Trends in streamflow and comparisons with instream flows in the lower Puyallup River basin, Washington
Steve S. Sumioka
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5016
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is interested in better understanding the water resources of the lower Puyallup River Basin in order to ensure sufficient water to meet Tribal and hatchery needs and make future water-resource decisions. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puyallup Tribe, conducted a study to...
The National Atlas of the United States now on the Web and in print
John A. Hutchinson
2004, ACSM Bulletin (Sept/Oct) 12-22
The National Atlas of the United States of America® was published in 1970 as a book, with more than 400 pages and 765 maps. Since then, many people have called for a new edition, and many maps have been published as single sheets using the classic National Atlas 1:7,500,000-scale format....
Analysis of phosphorus trends and evaluation of sampling designs in the Quinebaug River Basin, Connecticut
Elaine C. Todd Trench
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5094
A time-series analysis approach developed by the U.S. Geological Survey was used to analyze trends in total phosphorus and evaluate optimal sampling designs for future trend detection, using long-term data for two water-quality monitoring stations on the Quinebaug River in eastern Connecticut. Trend-analysis results for selected periods of record during...
Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop : Denver, Colorado, November 12-15, 2002
Russell K. Livingston
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005
Executive Summary -- The historically significant wildland fire events that occurred in the United States during 2000 and 2002, together with the associated recognition of the need for a different national policy of forest management, has led to an increased awareness of the need for cooperative effort among all Federal...
Estimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Small Urban Streams in South Carolina, 2001
Toby D. Feaster, Wladimir B. Guimaraes
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5030
The magnitude and frequency of floods at 20 streamflowgaging stations on small, unregulated urban streams in or near South Carolina were estimated by fitting the measured wateryear peak flows to a log-Pearson Type-III distribution. The period of record (through September 30, 2001) for the measured water-year peak flows ranged from...
Occurrence, distribution, and transport of pesticides, trace elements, and selected inorganic constituents into the Salton Sea Basin, California, 2001-2002
Lawrence A. LeBlanc, Roy A. Schroeder, James L. Orlando, Kathyrn M. Kuivila
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5117
A study of pesticide distribution and transport within the Salton Sea Basin, California, was conducted from September 2001 to October 2002. Sampling for the study was done along transects for the three major rivers that flow into the Salton Sea Basin: the New and Alamo Rivers at the southern end...
Cascadia - Physiography
Ralph Albert Haugerud
2004, IMAP 2689
No abstract available....
Geologic map of the Bend 30- x 60-minute quadrangle, central Oregon
David R. Sherrod, Edward M. Taylor, Mark L. Ferns, William E. Scott, Richard M. Conrey, Gary A. Smith
2004, IMAP 2683
This map presents the stratigraphic and structural setting of volcanic and sedimentary strata deposited during the past 35 million years across 4,430 km2 in central Oregon. Snowfall in the Cascade Range (west part of map area) recharges important aquifers in the Deschutes basin (central part of map). The area includes...
A new streamflow-routing (SFR1) package to simulate stream-aquifer interaction with MODFLOW-2000
David E. Prudic, Leonard F. Konikow, Edward R. Banta
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1042
The increasing concern for water and its quality require improved methods to evaluate the interaction between streams and aquifers and the strong influence that streams can have on the flow and transport of contaminants through many aquifers. For this reason, a new Streamflow-Routing (SFR1) Package was written for use with...
Summary and Comparison of Multiphase Streambed Scour Analysis at Selected Bridge Sites in Alaska
Jeffrey S. Conaway
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5066
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities undertook a cooperative multiphase study of streambed scour at selected bridges in Alaska beginning in 1994. Of the 325 bridges analyzed for susceptibility to scour in the preliminary phase, 54 bridges were selected for a more intensive...
Water-quality and bottom-material characteristics of Cross Lake, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, 1997-99
Benton D. McGee
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4135
Cross Lake is a shallow, monomictic lake that was formed in 1926 by the impoundment of Cross Bayou. The lake is the primary drinking-water supply for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana. In recent years, the lakeshore has become increasinginly urbanized. In addition, the land use of the...
Methods to Identify Changes in Background Water-Quality Conditions Using Dissolved-Solids Concentrations and Loads as Indicators, Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, in the Vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado
Roderick F. Ortiz
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5024
Effective management of existing water-storage capacity in the Arkansas River Basin is anticipated to help satisfy the need for water in southeastern Colorado. A strategy to meet these needs has been developed, but implementation could affect the water quality of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek in the vicinity of...
Water use, ground-water recharge and availability, and quality of water in the Greenwich area, Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York, 2000-2002
John R. Mullaney
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4300
Ground-water budgets were developed for 32 small basin-based zones in the Greenwich area of southwestern Connecticut, where crystalline-bedrock aquifers supply private wells, to determine the status of residential ground-water consumption relative to rates of ground-water recharge and discharge. Estimated residential ground-water withdrawals for small basins (averaging 1.7 square miles (mi2))...
