Ground-water levels and directions of flow in Geauga County, Ohio, September 1994, and changes in ground-water levels, 1986-94
Martha L. Jagucki, Lori L. Lesney
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4194
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Geauga County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners, to determine directions of ground-water flow and to assess differences from 1986 to 1994 in groundwater levels in the glacial deposits and Pottsville Formation,...
Magnitude and frequency data for historic debris flows in Grand Canyon National Park and vicinity, Arizona
T.S. Melis, R. H. Webb, Peter G. Griffiths, T.J. Wise
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4214
Debris flows occur in 529 tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon between Lees Ferry and Diamond Creek, Arizona (river miles 0 to 225). An episodic type of flash flood, debris flows transport poorly-sorted sediment ranging in size from clay to boulders into the Colorado River. Debris flows create...
Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the Aguadilla to Rio Camuy area, Puerto Rico
Patrick Tucci, M.I. Martinez
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4028
The aquifers of the Aguadilla to Rio Camuy area, in the northwestern part of Puerto Rico, are the least developed of those on the north coast, and relatively little information is available concerning the ground-water system. The present study, which was part of a comprehensive appraisal of the ground-water resources...
Evaluating evapotranspiration for grasslands on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, Benton County, and Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Spokane County, Washington, May 1990 to September 1991
Stewart A. Tomlinson
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4069
The report evaluates evapotranspiration at four grassland sites in eastern Washington: the Snively Basin and grass lysimeter sites on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, and the meadow and marsh sites on the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. A combination of the Bowen-ratio and Penman-Monteith methods were used to estimate evapotranspiration...
Application of acoustic velocity meters for gaging discharge of three low-velocity tidal streams in the St. Johns River basin, northeast Florida
J. V. Sloat, W. S. Gain
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4230
Index-velocity data collected with acoustic velocity meters, stage data, and cross-sectional area data were used to calculate discharge at three low-velocity, tidal streamflow stations in north-east Florida. Discharge at three streamflow stations was computed as the product of the channel cross-sectional area and the mean velocity as determined from an...
Synthesis of nutrient and sediment data for watersheds within the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin
M. J. Langland, P. L. Lietman, S. A. Hoffman
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4233
Nutrient and sediment data collected by Federal and state agencies from 1972 through 1992 at 1,058 surface-water sites in nontidal parts of the Chesapeake Bay Basin were compiled into a large database. Adequate nutrient, sediment, and streamflow data were not available to compute annual loads for all sites because water-quality...
Agricultural pesticide applications and observed concentrations in surface waters from four drainage basins in the Central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, 1993-94
R. J. Wagner, J.C. Ebbert, L.M. Roberts, S.J. Ryker
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4285
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program, the use and occurrence of agricultural pesticides were investigated in four drainage basins--two dominated by irrigated agriculture and two by dryland agriculture--in the Central Columbia Plateau of eastern Washington. For this study, 85 pesticides or pesticide metabolites were selected...
Hydrogeology and water quality at the management systems evaluation area near Piketon, Ohio
Martha L. Jagucki, Christopher D. Finton, Abraham E. Springer, E. Scott Bair
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4139
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, The Ohio State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to describe the hydrology, water quality, and geochemical factors controlling water quality at the Ohio Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA). The Ohio MSEA is located on a...
Ground-water quality in agricultural areas, Anoka Sand Plain Aquifer, east-central Minnesota, 1984-90
M.K. Landon, G. N. Delin
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4024
Ground-water quality in the Anoka Sand Plain aquifer was studied as part of the multiscale Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) study by collecting water samples from shallow wells during August through November 1990. The sampling was conducted to: (1) aid in selection of the MSEA research area; (2) facilitate comparison...
Preliminary analysis of integrated stratigraphic data from the Phred #1 corehole, Indian River County, Florida
S.D. Weedman, T.M. Scott, Lucy E. Edwards, G. L. Brewster-Wingard, J.C. Libarkin
1995, Open-File Report 95-824
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Geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the middle Merrimack River basin, south-central New Hampshire
Joseph D. Ayotte, Kenneth W. Toppin
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4192
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the State of New Hampshire, Department of Environmental Services, Water Resources Division has assessed the geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the middle Merrimack River basin in south-central New Hampshire. The middle Merrimack River basin drains 469 square miles; 98 square...
Similar agricultural areas, different ground-water quality, Red River of the North Basin, 1993-95
T.K. Cowdery
1995, Open-File Report 95-441
The U.S. Geological Survey has studied the ground-water quality within two areas of the Red River of the North Basin in southeastern North Dakota and west-central Minnesota. Although both areas are underlain by sandy surficial aquifers over which intensive irrigated agriculture dominates the land use, their ground-water quality differs. Ground...
Water levels in the Calumet aquifer and their relation to surface-water levels in northern Lake County, Indiana, 1985-92
Theodore K. Greeman
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4110
The U.S. Geological Survey made 2,328 water-level measurements at a total of 96 ground-water and surface-water sites in northern Lake County, Indiana, from August 1985 through September 1992. This report lists and summarizes the significance of the measurements. Northern Lake County is on the southern shore of Lake Michigan and...
Water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky: Results of investigations of surface-water quality, 1987-90
K. H. Haag, Rene Garcia, G. L. Jarrett, S. D. Porter
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4163
The U.S. Geological Survey investigated the water quality of the Kentucky River Basin in Kentucky as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program. Data collected during 1987-90 were used to describe the spatial and temporal variability of water-quality constituents including metals and trace elements, nutrients, sediments, pesticides, dissolved oxygen, and...
