Water Resources Data, Florida, Water Year 2002, Volume 1A. Northeast Florida Surface Water
S. M. prepared by Dickerson
2003, Water Data Report FL-02-1A
Water resources data for the 2002 water year in Florida consist of continuous or daily discharge for 392 streams, periodic discharge for 15 streams, continuous or daily stage for 191 streams, periodic stage for 13 streams, peak stage and discharge for 33 streams; continuous or daily elevations for 14 lakes,...
Regional water table (2000) and ground-water-level changes in the Mojave River and the Morongo ground-water basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California
Gregory A. Smith
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4277
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...
Simulation of the shallow aquifer in the vicinity of Silver Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin, using analytic elements
C. P. Dunning, Judith Coffman Thomas, Yu-Feng Lin
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4204
Shallow ground-water flow in the vicinity of Silver Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin, was investigated to develop an understanding of the hydrology of the shallow aquifer, define a water balance for the lake, delineate ground-water recharge areas for the lake, and to estimate solute flux toward the lake. A single-layer, steady-state,...
Surface-Water Quality of the Skokomish, Nooksack, and Green-Duwamish Rivers and Thornton Creek, Puget Sound Basin, Washington, 1995-98
S.S. Embrey, L.M. Frans
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4190
Streamflow and surface-water-quality data were collected from November 1995 through April 1998 (water years 1996-98) from a surface-water network in the Puget Sound Basin study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment program. Water samples collected monthly and during storm runoff events were analyzed for nutrients, major ions,...
Salinity and temperature in South San Francisco Bay, California, at Dumbarton Bridge: Results from the 1999-2002 water years and an overview of previous data
Laurence E. Schemel, Randall L. Brown, Norton W. Bell
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4005
No abstract available. ...
Continuing the legacy of Lewis and Clark
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2003, Fact Sheet 095-03
Water Resources Data Massachusetts and Rhode Island Water Year 2002
R.S. Socolow, G.G. Girouard, L.R. Ramsbey
2003, Water Data Report MA-RI-02-1
Water resources data for the 2002 water year for Massachusetts and Rhode Island consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs, precipitation totals, water levels of ground-water wells, and water-quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 98 gaging stations, stage records...
Water Resources Data, Pennsylvania, Water Year 2002, Volume 3. Ohio and St. Lawrence River Basins
Raymond W. Siwicki
2003, Water Data Report PA-02-3
Water-resources data for the 2002 water year for Pennsylvania consists of records of discharge and water quality of streams; contents and elevations of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report, Volume 3 contains (1) discharge records for 60 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations, 5 partial-record...
Water Resources Data, Pennsylvania, Water Year 2002, Volume 2. Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins
Randall R. Durlin, William P. Schaffstall
2003, Water Data Report PA-02-2
Water-resources data for the 2002 water year for Pennsylvania consists of records of discharge and water quality of streams; contents and elevations of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report, Volume 2 contains (1) discharge records for 82 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations, 13 partial-record...
Estimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Streamflows for Ungaged Sites on Streams in Alaska and Conterminous Basins in Canada
Janet H. Curran, David F. Meyer, Gary D. Tasker
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4188
Estimates of the magnitude and frequency of peak streamflow are needed across Alaska for floodplain management, cost-effective design of floodway structures such as bridges and culverts, and other water-resource management issues. Peak-streamflow magnitudes for the 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-year recurrence-interval flows were computed for 301...
Hydrogeology of the unconsolidated sediments, water quality, and ground-water/surface-water exchanges in the Methow River Basin, Okanogan County, Washington
Christopher P. Konrad, Brian W. Drost, Richard J. Wagner
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4244
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Okanogan County, investigated the hydrogeology of the unconsolidated sedimentary deposits in the Methow River Basin, the quality of surface and ground waters, and the exchanges between ground water and surface water. Alluvium (Qa) and glaciofluvial sediments (Qga) deposited during the Quaternary period constitute...
Analysis of tests of subsurface injection, storage, and recovery of freshwater in Lancaster, Antelope Valley, California
Steven P. Phillips, Carl S. Carlson, Loren F. Metzger, James F. Howle, Devin L. Galloway, Michelle Sneed, Marti E. Ikehara, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Nancy E. King
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4061
Ground-water levels in Lancaster, California, declined more than 200 feet during the 20th century, resulting in reduced ground-water supplies and more than 6 feet of land subsidence. Facing continuing population growth, water managers are seeking solutions to these problems. Injection of imported, treated fresh water into the aquifer system when...
Water Resources Data, Mississippi, Water Year 2002
F. Morris III, D.P. Turnipseed, J.B. Storm
2003, Water Data Report MS-02-1
Water resources data for the 2002 water year for Mississippi consist of records of surface water and ground water in the State. Specifically, it contains: (1) Discharge records for 91 streamflow-gaging stations, stage records for 22 of these gaging stations, discharge records for 91 partial-record stations or miscellaneous streamflow sites,...
