Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Overview of major findings, 1987-91
Jennifer L. Morace, Gregory J. Fuhrer, Joseph F. Rinella, Stuart W. McKenzie, Marshall W. Gannett, Karen L. Bramblett, Ted R. Pogue Jr., Kenneth A. Skach, Sandra S. Embrey, Thomas F. Cuffney, Michael R. Meador, Stephen D. Porter, Martin E. Gurtz
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4113
Surface-water-quality conditions were assessed in the Yakima River Basin, which drains 6,155 square miles of mostly forested, range, and agricultural land in Washington. The Yakima River Basin is one of the most intensively farmed and irrigated areas in the United States, and is often referred to as the “Nation’s Fruitbowl.”...
The potential for saltwater intrusion in the Potomac aquifers of the York-James Peninsula, Virginia
Barry S. Smith
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4187
The most productive aquifers of the Virginia Coastal Plain are in the Potomac Formation. Water supplies in the Potomac aquifers are impaired, however, by saltwater in some areas. A two-dimensional, densitydependent, solute-transport model was used to investigate saltwater movement in the Potomac aquifers and the potential for saltwater intrusion or...
Characteristics of fractures in crystalline bedrock determined by surface and borehole geophysical surveys, eastern surplus superfund site, Meddybemps, Maine
Bruce P. Hansen, Janet Radway Stone, John W. Lane Jr.
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4050
Surface and borehole geophysical methods were used to determine fracture orientation in crystalline bedrock at the Eastern Surplus Superfund Site in Meddybemps, Maine. Fracture-orientation information is needed to address concerns about the fate of contaminants in ground water at the site. Azimuthal square-array resistivity surveys were conducted at 3 locations...
Traveltimes along Clear Creek and selected tributaries upstream from Golden, Colorado, 1996-97
Sally M. Cuffin
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4151
Increased traffic along mountainous stretches of Interstate Highway 70, U.S. Highway 40, and U.S. Highway 6 in Colorado has resulted in a corresponding increase in the movement of hazardous materials. The proximity of Clear Creek and its tributaries to these highways places downstream water users at risk in the event...
Hydrogeologic assessment of the Sequim-Dungeness area, Clallam County, Washington
Blakemore E. Thomas, Layna A. Goodman, Theresa D. Olsen
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4048
The Sequim-Dungeness area covers 116 square miles (mi2) on the northern part of the Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington. The central part of this area (74 mi2) was designated as a primary study area. During the past two decades, the population has rapidly increased, land use has changed from mostly agricultural to residential, and salmon populations in...
Characteristics of the Alaskan 1-Km Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data sets used for analysis of vegetation biophysical properties
Carl J. Markon
1999, Open-File Report 99-401
In this study, data characteristics for composited, multitemporal Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data sets for Alaska were assessed for a 7- year period from 1991 to 1997. This involved consideration of the satellite sensors used, data processing performed, and data set compilation, along with an analysis of acquisition date,...
Internal surface water flows
Mitchell H. Murray
1999, Fact Sheet 175-96
Introduction The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program is an intergovernmental effort to reestablish and maintain the ecosystem of south Florida. One element of the restoration effort is the development of a firm scientific basis for resource decision making.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides scientitic information as part of the South Florida...
Freshwater discharge to Florida Bay
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1999, Fact Sheet 135-96
The South Florida Ecosystem Program is a collaborative effort by Federal agencies, working with State and local agencies, to help resolve land-use demands and water-supply issues in south Florida. The role of the U.S. Geological Survey in the program is to provide scientific insight into south Florida's hydrology and geology,...
Ground water and surface water in the Haiku area, East Maui, Hawaii
Stephen B. Gingerich
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4142
The Haiku study area lies on the gently sloping eastern flank of the East Maui Volcano (Haleakala) between the drainage basins of Maliko Gulch to the west and Kakipi Gulch to the east. The study area lies on the northwest rift zone of East Maui Volcano, a geologic feature 3...
Areal studies aid protection of ground-water quality in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
P.C. Mills, Robert T. Kay, Timothy A. Brown, Douglas J. Yeskis
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4143
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, initiated studies designed to characterize the ground-water quality and hydrogeology in northern Illinois, and southern and eastern Wisconsin (with a focus on the north-central Illinois cities of Belvidere and Rockford, and the Calumet region of northeastern...
Archive of 15 cubic inch water gun data collected during USGS Cruise ALPH98013, New York Bight, 10-22, September, 1998
D.S. Foster, W. C. Schwab, W. W. Danforth, J. F. Denny, J. C. Hill, B.J. Irwin, D.R. Nichols, T.F. O’Brien
1999, Open-File Report 99-395
BackgroundThis CD-ROM contains copies of the navigation and field water gun subbottom data collected aboard the F/V Alpha & Omega II. The USGS Cruise ALPH98013 was conducted from 10-22 September, 1998, and is a collaborative involving the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and the United States Geological...
Physical, chemical, and isotopic data for samples from the Anderson Springs area, Lake County, California, 1998-1999
C. J. Janik, F. Goff, M.L. Sorey, J. J. Rytuba, D. Counce, E.M. Colvard, M. Huebner, L. D. White, A. Foster
1999, Open-File Report 99-585
Anderson Springs is located about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of San Francisco, California, in the southwestern part of Lake County. The area was first developed in the late 1800s as a health resort, which was active until the 1930s. In the rugged hills to the south of the resort...
