Surface geophysical investigation of the areal and vertical extent of metallic waste at the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Missouri, Spring 2004
Lyndsay B. Ball, Wade H. Kress, Eric D. Anderson, Andrew Teeple, James W. Ferguson, Charles R. Colbert
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5208
The former Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Missouri, was used primarily as a storage facility for the production of small arms ammunition during 1941?47 and 1951?61. A secondary use of the site was for munitions testing and disposal. Surface exposures of small arms waste, characterized by brass shell casings...
Seepage study of Mapleton Lateral Canal near Mapleton, Utah, 2003
Chris D. Wilkowske, Jeff V. Phillips
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5210
A study was conducted during the summer of 2003 on Mapleton Lateral Canal near Mapleton, Utah, to determine gain or loss of flow in the canal from seepage. Measurements were made in May, June, July, and September of 2003. The uppermost reach of the canal had an apparent average loss...
Hydrogeologic framework of the North Fork and surrounding areas, Long Island, New York
Christopher Schubert, Richard G. Bova, Paul E. Misut
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4284
Ground water on the North Fork of Long Island is the sole source of drinking water, but the supply is vulnerable to saltwater intrusion and upconing in response to heavy pumping. Information on the area's hydrogeologic framework is needed to analyze the effects of pumping and drought on ground-water levels...
Simulated peak inflows for glacier dammed Russell Fiord, near Yakutat, Alaska
Edward G. Neal
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5234
In June 2002, Hubbard Glacier advanced across the entrance to 35-mile-long Russell Fiord creating a glacier-dammed lake. After closure of the ice and moraine dam, runoff from mountain streams and glacial melt caused the level in ?Russell Lake? to rise until it eventually breached the dam on August 14, 2002....
Occurrence and distribution of trace elements in snow, streams, and streambed sediments, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, 2002-2003
Timothy P. Brabets
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5229
Cape Krusenstern National Monument is located in Northwest Alaska. In 1985, an exchange of lands and interests in lands between the Northwest Alaska Native Association and the United States resulted in a 100-year transportation system easement for 19,747 acres in the monument. A road was then constructed along the easement...
A small-diameter sample pump for collection of depth-dependent samples from production wells under pumping conditions
John A. Izbicki
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3096
August median streamflow on ungaged streams in Eastern Coastal Maine
Pamela J. Lombard
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5157
Methods for estimating August median streamflow were developed for ungaged, unregulated streams in eastern coastal Maine. The methods apply to streams with drainage areas ranging in size from 0.04 to 73.2 square miles and fraction of basin underlain by a sand and gravel aquifer ranging from 0 to 71 percent....
Status of water levels and selected water-quality conditions in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer in Arkansas and the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana, spring-summer 2001
T.P. Schrader
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5055
During the spring of 2001, water levels were measured in 427 wells in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer in Arkansas and the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana. Water-quality samples were collected for temperature and specific-conductance measurements during the spring and summer of 2001 from 150 wells in Arkansas in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer. Dissolved...
Sediment quality in the north coastal basin of Massachusetts, 2003
Robert F. Breault, Mary S. Ashman, Douglas Heath
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5110
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, completed a reconnaissance-level study of bottom-sediment quality in selected lakes, rivers, and estuaries in the North Coastal Basin of Massachusetts. Bottom-sediment grab samples were collected from 20 sites in the North River, Lake Quannapowitt, Saugus River, Mill...
Evaluation of U.S. Geological Survey Monitoring-well network and potential effects of changes in water use, Newlands Project, Churchill County, Nevada
Douglas K. Maurer, Ralph L. Seiler, Sharon A. Watkins
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5246
Domestic wells tapping shallow ground water are an important source of potable water for rural residents of Lahontan Valley. For this reason, the public has expressed concern over the acquisition of water rights directed by Public Law 101-618. The acquisition has resulted in removal of land from irrigation, which could...
Hydrogeologic characterization of the Modesto Area, San Joaquin Valley, California
Karen R. Burow, Jennifer L. Shelton, Joseph A. Hevesi, Gary S. Weissmann
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5232
Hydrogeologic characterization was done to develop an understanding of the hydrogeologic setting near Modesto by maximizing the use of existing data and building on previous work in the region. A substantial amount of new lithologic and hydrologic data are available that allow a more complete and updated characterization of the...
Simulation of solute transport of tetrachloroethylene in ground water of the glacial-drift aquifer at the Savage Municipal Well Superfund Site, Milford, New Hampshire, 1960-2000
Philip T. Harte
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5176
The Savage Municipal Well Superfund site, named after the former municipal water-supply well for the town of Milford, is underlain by a 0.5-square mile plume of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), primarily tetrachloroethylene (PCE). The plume occurs mostly within a highly transmissive sand-and-gravel unit, but also extends to an underlying till...
Water quality of Nippersink Creek and Wonder Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, 1994-2001
David H. Dupre, Dale M. Robertson
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5085
Wonder Lake, McHenry County, Illinois was formed when an earthen dam was constructed across Nippersink Creek in 1929. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District, operated two streamflow and water-quality monitoring sites (upstream and downstream of Wonder Lake) from July 1994...