Estimated mean annual natural ground-water recharge in the conterminous United States
David M. Wolock
2003, Open-File Report 2003-311
This 1-kilometer resolution raster (grid) dataset is an index of mean annual natural ground-water recharge. The dataset was created by multiplying a grid of base-flow index (BFI) values by a grid of mean annual runoff values derived from a 1951-80 mean annual runoff contour map. Mean annual runoff is long-term...
Simulation of the Ground-Water Flow System in 1992, and Simulated Effects of Projected Ground-Water Withdrawals in 2020 in the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Alison D. Gordon
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4000
In 1992, ground-water withdrawals from the unconfined and confined aquifers in the New Jersey Coastal Plain totaled about 300 million gallons per day, and about 70 percent (200 million galllons per day) of this water was pumped from confined aquifers. The withdrawals have created large cones of depression in several...
Water Resources Data, Pennsylvania, Water Year 2002, Volume 1. Delaware River Basin
Randall R. Durlin, William P. Schaffstall
2003, Water Data Report PA-02-1
Water-resources data for the 2002 water year for Pennsylvania consists of records of discharge and water quality of streams; contents and elevations of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report, Volume 1 contains (1) discharge records for 80 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations, 8 partial-record...
Hydrologic Resources of Guam
Stephen B. Gingerich
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4126
Introduction The U.S. Territory of Guam, which lies in the western Pacific Ocean near latitude 13?28'N and longitude 144?45'E, is the largest (211 mi2) and southernmost of the islands in the Mariana chain. Ground water supplies about 80 percent of the drinking water for the island's 150,000 residents and nearly one...
Simulation of ground-water flow and rainfall runoff with emphasis on the effects of land cover, Whittlesey Creek, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 1999-2001
Bernard N. Lenz, David A. Saad, Faith A. Fitzpatrick
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4130
The effects of land cover on flooding and base-flow characteristics of Whittlesey Creek, Bayfield County, Wis., were examined in a study that involved ground-water-flow and rainfall-runoff modeling. Field data were collected during 1999-2001 for synoptic base flow, streambed head and temperature, precipitation, continuous streamflow and stream stage, and other physical...
Environmental Setting and the Effects of Natural and Human-Related Factors on Water Quality and Aquatic Biota, Oahu, Hawaii
Delwyn S. Oki, Anne M.D. Brasher
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4156
The island of Oahu is the third largest island of the State of Hawaii, and is formed by the eroded remnants of the Waianae and Koolau shield volcanoes. The landscape of Oahu ranges from a broad coastal plain to steep interior mountains. Rainfall is greatest in the mountainous interior parts...
Water quality and streamflow gains and losses of Osage and Prairie Creeks, Benton County, Arkansas, July 2001
Matthew W. Moix, C. Shane Barks, Jaysson E. Funkhouser
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4187
Osage and Prairie Creeks in Benton County, Arkansas, were studied between July 24 and July 26, 2001, to describe the surface-water quality and the streamflow gains and losses along sections of each mainstem. The creeks are located in northwestern Arkansas. Water-quality samples were collected at 12 surface-water sites on the...
Database of historically documented springs and spring flow measurements in Texas
Franklin T. Heitmuller, Brian D. Reece
2003, Open-File Report 2003-315
Springs are naturally occurring features that convey excess ground water to the land surface; they represent a transition from ground water to surface water. Water issues through one opening, multiple openings, or numerous seeps in the rock or soil. The database of this report provides information about springs and spring flow in...
ERF1_2 -- Enhanced River Reach File 2.0
Jacqueline V. Nolan, John W. Brakebill, Richard B. Alexander, Gregory E. Schwarz
2003, Open-File Report 2002-40
The digital segmented network based on watershed boundaries, ERF1_2, includes enhancements to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's River Reach File 1 (RF1) (USEPA, 1996; DeWald and others, 1985) to support national and regional-scale surface water-quality modeling. Alexander and others (1999) developed ERF1, which assessed the hydrologic integrity of the...
Perennial vegetation data from permanent plots on the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
Robert H. Webb, Marilyn B. Murov, Todd C. Esque, Diane E. Boyer, Lesley A. DeFalco, Dustin F. Haines, Dominic Oldershaw, Sara J. Scoles, Kathryn A. Thomas, Joan B. Blainey, Philip A. Medica
2003, Open-File Report 2003-336
Perennial vegetation data from 68 permanent plots on the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, are given for the period of 1963 through 2002. Dr. Janice C. Beatley established the plots in 1962 and then remeasured them periodically from 1963 through 1975. We remeasured 67 of these plots between 2000...
Fuel loads and fuel type mapping
Emilio Chuvieco, David Riano, Jan W. Van Wagtendonk, Felix Morsdof
Emilio Chuvieco, editor(s)
2003, Series in Remote Sensing 4-5
Correct description of fuel properties is critical to improve fire danger assessment and fire behaviour modeling, since they guide both fire ignition and fire propagation. This chapter deals with properties of fuel that can be considered static in short periods of time: biomass loads, plant geometry, compactness, etc. Mapping these...
Mineral Commodity Summaries 2003
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2003, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2003
Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials....