Riverbed elevations and water quality of the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, 2002-03
Daniel E. Christiansen
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5079
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Sioux City, Iowa, conducted an investigation of the Missouri River, during 2002-2003, to assess changes in riverbed elevations from its confluence with the Big Sioux River, downstream to the area of the Sioux City municipal well field. Water-quality samples also...
Modeling Streamflow and Water Temperature in the North Santiam and Santiam Rivers, Oregon, 2001-02
Annett B. Sullivan, Stewart A. Roundsk
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5001
To support the development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for water temperature in the Willamette Basin, the laterally averaged, two-dimensional model CE-QUAL-W2 was used to construct a water temperature and streamflow model of the Santiam and North Santiam Rivers. The rivers were simulated from downstream of Detroit and...
Reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes under oxidation-reduction conditions and potentiometric surfaces in two trichloroethene-contaminated zones at the Double Eagle and Fourth Street Superfund sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Christopher L. Braun
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5050
The Double Eagle Refining Superfund site and the Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery Superfund site are in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, adjacent to one another. The Double Eagle facility became a Superfund site on the basis of contamination from lead and volatile organic compounds; the Fourth Street facility on the basis...
Water budget for Lake Auburn, Maine, May 1, 2000 through April 30, 2003
Robert W. Dudley
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5106
Annual water budgets were developed for Lake Auburn in southwestern Maine for three water-budget years, May 1, 2000 through April 30, 2003. The measured inflow components of the water budget are direct precipitation to the surface of the lake and surface-water inflow. Mean annual inflow (precipitation and surface water) to Lake...
Vertical gradients in water chemistry and age in the southern High Plains Aquifer, Texas, 2002
P.B. McMahon, J.K. Böhlke, T.M. Lehman
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5053
The southern High Plains aquifer is the primary source of water used for domestic, industrial, and irrigation purposes in parts of New Mexico and Texas. Despite the aquifer's importance to the overall economy of the southern High Plains, fundamental ground-water characteristics, such as vertical gradients in water chemistry and age,...
Evaluation of Streamflow Losses Along the Gunnison River from Whitewater Downstream to the Redlands Canal Diversion Dam, near Grand Junction, Colorado, Water Years 1995-2003
Gerhard Kuhn, Cory A. Williams
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5095
In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Colorado Division of Water Resources, and Bureau of Reclamation, initiated a study to characterize streamflow losses along a reach of the Gunnison River from...
Water Quality and Streamflow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02
Edward J. Neal, Timothy P. Brabets, Steven A. Frenzel
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5023
The Indian River Basin, located near Sitka Alaska, drains an area of 12.3 square miles. This watershed is an important natural resource of Sitka National Historic Park. At the present time, the watershed faces possible development on large tracts of private land upstream of the park that could affect the...
Quaternary stratigraphy and tectonics, and late prehistoric agriculture of the Safford Basin (Gila and San Simon river valleys), Graham County, Arizona
Brenda B. Houser, Phillip A. Pearthree, Jeffry A. Homburg, Lawrence C. Thrasher
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1062
This guidebook accompanied the 46th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Cell of the Friends of the Pleistocene (FOP) and the 2002 Fall Field Trip of the Arizona Geological Society. The meeting and field trip were held in the Safford Basin, southeastern Arizona. The Friends of the Pleistocene is an...
Evaluation of conceptual models of natural organic matter (humus) from a consideration of the chemical and biochemical processes of humification
Robert L. Wershaw
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5121
Natural organic matter (NOM) has been studied for more than 200 years because of its importance in enhancing soil fertility, soil structure, and water-holding capacity and as a carbon sink in the global carbon cycle. Two different types of models have been proposed for NOM: (1) the humic polymer models...
Mercury and Methylmercury concentrations and loads in Cache Creek Basin, California, January 2000 through May 2001
Joseph L. Domagalski, Charles N. Alpers, Darrell G. Slotton, Thomas H. Suchanek, Shaun M. Ayers
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5037
Concentrations and mass loads of total mercury and methylmercury in streams draining abandoned mercury mines and near geothermal discharge in Cache Creek Basin, California, were measured during a 17-month period from January 2000 through May 2001. Rainfall and runoff averages during the study period were lower than long-term averages. Mass...
Regional water table (2002) and water-level changes in the Mojave River and Morongo ground-water basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California
Gregory A. Smith, Christina L. Stamos, Steven K. Predmore
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5081
The Mojave River and Morongo ground-water basins are in the southwestern part of the Mojave Desert in southern California. Ground water from these basins supplies a major part of the water requirements for the region. The continuous population growth in this area has resulted in ever-increasing demands on local ground-water...
Chemical Data for Detailed Studies of Irrigation Drainage in the Salton Sea Area, California, 1995?2001
Roy A. Schroeder
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5036
The primary purpose of this report is to present all chemical data from the Salton Sea area collected by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1995 and 2001. The data were collected primarily for the Department of the Interior's National Irrigation Water Quality Program (NIWQP). The report also contains a brief...