Pesticides detected in urban streams in King County, Washington, 1998-2003
Lonna M. Frans
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5194
The U.S. Geological Survey and the King County Department of Natural Resources collected water samples from 14 sites on urban streams in King County during storms and during base flow between 1998 and 2003. The samples were analyzed for the presence of 155 pesticides and pesticide transformation products. Thirty-nine of...
Hydrodynamic simulation and particle-tracking techniques for identification of source areas to public-water intakes on the St. Clair-Detroit River waterway in the Great Lakes Basin
David J. Holtschlag, John A. Koschik
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5072
Source areas to public water intakes on the St. Clair-Detroit River Waterway were identified by use of hydrodynamic simulation and particle-tracking analyses to help protect public supplies from contaminant spills and discharges. This report describes techniques used to identify these areas and illustrates typical results using selected points on St....
Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow and land-surface subsidence in the northern part of the Gulf Coast aquifer system, Texas
Mark C. Kasmarek, James L. Robinson
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5102
As a part of the Texas Water Development Board Ground- Water Availability Modeling program, the U.S. Geological Survey developed and tested a numerical finite-difference (MODFLOW) model to simulate ground-water flow and land-surface subsidence in the northern part of the Gulf Coast aquifer system in Texas from predevelopment (before 1891) through...
Hydrologic data summary for the St. Lucie River Estuary, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, Florida, 1998-2001
Michael J. Byrne, Eduardo Patino
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1265
A hydrologic analysis was made at three canal sites and four tidal sites along the St. Lucie River Estuary in southeastern Florida from 1998 to 2001. The data included for analysis are stage, 15-minute flow, salinity, water temperature, turbidity, and suspended-solids concentration. During the period of record, the estuary experienced...
Nutrient concentrations in Upper and Lower Echo, Fallen Leaf, Spooner, and Marlette Lakes and associated outlet streams, California and Nevada, 2002-03
Michael S. Lico
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1333
Five lakes and their outlet streams in the Lake Tahoe Basin were sampled for nutrients during 2002-03. The lakes and streams sampled included Upper Echo, Lower Echo, Fallen Leaf, Spooner, and Marlette Lakes and Echo, Taylor, and Marlette Creeks. Water samples were collected to determine seasonal and spatial concentrations of...
Predicting water quality by relating secchi-disk transparency and chlorophyll a measurements to satellite imagery for Michigan inland lakes, August 2002
L. M. Fuller, Stephen S. Aichele, R. J. Minnerick
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5086
Inland lakes are an important economic and environmental resource for Michigan. The U.S. Geological Survey and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have been cooperatively monitoring the quality of selected lakes in Michigan through the Lake Water Quality Assessment program. Through this program, approximately 730 of Michigan's 11,000 inland lakes...
The social context of carbon sequestration: considerations from a multi-scale environmental history of the Old Peanut Basin of Senegal
P. Tschakert, G. Tappan
2004, Journal of Arid Environments (59) 535-564
This paper presents the results of a multi-scale investigation of environmental change in the Old Peanut Basin of Senegal throughout the 20th century. Based on historical accounts, ethnographies, aerial photos, satellite images, field and household surveys as well as various participatory research activities with farmers in selected villages, the study...
Assessment of undiscovered carboniferous coal-bed gas resources of the Appalachian Basin and Black Warrior Basin provinces, 2002
Robert C. Milici, Joseph R. Hatch
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3092
Hydrogeology and Hydrologic Landscape Regions of Nevada
Douglas K. Maurer, Thomas J. Lopes, Rose L. Medina, J. LaRue Smith
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5131
In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated a rule to protect ground water in areas other than source-water protection areas. These other sensitive ground water areas (OSGWAs) are aquifers that are not currently but could eventually be used as a source of drinking water. The OSGWA program specifically addresses...
Water-quality and biological conditions in the Lower Boise River, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho, 1994-2002
Dorene E. MacCoy
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5128
The water quality and biotic integrity of the lower Boise River between Lucky Peak Dam and the river's mouth near Parma, Idaho, have been affected by agricultural land and water use, wastewater treatment facility discharge, urbanization, reservoir operations, and river channel alteration. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and cooperators have...
Simulation of ground-water flow and evaluation of water-management alternatives in the Assabet River Basin, Eastern Massachusetts
Leslie A. DeSimone
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5114
Water-supply withdrawals and wastewater disposal in the Assabet River Basin in eastern Massachusetts alter the flow and water quality in the basin. Wastewater discharges and stream-flow depletion from ground-water withdrawals adversely affect water quality in the Assabet River, especially during low-flow months (late summer) and in headwater areas. Streamflow depletion...
Whole rock geochemical data For altered and mineralized rocks, Red Dog Zn-Pb-Ag District, western Brooks Range, Alaska
John F. Slack, Karen D. Kelley, Jeffrey L. Clark
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1372