Lithostratigraphy, geophysics, biostratigraphy, and strontium-isotope stratigraphy of the surficial aquifer system of eastern Collier County and northern Monroe County, Florida
S.D. Weedman, Frederick L. Paillet, Lucy E. Edwards, K. R. Simmons, T.M. Scott, B. R. Wardlaw, R.S. Reese, J.L. Blair
1999, Open-File Report 99-432
In 1997, ten cores were drilled in eastern Collier County and northern Monroe County, within the limits of the Big Cypress National Preserve. These cores represent a continuation of the study of seven cores in western Collier County begun in 1996 and reported in Weedman and others (1997) and Edwards...
Water-level altitudes 1999, water-level changes 1977-99 and 1998-99, and compaction 1973-98 in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers: Houston-Galveston region, Texas
L.S. Coplin, H. X. Santos, J. W. East
1999, Open-File Report 99-178
This report is one in an annual series of reports that depicts water-level altitudes and water-level changes since 1977 and compaction since 1973 in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas. The report, prepared in cooperation with the City of Houston and the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District,...
Ground-water occurrence and contribution to streamflow, northeast Maui, Hawaii
Stephen B. Gingerich
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4090
The study area lies on the northern flank of theEast Maui Volcano (Haleakala) and covers about129 square miles between the drainage basins ofMaliko Gulch to the west and Makapipi Stream tothe east. About 989 million gallons per day of rain-fall and 176 million gallons per day of fog dripreaches the...
Geologic map of the Sedan quadangle, Gallatin and Park Counties, Montana
Betty Skipp, D. R. Lageson, W. J. McMannis
1999, IMAP 2634
This quadrangle lies 6.4 km (4 mi) northeast of Bozeman, Mont., in southwestern Montana. Metamorphic, sedimentary, and volcanic rocks of Precambrian to Tertiary age are exposed in the Bridger Range and southwestern margin of the Crazy Mountains Basin in a crustal cross section and a structural triangle zone....
Geographic information systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the circum-North Pacific
Mark L. Greninger, Simon L. Klemperer, Warren J. Nokleberg
1999, Open-File Report 99-422
The accompanying directory structure contains a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geological, and tectonic data for the Circum-North Pacific. This area includes the Russian Far East, Alaska, the Canadian Cordillera, linking continental shelves, and adjacent oceans. This GIS compilation extends from 120°E to 115°W, and from 40°N to...
Analytical results for 35 mine-waste tailings cores and six bed sediment samples, and an estimate of the volume of contaminated materials at Buckeye meadow on upper Basin Creek, northern Jefferson County, Montana
David L. Fey, Stan E. Church, Christopher J. Finney
1999, Open-File Report 99-537
Metal-mining related wastes in the Boulder River basin study area in northern Jefferson County, Montana have been implicated in their detrimental effects on water quality with regard to acid-generation and toxic-metal solubilization. Flotation-mill tailings in the meadow below the Buckeye mine, hereafter referred to as the Buckeye mill-tailings site, have...
Three-dimensional geologic maps of Quaternary sediments in east-central Illinois
D. R. Soller, S. D. Price, J. P. Kempton, R. C. Berg
1999, IMAP 2669
No abstract available....
Volcano hazards in the Mount Jefferson region, Oregon
Joseph S. Walder, Cynthia A. Gardner, Richard M. Conrey, Bruce J. Fisher, Steven P. Schilling
1999, Open-File Report 99-24
Mount Jefferson is a prominent feature of the landscape seen from highways east and west of the Cascades. Mount Jefferson (one of thirteen major volcanic centers in the Cascade Range) has erupted repeatedly for hundreds of thousands of years, with its last eruptive episode during the last major glaciation which...
Stream and aquifer biology of south-central Texas — A literature review, 1973-97
Robert T. Ourso, C. E. Hornig
1999, Open-File Report 99-243
This report summarizes in table format 32 aquatic vertebrate (primarily fish), 54 aquatic invertebrate, and 13 aquatic plant studies available for the area of the South-Central Texas study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment. The studies, published mostly during 1973–97, pertain to the Guadalupe, San Antonio, and...
Magmatic carbon dioxide emissions at Mammoth Mountain, California
Christopher D. Farrar, John M. Neil, James F. Howle
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4217
Carbon dioxide (CO2) of magmatic origin is seeping out of the ground in unusual quantities at several locations around the flanks of Mammoth Mountain, a dormant volcano in Eastern California. The most recent volcanic activity on Mammoth Mountain was steam eruptions about 600 years ago, but seismic swarms and long-period...
Soil-calcium depletion linked to acid rain and forest growth in the eastern United States
Gregory B. Lawrence, T.G. Huntington
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4267
Since the discovery of acid rain in the 1970's, scientists have been concerned that deposition of acids could cause depletion of calcium in forest soils. Research in the 1980's showed that the amount of calcium in forest soils is controlled by several factors that are difficult to measure. Further research...
Estimating the magnitude of peak flows for streams in Maine for selected recurrence intervals
Glenn A. Hodgkins
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4008
This report gives estimates of, and presents techniques for estimating, the magnitude of peak flows for streams in Maine for recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 500 years. A flowchart in this report guides the user to the appropriate estimates and (or) estimating techniques for a...
Floods of June 28-29, 1998 in Ohio
G. F. Koltun
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4192
During a 96-hour period extending from June 26 to June 30, 1998, a stalled frontal system produced a series of storms that dumped 10 inches or more of rain on parts of Ohio. The storms occurred at the end of a relatively wet month, resulting in flooding and widespread damage...
