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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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-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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Geochemical and hydrologic controls on phosphorus transport in a sewage-contaminated sand and gravel aquifer near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
D. A. Walter, B.A. Rea, K.G. Stollenwerk, Jennifer G. Savoie
1995, Open-File Report 95-381
The disposal of secondarily treated sewage onto rapid infiltration sand beds at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has created a sewage plume in the underlying sand and gravel aquifer; the part of the\x11sewage plume that contains dissolved phosphorus extends about 2,500 feet downgradient of the sewage-disposal beds. A...
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...
Geology and hydrology of the Edwards Aquifer in the San Antonio area, Texas
Robert W. Maclay
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4186
The Edwards aquifer, which is the sole source of water for the city of San Antonio, is one of the most permeable and productive carbonate aquifers in the United States. The aquifer is composed of extensively faulted, fractured, and cavernous limestone and dolomite of Early Cretaceous age lying within the...
Ground-water flow and the possible effects of remedial actions at J-Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
W.B. Hughes
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4075
J-Field, located in the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, has been used since World War II to test and dispose of explosives, chemical warfare agents, and industrial chemicals resulting in ground-water, surface-water, and soil contami- nation. The U.S. Geological Survey finite-difference model was used to better understand ground-water...
Depth to water, 1991, in the Rathdrum Prairie, Idaho; Spokane River valley, Washington; Moscow-Lewiston-Grangeville area, Idaho; and selected intermontane valleys, east-central Idaho
Charles E. Berenbrock, M. D. Bassick, T. L. Rogers, S. P. Garcia
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4087
This map report illustrates digitally generated depth-to-water zones for the Rathdrum Prairie in Idaho; part of the Spokane River Valley in eastern Washington; and the intermontane valleys of the upper Big Wood, Big Lost, Pahsimeroi, Little Lost, and Lemhi Rivers and Birch Creek in Idaho. Depth to water is 400...
Broadband seismology and small regional seismic networks
Robert B. Herrmann
1995, Professional Paper 1538-S
In the winter of 1811-12, three of the largest historic earthquakes in the United States occurred near New Madrid, Missouri. Seismicity continues to the present day throughout a tightly clustered pattern of epicenters centered on the bootheel of Missouri, including parts of northeastern Arkansas, northwestern Tennessee, western Kentucky, and southern...
Geologic, geochemical, and isotopic studies of a carbonate- and siliciclastic-hosted Pb-Zn deposit at Lion Hill, Vermont
Nora K. Foley, Sandra H. B. Clark, Laurel G. Woodruff, Elwin L. Mosier
1995, Bulletin 2145
Zn-, Pb-, Cu-, and Fe-bearing rocks of the Lion Hill area in western Vermont formed during the Early Cambrian by syngenetic sedimentary-exhalative and diagenetic replacement processes. Sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and, locally, magnetite form stratabound and broadly stratiform lenticular zones, -300 meters long and 25-50 meters thick, which are uneconomic...
Geology of the Waterford quadrangle, Virginia and Maryland, and the Virginia part of the Point of Rocks quadrangle
William C. Burton, A.J. Froelich, J. S. Pomeroy, K. Y. Lee
1995, Bulletin 2095
The bedrock geology of the Waterford quadrangle and of the Virginia part of the Point of Rocks quadrangle consists of a portion of the Middle Proterozoic basement core and its cover sequence on the eastern limb of the Blue Ridge anticlinorium and the adjacent early Mesozoic Culpeper basin. The three...