Evaluation of ground-water resources From available data, 1992, East Molokai Volcano, Hawaii
Stephen S. Anthony
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4180
Available ground-water data for East Molokai Volcano consist of well-construction information and records of ground-water pumpage, water levels, and chloride concentrations. Ground-water pumpage records are available for ten wells. Seventeen long-term (10 years or more) records of water-level and/or chloride concentration are available for eleven wells; however, only seven of...
Water-quality characteristics of selected public recreational lakes and ponds in Connecticut
D. F. Healy, K.P. Kulp
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4098
Reconnaissance limnological and lakebed-sediment surveys were conducted in Connecticut during 1989-91 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protec- tion, to evaluate water-quality characteristics of selected public recreational lakes and ponds in the State. Limnological surveys were conducted on 49 lakes and ponds selected...
Geohydrology and water quality of the Durham Center Area, Durham, Connecticut
R.L. Melvin, J. R. Stone, P. A. Craft, J.W. Lane Jr., B.S. Davies III
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4237
Contaminated ground water is widespread and persistent beneath the Durham Center area in the town of Durham, Conn. Most of the contaminants are organic halides, usually trichloroethene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and tetrachloroethene. Less extensive chemical contamination of surface water, soil, and glacial sediments also has been detected. Two manufacturing companies, located at...
Methods to estimate annual mean spring discharge to the Snake River between Milner Dam and King Hill, Idaho
L.C. Kjelstrom
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4055
Many individual springs and groups of springs discharge water from volcanic rocks that form the north canyon wall of the Snake River between Milner Dam and King Hill. Previous estimates of annual mean discharge from these springs have been used to understand the hydrology of the eastern part of the...
Hydrogeology and water quality of the Mississippi River alluvium near Muscatine, Iowa, June 1992 through June 1994
K.J. Lucey, R.L. Kuzniar, J.P. Caldwell
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4049
A study of the Mississippi River alluvium near Muscatine, Iowa, was conducted to evaluate ground-water flow and water quality using data collected from June 1992 through June 1994. The study area included approximately 80 square miles in parts of Muscatine and Louisa Counties in Iowa and Rock Island and Mercer...
Data report for onshore-offshore wide-angle seismic recordings in the Bering-Chukchi Sea, Western Alaska and eastern Siberia
Thomas M. Brocher, Richard M. Allen, David B. Stone, Lorraine W. Wolf, Brian K. Galloway
1995, Open-File Report 95-650
This report presents fourteen deep-crustal wide-angle seismic reflection and refraction profiles recorded onland in western Alaska and eastern Siberia from marine air gun sources in the Bering-Chukchi Seas. During a 20-day period in August, 1994, the R/V Ewing acquired two long (a total of 3754 km) deep-crustal seismic-reflection profiles on...
Geohydrology, water quality, and conceptual model of the hydrologic system Saco Landfill area, Saco, Maine
M.G. Nielsen, J. R. Stone, B. P. Hansen, J.P. Nielsen
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4027
A geohydrologic study of the Saco Municipal Landfill in Saco, Maine, was done during 1993-94 to provide a preliminary interpretation of the geology and hydrology needed to guide additional studies at the landfill as part of the Superfund Program. The Saco Landfill, which was active from the early 1960's until...
Potentiometric surface of the Sparta and Memphis aquifers in eastern Arkansas, April through July 1993
Paul W. Westerfield
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4000
A water-level map of the Sparta and Memphis aquifers for 1993 is presented in this map report. The Sparta-Memphis aquifer, consisting of sands of Eocene age, is present in much of southern and eastern Arkansas. The potentiometric surface map and long-term hydrographs illustrate the effects of large withdrawals for industrial...
The surface of crystalline basement, Great Valley and Sierra Nevada, California: A digital map database
Carl M. Wentworth, G. Reid Fisher, Paia Levine, Robert C. Jachens
1995, Open-File Report 95-96
Crystalline basement in central California extends westward from the exposed Sierra Nevada beneath the sedimentary fill of the Great Valley and under the eastern edge of the Coast Ranges at mid-crustal depth. The surface of this basement is defined from three types of control: in the Sierra Nevada from the...
Ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of Long Beach Peninsula, Washington
Blakemore E. Thomas
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4026
This report describes an investigation of ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of the Long Beach Peninsula. The peninsula is located in the southwestern corner of the State of Washington, is about 27 miles long, and has an average width of about 1.5 miles. It is surrounded...
Coal geology of the Paleocene-Eocene Calvert Bluff Formation (Wilcox Group) and the Eocene Manning Formation (Jackson Group) in east-central Texas: Field trip guidebook for the Society for Organic Petrology, Twelfth Annual Meeting, The Woodlands, Texas, August 30, 1995
Peter D. Warwick, Sharon S. Crowley
1995, Open-File Report 95-595
The Jackson and Wilcox Groups of eastern Texas (fig. 1) are the major lignite producing intervals in the Gulf Region. Within these groups, the major lignite-producing formations are the Paleocene-Eocene Calvert Bluff Formation (Wilcox) and the Eocene Manning Formation (Jackson). According to the Keystone Coal Industry Manual (Maclean Hunter Publishing...
