statistics on normal annual means, statistics on log monthly means, statistics on log annual...
History of irrigation and characteristics of streamflow in Nebraska, part of the North and South Platte River basins
F. Butler Shaffer
1976, Open-File Report 76-167
More than 80 years of streamflow records have been collected in Nebraska. Such records are essential in planning water developments and managing water resources. Their value can be enhanced if the records are analyzed statistically. This report presents statistics on the flow of streams in the North and South Platte...
Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of subsurface organic waste injection near Wilmington, North Carolina
J.A. Leenheer, Ronald L. Malcolm, W.R. White
1976, Professional Paper 987
From May 1968 to December 1972, an industrial organic waste was injected at rates of 100 to 200 gallons per minute (6.3 to 12.6 litres per second) into a sand, gravel, and limestone aquifer of Late Cretaceous age by Hercules Inc. located near Wilmington, North Carolina. This report presents both...
Hydrologic evaluation of salinity control and reclamation projects in the Indus Plain, Pakistan--A summary
Maurice John Mundorff, P.H. Carrigan Jr., T.D. Steele, A. D. Randall
1976, Water Supply Paper 1608-Q
This report summarizes the observations and findings of a team of four specialists from the U.S. Geological Survey assigned to Pakistan under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development during May to August 1972 for a hydrologic evaluation of Salinity Control and Reclamation Projects in the Indus Plain...
Heat-flow data from southeastern Oregon
J.H. Sass, S.P. Galanis Jr., R. J. Munroe, T. C. Urban
1976, Open-File Report 76-217
Technical manual for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics of streams in the Susquehanna River basin
Jeffrey T. Armbruster
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-51
This report presents procedures for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics for streams in the Susquehanna River basin. The techniques can be used at ungaged sites as well as sites where insufficient data are available to make a reliable estimate. Streams have been divided intp two types--major and minor. Major streams are...
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – California region
H. E. Thomas, D. A. Phoenix
1976, Professional Paper 813-E
Most people in the California Region live in a semiarid or arid climate, with precipitation less than the potential evapotranspiration- environments of perennial water deficiency. The deficiency becomes most onerous during the characteristically rainless summers and during recurrent droughts that may continue for 10--20 years. However, water from winter rain...
Test drilling for ground water in Hudspeth, Culberson, and Presidio Counties in westernmost Texas
Joseph Spencer Gates, Donald Edward White
1976, Open-File Report 76-338
From November 1973 to October 1974, the U.S. Geological Survey drilled four deep test holes to supplement hydrologic and geophysical studies evaluating fresh ground water in the basins of westernmost Texas. For each test, samples of drill cuttings were collect·ed, borehole geophysical logs were run, and water samples were collected...
Artificial recharge through a well in fissured carbonate rock, west St. Paul, Minnesota
Harold O. Reeder, Warren W. Wood, G. G. Ehrlich, Ren Jen Sun
1976, Water Supply Paper 2004
The Prairie du Chien Group was injected with 2,754,000 gallons (368,200 cubic feet), or 10,430 cubic metres, of municipally treated water at about 100 gallons per minute (13.4 cubic feet per minute), or 6.3 litres per second, for 20 days. The injection-pipe system was designed to utilize pipe friction rather...
Selected hydrologic data, Clarion River and Redbank Creek basins, northwestern Pennsylvania: an interim report
Harry E. Koester, Joseph B. Lescinsky
1976, Open-File Report 76-445
This report presents basic hydrologic data collected for part of a water-resources study and supplements an interpretive report which will be published separately. The report summarizes discharge data from 140 stream collection sites, contains tables of about 800 chemical analyses from 164 stream sites and 107 analyses from 91 abandoned...
Low-flow characteristics of streams on the Kitsap Peninsula and selected adjacent islands, Washington
J. E. Cummans
1976, Open-File Report 76-704
Low-flow-frequency data are tabulated for 90 streamflow sites on the Kitsap Peninsula and adjacent islands, Washington. Also listed are data for 56 additional sites which have insufficient measurements for frequency analysis but which have been observed having no flow at least once during the low-flow period. The streams drain relatively...
